Governance: Her Trust
We aim to be a credible voice for women’s rights and gender equity. Doing so and operating our business effectively requires that we uphold the highest levels of ethics and integrity across our operations. This effort begins with our Board of Directors, which oversees our rigorous approach to ethics and compliance.
Our vision of a better and healthier every day for every woman includes a dedication to ethical marketing practices, as well as accurate and clear product labelling and a commitment to a sustainable, diverse supply chain that respects human rights. Our extensive information security and data privacy programs safeguard the privacy of our stakeholders, and we are transparent about our public policy activities and political contributions.
Key 2023 achievements
Since our founding in 2021, nearly 70% of our Board of Directors have been women
The percentage of our Board of Directors from U.S. underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. About half have lived and worked outside the United States and bring their global perspective to our organization
In addition, 66% of our standing Board committees are chaired by women
Maintained exceeded target of 25% against a 2021 baseline spend in addressable spend with diverse suppliers
Goals for governance
- Aspire to maintain the expertise, gender and racial diversity that characterizes our Board composition today.
- Commit to uphold the highest levels of ethics and integrity throughout our business.
Our Board composition and practices
We currently have a highly capable Board of Directors with an exemplary mix of relevant skills and experience. We have developed practices and policies designed to ensure strong Board oversight over our ESG strategy and performance. They receive regular updates from management on these topics.
Learn more about our Board composition, committees and corporate governance practices.
We work together to create a culture where ethics and integrity are at the center of everything we do.
We aim to build trust with stakeholders, including patients and healthcare providers, to support Organon’s business. We respect individuals’ privacy and implement measures to help protect their personal information.
We seek to build a sustainable, diverse supply chain as part of our efforts to create positive economic impact. We work toward this goal by partnering with diverse suppliers who share our goals for women’s health and economic prosperity.
We support policies that elevate the interests of women and patients, improve public health and promote access to medicines and healthcare solutions. We develop policy positions on topics that support our vision, and we aim to collaborate with those who share our passion for improving the lives of women.
We recognize our role as a responsible corporate citizen to pay our fair share of taxes, including corporate income taxes, employment taxes, value-added taxes, sales taxes, excise taxes, property taxes and customs duties.
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