At Johnson & Johnson, we believe good health is the foundation of vibrant lives, thriving communities and forward progress. That’s why for more than 130 years, we have aimed to keep people well at every age and every stage of life. Today, as the world’s largest and most broadly-based health care company, we are committed to using our reach and size for good. We strive to improve access and affordability and put a healthy mind, body and environment within reach of everyone, everywhere to create healthier communities and a healthier world. For more information, visiting www.jnj.com and follow Johnson & Johnson on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
We believe it is vital to state clearly to the world the set of our beliefs about Inclusive Capitalism. As such, we start with our Statement of Guiding Principles for Inclusive Capitalism. Knowing that words alone are not enough, each of us is making a series of commitments about how we will operate our institutions so that they help achieve Inclusive Capitalism. These commitments are forward-looking statements based on current goals, expectations and assumptions, which are not guarantees of future performance. For more information, please refer to our Terms of Use
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By 2020, Johnson & Johnson is committing to enroll suppliers covering 80% of spend in our Sustainable Procurement Program and achieve benchmark spending with US diverse and small suppliers.
Objectives
Collaborate with our suppliers to accelerate environmental and social improvements across the value chain.
Metrics & Targets
By 2020, we aim to enroll suppliers covering 80% of our spend in our Sustainable Procurement Program. By 2019, we had enrolled suppliers covering 71% of spend in the program. We also aim to consistently achieve benchmark spending with US diverse and small suppliers. In 2019, we exceeded benchmark diverse supplier spending at 11% and benchmark small supplier spending at 18% of total U.S. spend.
Summary
Advance the development of an affordable COVID-19 vaccine candidate for emergency pandemic use, including scaling up capacity to meet a goal of supplying at a rate of more than one billion doses of the vaccine globally by the end of 2021.
Objectives
Bring an affordable COVID-19 vaccine to the public on a not-for-profit basis for emergency pandemic use.
Metrics & Targets
In our efforts to identify a potential COVID-19 vaccine candidate, in 2020 we initiated our multi-country Phase 3 trial, ENSEMBLE, designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a single dose of our investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate versus placebo in up to 60,000 adults. In parallel, we also initiated the two-dose regiment ENSEMBLE 2 trial, a multi-country Phase 3 trial to study the safety and efficacy of a two-dose regimen of our investigational vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19 in up to 30,000 participants worldwide. We are committed to providing transparent updates throughout the clinical development process of our investigational vaccine candidate.
We are scaling up capacity and remain on track to meet a goal of supplying at a rate of more than one billion doses of the vaccine globally by the end of 2021. Johnson & Johnson is committed to bringing an affordable vaccine to the public on a not-for-profit basis for emergency pandemic use.
In 2020, we founded and are co-leading the Corona Accelerated R&D in Europe consortium, bringing together Europe’s brightest scientific minds, as well as partners in the United States and China to achieve therapeutic breakthroughs against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson is committing to accelerate global efforts to eliminate tuberculosis by 2030 through a $500 million commitment to R&D and delivery programs.
Objectives
Invest in therapeutic areas for the long-term across the continuum of prevention, treatment and cure of tuberculosis.
Metrics & Targets
In 2018, we announced a 10-year tuberculosis goal of saving an estimated 1.8 million lives and preventing 12 million new infections. This includes a commitment of $500 million dedicated to research & development and delivery programs between 2018-2022 to accelerate global efforts to eliminate tuberculosis by 2030.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson is collaborating with more than 20 leading pharmaceutical companies and contributing $100 million to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with the goal of bringing two to four new antibiotics to patients by the end of the decade.
Objectives
Bring new antibiotics to patients to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Metrics & Targets
In July 2020, we announced a $100 million commitment to the AMR Action Fund, a collaboration with more than 20 leading pharmaceutical companies to collectively invest nearly $1 billion to address AMR. The Action Fund’s goal is to bring two to four new antibiotics to patients by the end of the decade.
Summary
By 2025, Johnson & Johnson is committed to source 100% of our electricity needs from renewable resources.
Objectives
Procure or generate electricity from renewable resources.
Metrics & Targets
We have committed to sourcing 100% of our electricity needs from renewable sources by 2025. Our accelerated progress with renewable electricity procurement over the past five years has given us the confidence to accelerate this goal from our previous commitment of 2050 to 2025.
Summary
By 2030 Johnson & Johnson aims to achieve carbon neutrality in our operations (Scope 1 & 2 emissions) globally.
Objectives
Achieve carbon neutrality in our operations (Scope 1 & 2 emissions sources).
Metrics & Targets
By 2030 we aim to achieve carbon neutrality in our operations (Scope 1 & 2 emissions) globally. This goal puts us on track to exceed what the science tells us is necessary for our business to contribute towards a 1.5-degree Celsius decarbonization roadmap.
Summary
By 2030, Johnson & Johnson is committed to reduce absolute upstream value chain emissions 20% from 2016 levels.
Objectives
Reduce absolute upstream value chain emissions.
Metrics & Targets
We will work with our suppliers to aim to reduce our upstream carbon footprint by 20% by 2030. We will launch new workstreams in carbon intensive procurement categories including logistics, chemicals, external manufacturing and packaging, among others.
This Scope 3 goal aims to deliver nearly 2.5 times the carbon footprint reduction compared to that for our own operations.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson is committed to provide innovators free assistance, access to JLABS equipment and resources and mentorship to stimulate and accelerate innovation to improve global health security.
Objectives
Stimulate and accelerate innovation to improve global health security.
Metrics & Targets
In 2020, we announced BLUE KNIGHT™, a joint initiative between Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (BARDA), that aims to stimulate and accelerate innovation to improve global health security.
As part of BLUE KNIGHT, seven initial companies were selected for their promising work to fill the gaps in the current set of available COVID-19 solutions. Selected BLUE KNIGHT resident start-up companies receive fee assistance for certain costs associated with access to JLABS equipment and resources, and mentorship from the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies as well as BARDA. Additional applications for BLUE KNIGHT residency will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson commits to provide $250+ million to educate and empower one million nurses, midwives and community health workers by 2030.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson commits to educate and empower health professionals on the front lines, such as nurses, midwives, community health workers and caregivers.
Metrics & Targets
In 2020, Johnson & Johnshon launched the Center for Health Worker Innovation (CHWI) to address the World Health Organization’s projected shortage of more than 18 million frontline health workers by 2030. The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies and the Johnson & Johnson Foundation made a $250 million commitment, guided by CHWI, to support one million nurses, midwives and community health workers by 2030.
In March 2020, this commitment was increased by an additional $50 million to support frontline health workers in the global fight against COVID-19 – from meals to protective equipment, extra training to mental health.
Summary
Starting in 2020, Johnson & Johnson will commit $10 million over three years to fight racism and injustice in America through partnerships that advance social justice.
Objectives
Fight racism and injustice in America.
Metrics & Targets
Starting in 2020, we will commit $10 million over three years to fight systemic racism in America. We will identify and announce partnerships with organizations that we believe will make the biggest difference in advancing social justice, with a focus on the urgent need to address the inequities in medical care that have long plagued minority communities.
Summary
Alleviate burden of diseases on underserved populations, working with partners to identify sustainable solutions to combat intestinal worms, including improving diagnostics for STH, funding development of national monitoring, evaluation frameworks.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson is committed to accelerate the development of treatments and preventative tools for neglected tropical diseases, TB, malaria, and other diseases common in the developing world.
Metrics & Targets
Johnson & Johnson is working with partners to identify sustainable solutions to combat intestinal worms longer term. These include improving diagnostics for STH and providing funding to support the development of national monitoring and evaluation frameworks to allow for better data collection, more informed decision-making, and ultimately, targeted therapeutic interventions that have the potential to control intestinal worms in endemic countries.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson commits to invest in and promote health equity solutions for Black people and other communities of color in the United States with a $100 million commitment through 2025.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson commits to help eradicate racial and social injustice as a public health threat by eliminating health inequalities for people of color.
Metrics & Targets
In 2020, Johnson & Johnson committed $100 million over the next five years to invest in and promote health equity solutions for Black people and other communities of color in the United States. This commitment prioritizes three key areas: Healthier Communities – investing in programs that help provide equitable healthcare for underserved communities; Enduring Alliances – forging partnerships and alliances that combat racial and social health determinants; and Diverse & Inclusive Corporate Culture – ensuring a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We will make multi-million-dollar investments in Healthier Communities and Enduring Alliances programs, while the investment made in our Diverse & Inclusive Corporate Culture will largely focus on enhancing processes, training, and education. Although this announcement represents immediate action, Johnson & Johnson’s commitment to address racial and social injustice is enduring.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson is committed to hiring more diverse employees, with a goal of achieving 50% growth of our Black and African American talent at the manager and above level in the United States by 2025.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson commits to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce that inspires innovative healthcare solutions around the world.
Metrics & Targets
Johnson & Johnson is focused on cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce that inspires innovative healthcare solutions around the world. In 2020, we committed to hiring more diverse employees, with a goal of achieving 50% growth of our Black and African American talent at the manager and above levels in the United States over the next five years. We are also enhancing our HR processes to optimize accessing, hiring and developing talent, along with offering cultural immersion programs to enhance awareness and understanding.
Summary
Strengthen our continued human rights governance and due diligence efforts to develop sustainable approaches to implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights through engagement with Shift, the leading center of expertise.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson commits to practice and advance a culture of ethical leadership and integrity, upholding the highest standards in all aspects of our business with a commitment to transparency.
Metrics & Targets
Established in 2019, our Enterprise Human Rights Governance Council aims to strengthen our continued engagement with Shift on developing sustainable approaches to implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Summary
Proactively identify and address barriers to enrollment and participation in clinical trials by patients in under-represented communities, including facilitating dialogue among under-represented communities to help address systemic inequities.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson commits to advance diverse and inclusive participation in clinical trials to ensure data and insights from underserved and under-represented populations inform the development of safe and effective products and treatments.
Metrics & Targets
Together with other companies, policymakers, academic organizations and advocacy partners, Johnson & Johnson is taking action to facilitate greater dialogue among under-represented communities to help address systemic inequities, such as unconscious and conscious bias, language barriers, overall trial design and access to funding that can help build trust around increased participation in clinical trials.
We must work together to ensure broader representation of diverse populations in clinical trials to enhance the benefits of medical innovation and close the gap of inequity in order to pave the way to a healthier future for everyone everywhere.
We are leveraging a digital and community engagement strategy in our Company-sponsored COVID-19 clinical trials to help increase representation of diverse populations in clinical research, identifying and implementing ways to reduce operational barriers and patient burden, applying lessons from other trial recruitment efforts, and educating diverse communities across the United States about clinical trials and the importance of participation.
Summary
We will continue to ensure that we have the appropriate structures, systems and processes in place to enable access to the medicines and technologies most relevant for underserved populations in low- and middle-income countries.
Objectives
Ensure access to medicines and technologies remains a priority focus and deliverable for the Company.
Metrics & Targets
Continue to ensure we have the appropriate structures, systems and processes in place to enable access to the medicines and technologies most relevant for underserved populations in low- and middle-income countries.
In the last decade, Johnson & Johnson has consistently ranked among the top three companies worldwide working to expand access to medicine, according to the Access to Medicine Index. And our Global Public Health unit is a model in the industry on access planning and results for several therapeutic areas—while constantly challenging itself to do more.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson is committing to broaden access to HIV treatment and deliver HIV/AIDS therapy access to a cumulative 130,000 adults and 5,000 children by the end of 2020.
Objectives
Create a world where innovations and holistic health solutions prevent, control and eliminate global disease challenges and epidemics.
Metrics & Targets
We are committed to delivering HIV/AIDS therapy access to a cumulative 130,000 adults and 5,000 children by the end of 2020.
Along with partners, we are broadening access to HIV treatment, including empowering youth in South Africa to reduce the spread of HIV and expanding global access to HIV antiretroviral therapy for children (partners: U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief).
Summary
Johnson & Johnson is committing to donate one billion doses of intestinal worms treatment to at-risk children in developing countries by 2025.
Objectives
Achieve a world free of neglected tropical diseases.
Metrics & Targets
By 2025, we are committed to donate one billion doses of VERMOX® CHEWABLE intestinal worms treatment to at-risk children in developing countries. Intestinal worms are the most widespread of neglected tropical diseases and have a particularly damaging impact on the health and development of children.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson commits to empower and engage our employees to achieve their “personal best” in health and well-being.
Objectives
We aim to become the healthiest workforce.
Metrics & Targets
We aim to become the healthiest workforce by 2020, spanning spiritual, mental, emotional, physical and financial health.
Progress thus far includes:
120,000 and 113,000 employees provided access to 85% implemented healthy eating and healthy movement cultures, respectively
112,000 employees engaged in health and wellbeing via the use of digital health tools since 2016.
93,000 employees have completed the principles of ENERGY FOR PERFORMANCE® training since the start of the program, representing 93% progress against our 2020 goal of training 100,000 employees.
Summary
Accelerate diverse talent development to create upward potential across employee populations by providing leadership development programs; some programs have seen 33% participants promoted or move laterally in either the year of attendance or after.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson commits to advance high-potential, diverse talent and develop highly capable leaders across our business.
Metrics & Targets
Our ongoing commitment to providing leadership development programs for high-potential, diverse talent develops highly capable leaders and connects senior leaders to diverse individuals for development.
For our employees who completed RISE (Accelerated Program for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Talent) or ASCEND (Accelerated Development Program for Women) in 2019, 33% have had a promotion or lateral movement in either the year of attendance of after.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson commits to advance employee digital acumen and understanding of technology in key areas such as data science, automation and digital experience through continued skills training.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson commits to increase access to upskilling, training and technological inclusion programs.
Metrics & Targets
Johnson & Johnson commits to support employees in building digital acumen and a better understanding of technology in key areas that include data science, automation and digital experience through digital skills training and our Data Science Academy, which launched in 2019.
Summary
Support the advancement of women in STEM, Manufacturing and Design (STEM2D) by providing mentorship and scholar awards of $150,000 over three years to assistant or associate academic professors around the world in STEM2D fields.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson commits to expand women’s horizons and spark interest in STEM at a young age, encourage college-aged women to pursue careers in STEM and inspire professional women to commit to STEM career paths.
Metrics & Targets
Our annual WiSTEM2D Scholars Award fuels the development of female STEM2D leaders and inspires career paths in STEM2D. The award is granted to an assistant or associate academic professor around the world in science, technology, engineering, math, manufacturing and/or design; the recipient receives $50,000 each year for three years and mentorship from leaders at Johnson & Johnson.
Our ongoing partnership with the U.S. National Center for Women and Information Technology supports leading academic centers by providing mentorships, internships, training and reward programs for female students.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson is committed to create jobs and economic empowerment in the communities in which we live and work by hiring employees with experience in STEM, manufacturing and design and re-hiring those with a two-year or longer career gap.
Objectives
Create jobs and economic empowerment in the communities in which we live and work.
Metrics & Targets
We commit to grow the global footprint of our Re-Ignite returnship program to support and empower employees with expertise in STEM, Manufacturing and Design (STEM2D) and with a two-year or longer career break to transition back to the workplace.
Summary
We commit to support and empower entrepreneurs and the life science ecosystem by identifying and investing in new and diverse collaborators through our four Innovation Centers and 13 Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS facilities around the world.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson is committing to identify and invest in new and diverse collaborators to bring transformational health solutions to the world.
Metrics & Targets
Through our external innovation model, which includes four Innovation Centers in major life science hubs on three continents, we are committed to supporting the life science ecosystem. We executed 65+ deals in 2019 and deployed $145+ million in capital on new deals.
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS, our open-innovation ecosystem for healthcare (consumer, medical device, biopharmaceutical and health tech) supports entrepreneurs and startups with 13 facilities in the United States, Canada, Belgium and China.
To date, more than 650 companies have been supported via JLABS. Approximately 59% of our residents are first-time entrepreneurs. 30% of companies are led by women, and 29% are led by minorities.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson commits to donate medicines and funding to organizations in the United States that help patients without insurance receive prescription products.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson commits to actively engage our communities, using our scale and resources for good to help those in need.
Metrics & Targets
In the United States, we are committed to donating medicines and funding to the Johnson & Johnson Patient Assistance Foundation Inc. (JJPAF), an independent, nonprofit organization committed to helping eligible patients without insurance coverage receive prescription products donated by Johnson & Johnson operating companies. In 2019, we donated $1.2 billion in free product and financial support to JJPAF, enabling the Foundation to provide medicines at no cost to approximately 82,000 patients.
Summary
We commit to alleviate the burden of diseases on the most underserved populations by accelerating development of treatments and preventative tools for neglected tropical diseases, TB, malaria, and other diseases common in the developing world.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson is committing to accelerate the development of treatments and preventative tools for neglected tropical diseases, TB, malaria, and other diseases common in the developing world.
Metrics & Targets
Johnson & Johnson has a track record of investing R&D resources in and supporting access to treatment to effectively combat soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), known as intestinal worms, dengue, river blindness and other diseases.
We are committed to sharing 80,000 chemical compounds from our Jump-stARter molecular library with the global research community to help collaborators accelerate treatment and prevention of neglected tropical diseases, along with TB, malaria and other diseases common in the developing world.
Summary
Alongside partners, commit to accelerate R&D, registration, introduction and uptake of HIV & TB diagnostics and medicines for children living with HIV, with the ultimate objective of reducing morbidity & mortality among this highly vulnerable group.
Objectives
Johnson & Johnson is committing to accelerate research and development of priority antiretroviral drugs and formulations for children living with HIV.
Metrics & Targets
As part of the 2020 Paediatric HIV & TB: Rome Action Plan, Johnson & Johnson made the followign commitments within the HIV Treatment Plan:
To ensure innovation to improve the health of children by supporting the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS PENTA in their commitment to accelerate development, registration and catalytic launch of Darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) 120/20mg optimal pediatric fixed dose combination and provide DRV API from 2021-2023
To support approaches that track access to paediatric patients and to continued transparency around our HIV & TB pediatric work.
To enhance collaboration and facilitate knowledge-sharing to promote development of new technologies to enhance effectiveness and acceptability of paediatric medicines, including long-acting injectables for infants and adolescents (Rilpivirine).
Summary
Establish an ethics-based framework for decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic to guide the allocation of supply of our products that we are currently studying for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19.
Objectives
Allocate our resources fairly and responsibly with the aim to save as many lives as possible.
Metrics & Targets
Established in 2020 by Johnson & Johnson’s Office of the Chief Medical Officer, the ethics-based framework for decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic takes an evidence- and science-based, ethics- and values-driven approach to medical safety across all products in the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.
Summary
Pledge to uphold the integrity of the scientific process in developing an investigational COVID-19 vaccine as a signatory of the #WeStandWithScience pledge.
Objectives
Making the safety and well-being of vaccinated individuals our top priority.
Metrics & Targets
In 2020, alongside eight other companies working on investigational COVID-19 vaccines, we signed a #WeStandWithScience pledge committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific process as we work towards potential global regulatory filings and approvals of the first vaccines for COVID-19.
We pledge to only submit vaccines for approval or emergency use authorization after demonstrating safety and efficacy through a Phase 3 clinical study that is designed and conducted to meet the requirements of expert regulatory authorities.
Summary
Ensure that people everywhere have access to the potential COVID-19 innovations under development, regardless of their income level, and allocate up to 500 million vaccine doses to lower income countries.
Objectives
Prioritize the safety, science and accessibility of the potential vaccines, therapeutic medicines or diagnostic tools being developed to help fight the pandemic.
Metrics & Targets
In 2020, along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 15 companies leading the ambitious pandemic research and development response effort, we signed a landmark Communiqué on Expanded Global Access commitment to ensure that people everywhere have access to the potential COVID-19 innovations under development, regardless of their income level. The agreement calls on governments, NGOs and other stakeholders to join the cause and help accelerate the end of the pandemic.
Each company agreed to follow a specific set of five principles outlined in the communiqué to help ensure global access to potential vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics that could help accelerate the end of the pandemic.
The signing companies have agreed to expand the diversity of clinical trials to include lower-income settings and address the specific product characteristics that might be needed for use in those settings.
As part of its commitment, Johnson & Johnson also plans to allocate up to 500 million vaccine doses to lower income countries.
Summary
Alongside partners, commit to accelerate R&D, registration, introduction and uptake of HIV & TB diagnostics and medicines for children living with HIV, with the ultimate objective of reducing morbidity & mortality among this highly vulnerable group.
Objectives
Focus on accelerating research and development of priority TB drugs and formulations for children living with HIV.
Metrics & Targets
As part of the 2020 Paediatric HIV & TB: Rome Actoin Plan, we made several commitments within the 2020 TB Treatment Plan, including:
To ensure ongoing access to the 20mg bedaquiline tablet, which Johnson & Johnson, in partnership with Stop TB Partnership’s GDF Pediatric DR-TB Initiative, has already made available for over 130 countries, following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in May 2020.
To continue efforts in exploring additional clinical trial sites to ensure timely completion of a study investigating the use of bedaquiline in children below 5 years of age.
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