Novartis celebrates 21st annual Community Partnership Day with over 24,500 associates volunteering in their local communities
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Novartis celebrates 21st annual Community Partnership Day with over 24,500
associates volunteering in their local communities
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* Community Partnership Day symbolizes the company's commitment to improving
people's lives and serving our local communities
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Basel, May 11, 2017 - Today, in celebration of their 21(st) annual Community
Partnership Day, more than 24,500 Novartis associates across six continents and
52 countries are making a difference in the communities where they live and
work. Novartis associates volunteering their time to support social institutions
and nonprofit organizations represents more than 187,000 hours of combined
community service.
"Community Partnership Day demonstrates the massive potential for good that we
can achieve on a global scale when we unite to lend a helping hand to people who
need our support," said Joe Jimenez, CEO of Novartis.
"Associate volunteering is a key component of our strategic commitment to
corporate responsibility, adds Juergen Brokatzky-Geiger, Head of Corporate
Responsibility. "It offers a huge opportunity for our associates to leverage
their strengths and skills to deliver on our mission of discovering new ways to
improve and extend people's lives."
In Switzerland, more than 3,000 associates are volunteering across 60
communities, with activities ranging from helping people with disabilities,
assisting hospitals and schools, to performing landscaping activities and
restoring nature habitats.
In the United States, over 4,500 associates are volunteering with elementary
schools, libraries, soup kitchens, women's shelters and senior citizen homes, as
well as running food and blood drives.
In Asia, more than 5,000 associates are volunteering across a number of
countries, including China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore, to assist
with free health screenings, participate in blood drives and provide services to
local hospitals and orphanages.
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About Novartis
Novartis provides innovative healthcare solutions that address the evolving
needs of patients and societies. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis
offers a diversified portfolio to best meet these needs: innovative medicines,
cost-saving generic and biosimilar pharmaceuticals and eye care. Novartis has
leading positions globally in each of these areas. In 2016, the Group achieved
net sales of USD 48.5 billion, while R&D throughout the Group amounted to
approximately USD 9.0 billion. Novartis Group companies employ approximately
118,000 full-time-equivalent associates. Novartis products are sold in
approximately 155 countries around the world. For more information, please visit
http://www.novartis.com.
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Datum: 11.05.2017 - 07:15 Uhr
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