At Servier, caring for the world around us is what naturally guides our decisions and actions. The European Sustainable Development Weeks, which run from September 18 to October 8, are an opportunity to take stock of the progress we’ve made and to reaffirm our commitments.
As a responsible and independent Group, we aim to have a significant societal impact for patients, our teams, our partners, and the communities with whom we’re involved, while also actively reducing the ecological footprint of our operations and our medicines. These ambitions are reflected in our robust and committed CSR approach.
CSR aligned with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Overall, our CSR strategy is deliberately aligned with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for a Sustainable World. These goals are interconnected and cover the full scope of issues that require urgent action across the board, ranging from climate change and the environment to poverty and inequality.
With a view to addressing the major societal and environmental challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry, we are specifically focusing on 10 SDGs that are directly linked to our operations:
The 4 key pillars of our social responsibility
Protecting the world around us drives each and every one of our actions, and is a concrete reflection of our four priority commitment areas:
1. Facilitate access to the best care, for and with patients
By working with patients at every stage of a drug’s life cycle, we can speed up the development of innovative, high-quality therapeutic solutions for unmet medical needs.
Our extensive global presence makes it possible for us to make these solutions accessible to as many people as possible, thereby reducing inequalities in access to healthcare worldwide.
+20%
More than 20% of Group revenues invested in R&D each year on average (excluding Generics).
12
international or European patient associations partnered with Servier in 2023.
2. Ensure health, safety, and inclusion for our teams
Being a committed healthcare stakeholder also means taking care of the physical and mental health of our teams. We strive to provide a safe, inclusive, and fair working environment for all those who work at our sites, so that each individual can thrive. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches both the company and all our employees. With sites all over the world, Servier is made up of people from very different backgrounds and origins. This diversity reflects that of the patients for whom we work every day.
48%
Women accounted for 48% of the Group’s managers in 2023.
22
of our subsidiaries worldwide have been recognized for their excellence in HR practices by organizations such as Great Place to Work®, Best Places to Work, and Top Employers Institute.
3. Create and share value, for and with our partners and communities
Whether it’s our partners or our suppliers, we place the utmost importance on ensuring that our corporate actions are mutually beneficial and respectful.
We build relationships with each of them based on ethics and mutual responsibility. Wherever we operate across the globe, we encourage responsible practices to bring about lasting positive change.
We also actively provide support for the communities with whom we’re involved, particularly through our Mécénat Servier foundation and local solidarity initiatives.
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More than 2,000 employee commitments in 2022-2023
4. Operate in an environmentally responsible manner, for the common good
Caring for the planet means caring for human health. Aware of the environmental impact of our industrial and commercial activities, we are committed to minimizing these effects throughout the entire life cycle of our medicines (from R&D to the end of a product’s life, including purchasing raw materials, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, and use).
In concrete terms, this means that green chemistry, energy efficiency, and eco-design guide the production of our medicines. Every year, we review our industrial processes to reduce our carbon footprint, preserve biodiversity, control energy consumption, and improve water management.
Mécénat Servier: A fund that unites people around solidarity initiatives
Since 2016, our Mécénat Servier charity fund has embodied our convictions as a corporate citizen, helping to meet the challenges of our social responsibility. Across the world, this fund supports numerous solidarity initiatives in the fields of health, education, culture, and community life. The support we provide to our partner associations is both financial and human, thanks to the voluntary contributions of our teams.
Mécénat Servier encourages and facilitates the commitment of our employees through four volunteer schemes:
Since its creation, Servier Mécénat has supported a total of 50 associations in 32 countries.
[1] EcoVadis is an evaluation platform that is widely used by companies around the world to assess and compare the CSR practices of their suppliers. An EcoVadis assessment covers four themes (Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Responsible Purchasing, and Ethics); a total score is awarded based on the weight given to each category.
[2] Scopes 1 and 2 compared to 2021-2022
[3] In compliance with pharmaceutical requirements
[4] Introduced in France in October 2019, L’ARRONDI sur salaire allows employees to have pennies deducted directly from their salary, as well as an additional €1 to €10.