Sustainable business practices have an environmental, social and economic dimension. These three aspects should reinforce one another. Any initiative that Janssen develops in the area of sustainability should have a positive impact on at least two of these three aspects.

Healthy Future 2015 articulates the sustainability strategy (2010-2015) of the parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and applies to all J&J companies. The strategy includes the goals regarding ‘corporate citizenship’, and the commitments in terms of sustainability in the six areas (shown below in red). In addition to these global goals, Janssen in Belgium has formulated various guidelines in order to meet specific local requirements and to highlight focal points in the area of sustainability (shown below in green).

The full set of goals provides a solid basis for taking appropriate action in terms of our priorities with regard to sustainability. The six areas on which Johnson & Johnson and Janssen are focusing are:

The six areas on which Johnson & Johnson and Janssen are focusing

1. Affordable access to medicines

This also includes entering into Research & Development partnerships in order to conduct research into neglected disease areas.

2. Sustainability of our suppliers

There are also clear goals for our external suppliers, such as:  

3. Health, safety and the commitment of the employees

For Janssen in Belgium, this is specifically translated into:

4. Global health promotion and social responsibility

Several initiatives and programs are in place to achieve these goals, for example:

Janssen in Belgium has further interpreted these goals as:

5. Protection of our planet

This involves both the reduction of the operational impact and the ambition to create more sustainable products. 

6. Transparency and external partnerships

Sharing knowledge and working together form the core of our approach. 

About
Janssen

Patient care is central to everything Janssen does. After more than fifty years, that is and remains the main reason we exist.

There is no time to waste in health care. The way in which we will make diagnoses, administer medication, identify or prevent diseases and monitor patients will be revolutionarily different from today. That is why Janssen is evolving from a pharmaceutical company into an organization offering total healthcare solutions tailored to individual patients.