ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Nov. 15, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- On Nov. 12, Abbott
(NYSE: ABT) achieved the highest score out of 84 companies in
its industry in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability
Assessment, also called the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).
This was the ninth consecutive year that Abbott has secured the top
score in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies sector, and the
17th consecutive year that Abbott has been included on
the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and North America Index.
The DJSI measures the performance of companies using environmental,
social and governance (ESG) criteria and is considered one of the
most prestigious global benchmarks for corporate sustainability.
Abbott's continued strong performance on the DJSI reflects the
company's longstanding commitment to sustainability in health.
Abbott's 2030 Sustainability Plan focuses on innovating for greater
access to life-changing technologies and breaking down barriers to
health equity to reach more people in more places than ever
before.
"The emphasis of our 2030 Sustainability Plan is on the priority
where we can make the greatest impact and do the most good for the
most people: in focusing our future innovation on creating products
that are affordable and accessible to more people than ever
before," said Robert B. Ford,
president and chief executive officer, Abbott. "Using our primary
expertise to help the world achieve greater total health at lower
total cost is the most meaningful way we can contribute to the
long-term sustainability of our society and our planet."
Abbott scored 83 (out of 100) in the 2021 S&P Global
Corporate Sustainability Assessment, achieving the highest industry
score in nine of 25 total criteria, including strategy to improve
access to drugs or products, health outcome contribution, social
reporting, human capital development, information
security/cybersecurity & systems availability, marketing
practices, materiality, environmental reporting, and occupational
health and safety.
Abbott recently released its 2020 Sustainability Report Summary,
which shares its high-level global performance in key areas,
including innovating for access and affordability, building the
workforce of tomorrow, protecting the environment, responsibly
applying data to advance care, building a more resilient supply
chain, and delivering product quality and safety. For detailed
information about our materiality process, policies, management
approach, performance and targets for all our environmental, social
and governance (ESG) priorities, see our full Global Sustainability
Report.
For more information on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index,
please see the S&P Global website and the DJSI news
release.
To learn more about Abbott's approach to sustainability and its
2030 Sustainability Plan, please visit
www.abbott.com/sustainability.
About Abbott:
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more
fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing
technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading
businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices,
nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues
serve people in more than 160 countries.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on LinkedIn
at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook
at http://www.facebook.com/Abbott and on
Twitter @AbbottNews.
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