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Our impact: Where we focus for maximum societal impact

Now more than ever, businesses are expected to lead in the present and drive progress for the future. For more than 135 years, Johnson & Johnson has aimed to create a healthier world.

We are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow. We will combine our science and technology with our determination to create a powerful force of care …. and profoundly impact health for humanity.
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Our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy focuses on areas where we are uniquely positioned to achieve the greatest impact – championing global health equity, empowering our employees and advancing environmental health.

Leading with accountability and innovation is foundational to these efforts and essential to creating economic, environmental and social value for all those we serve.
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Our focus areas

Champion global health equity

We foster better health for people, communities and planet, improving access and affordability around the world

Empowering employees

We cultivate a workforce that is healthy, inspired and reflective of those we serve

Advancing environmental health

We protect environmental health and the resilience of our business

Accountability & innovation

Innovation is the foundation of our positive contribution to an equitable and inclusive society

By the numbers

18.1

People in low-income countries live 18.1 years less than people from high-income countries1

3x

Girls aged 15-19 in sub-Saharan Africa contract HIV Human immunodeficiency virus at a rate three times higher than boys at the same age1

90%

Of more than 1 billion people with a vision impairment worldwide, 90% live in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs)2
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Our environmental, social and governance impact

Our Health for Humanity Report is our annual disclosure on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, and illustrates the notable progress we have made against our 2025 goals.

As a company we continue to champion global health equity, to make strides to cultivate a workforce that is healthy, inspired and reflective of those we serve, and to drive progress to reduce our emissions and protect the environment.
Health for Humanity 2022 cover page

1 HIMSS, “Global Health Disparities Infographic,” https://www.himss.org/resources/global-health-disparities-infographic. Accessed September 2024
2 The Lancet, “The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020, Executive Summary,"https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(20)30488-5/fulltext. Accessed September 2024