Stories related to Sustainability

Helping to rebuild communities

From rebuilding houses to providing mosquito nets, disaster relief is about showing up as a real partner to society when it’s most needed.

Climate change is a very real threat

London is vulnerable to climate change

The beginning of a new normal

Wildfires and heat waves have become normal

We are used to breathing trouble

Smog is a constant companion in Delhi

Environmental protection is part of our history

Severin Schwan about our long history in sustainability and the state of the human race.

Happy bees and seas of flowers

Roche employees turned an industrial plant into a paradise for bees and other animals.

People, people and more people

Basma on life in a 21 million megacity

Zero emissions or bust

Innovation and partnerships power Genentech e-bus programme

Trailblazing women at Roche

Discover how Roche has been advancing gender equality since 1896: There have always been women who inspired us by questioning the status quo.

Minimise the environmental footprint

Since the early 2000s Roche has been working towards a low-carbon future.

Open-sourcing health

Effective and purposeful collaborations will allow us to do much more together, to be much smarter together, than we can be alone.

When patients are fully in control of their healthcare data

Partnering directly with patients opens up exciting ways to transparently share data and gain access to some of the richest datasets available to researchers.

What patients in clinical trials should know about their data

Patients can be at risk of sharing too much, especially in Rare diseases. How can patient advocates support innovation but also defend patient privacy?

Most sustainable healthcare company for 10 years in a row

Diversity is personal

Diversity and inclusion means something different for each employee.

Live well, work well

Fostering a culture of health and wellbeing among employees

Finding her way

Born with hepatitis, Adeline chose to face her diagnosis and define her future.

The patient as partner

Empowered patients are redefining the healthcare environment on their own terms.

Reverse mentoring: it’s a two-way street

Scratch the surface and everyone has something to learn and teach.

Staying cool thanks to solar energy

In 2010 Roche set Group-wide energy targets for 2020.

Roche signs agreement with Ghana to improve breast cancer and hepatitis care

Our commitment to data sharing

How we make clinical study reports available to qualified researchers for further scientific study.

Improving access to hepatitis and breast cancer medicines in the Cote d'Ivoire

Treatment for CMV retinitis in HIV-patients in developing countries

Increasing access to treatment for CMV retinitis in HIV-patients, a major cause of blindness in developing countries

Supporting Japan's super-aged society

Over the past 30 years, Chugai, a member of the Roche Group, has donated more than 200 specially equipped vehicles to organisations that transport senior citizens and disabled people between their homes and medical and social welfare facilities.

Things you may not know about skin cancer

From the origins of the word melanoma to the worrying statistics today, these are some of the interesting facts about skin cancer everyone one needs to know.