Second Annual Report Reinforces the Company's Continued
Commitment to Responsible, Ethical and Sustainable
Operations
LAVAL, Quebec, Sept. 10, 2019 /CNW/ -- Bausch Health Companies
Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) ("Bausch Health" or the "Company") today
released its second annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Report. The report showcases the Company's efforts in responsible,
ethical and sustainable operations across five key commitment
areas: operating with integrity; respecting the environment;
advancing global health and patient care; improving communities;
and supporting employee growth and well-being.
"As a company dedicated to innovation and advancing global
health, we continue to emphasize helping people around the world
live longer, healthier and more productive lives in ways that often
go beyond health care," said Joseph C.
Papa, chairman and CEO, Bausch
Health. "Bausch Health is committed to maintaining the
highest standards of operational safety and sustainability across
our entire organization, worldwide, and we are proud to have
delivered on our promise to improve our operations through the past
year."
The 2018 CSR report demonstrates the Company's progress on key
performance measures across each of its CSR commitment areas. Some
of the key accomplishments highlighted in the report include the
following:
- Ongoing commitment to patient access and responsible
pricing
-
- Pledged that the average annual price increase for branded
prescription products would be set at no greater than single
digits
- Launched Ortho Dermatologics' innovative cash-pay prescription
program, Dermatology.com, to make many branded dermatology products
more accessible to patients
- Continued sustainable manufacturing practices that promote the
use of materials that can be recycled, minimize post-industrial
waste, avoid known negative impacts on the environment and support
fuel, energy, water and waste efficiency
-
- Recycled more than 9.2 million used contact lenses and
packaging materials through the ONE by ONE Recycling program,
diverting more than 55,200 pounds of waste from oceans, lakes,
streams and landfills
- Improvements in environmental sustainability of Bausch Health
facilities worldwide
-
- Reduced overall energy usage, water usage, and carbon emissions
for the third consecutive year
- Investments in energy-efficient lighting, energy-efficient
heating and cooling technologies and water conservation programs in
multiple Bausch Health facilities
- Contribution of millions of dollars in financial and product
donations to global charitable health organizations
- Establishment of a permanently endowed scholarship fund at the
University of Missouri to fund
scholarships for students studying in health care related
fields
The full report can be viewed in the Responsibility section of
Bausch Health's website at
https://www.bauschhealth.com/responsibility.
About Bausch Health
Bausch Health Companies Inc.
(NYSE/TSX: BHC) is a global company whose mission is to improve
people's lives with our health care products. We develop,
manufacture and market a range of pharmaceutical, medical device
and over-the-counter products, primarily in the therapeutic areas
of eye health, gastroenterology and dermatology. We are delivering
on our commitments as we build an innovative company dedicated to
advancing global health. More information can be found
at www.bauschhealth.com.
Forward-looking Statements
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the current expectations and beliefs of management and are subject
to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, risks and uncertainties discussed in Bausch Health's
most recent annual or quarterly report and detailed from time to
time in Bausch Health's other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the Canadian Securities Administrators,
which factors are incorporated herein by reference. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date hereof. Bausch Health undertakes no obligation
to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events
or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect
actual outcomes, unless required by
law.
Investor
Contact:
Arthur
Shannon
arthur.shannon@bauschhealth.com
(514)
856-3855
(877) 281-6642 (toll
free)
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