SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Today eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), a leading private
online health insurance marketplace, announced the publication of
its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report,
detailing the company's ESG strategy and performance for the 2020
Calendar Year. The complete report can be accessed on the eHealth
Investor Relations website.
"We are excited to publish our first ever ESG report, detailing
our commitment to the principles of corporate responsibility which
are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,"
said eHealth CEO Scott Flanders.
"Since eHealth's inception, we have leveraged the latest technology
to provide a seamless customer experience for millions of people,
while simultaneously paving the way for an entire industry to move
toward a more sustainable approach to health insurance distribution
and enrollment."
In 2020 eHealth began expanding its focus on ESG-related
principles with the goal of providing greater transparency for
stakeholders and an increased emphasis on upstanding corporate
citizenship. Highlights of the report include the following.
Environmental: Climate change and other global environmental
challenges threaten the health and well-being of our employees, our
customers, and our communities. Although our operations have a
minimal environmental impact, we believe we all have a role to play
in effectively planning for and mitigating the effects of climate
change.
- eHealth launched a corporate sustainability program, committing
to greater environmental stewardship and efforts to further
strengthen connections with employees and communities.
- eHealth implemented systems to help the company better
understand and quantify its environmental impact, including
greenhouse gas emissions; eHealth also made a commitment to
purchase offsets for the company's carbon footprint in 2021.
Social: Employees are our most valuable asset, and we strive
to put them first. We're a creative and collaborative group with a
single, shared mission.
- eHealth completed a materiality assessment, an effort that
included reaching out to key stakeholders, including customers,
employees, and partners.
- eHealth enhanced its diversity and inclusion programs with the
creation of a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Committee.
- eHealth stayed in close touch with employees through regular
Town Hall meetings, executive communications, and engagement
surveys. The company also established Employee Resource Groups
(ERGs) to more efficiently engage employees on diversity issues and
connect with communities through volunteerism and
philanthropy.
Governance: eHealth's commitment to our customers, our
employees, and our stakeholders goes beyond the mission of
connecting consumers with the right insurance coverage. We connect
them safely and ethically.
- eHealth adopted a Global Human Rights Policy and Vendor Code of
Conduct.
- eHealth updated its Corporate Investment Policy to emphasize
investments in companies with strong environmental, social, and
corporate governance practices in place.
Read the full report at https://ir.ehealthinsurance.com.
The ESG report covers key activities occurring across entities
within eHealth's financial control for the calendar year 2020.
Reporting methodology aligns with United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and follows frameworks consistent with the
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting
Standards Board (SASB).
About eHealth
eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) operates a leading health insurance
marketplace at eHealth.com and eHealthMedicare.com with technology
that provides consumers with health insurance enrollment solutions.
Since 1997, we have connected more than 8 million members with
quality, affordable health insurance, Medicare options, and
ancillary plans. Our proprietary marketplace offers Medicare
Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Medicare Part D prescription drug,
individual, family, small business and other plans from over 200
health insurance carriers across fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Media Relations Contact
pr@ehealth.com
Investor Relations Contact
Kate Sidorovich
Kate.Sidorovich@ehealth.com
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