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Responsibility Responsible business is how we do business

Our mission is to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better, live longer. To achieve this mission we are adapting our business model and pursuing a strategy that delivers sustainable performance through innovation and expanding access, driven by our values.

Key information

Our commitments

Mangal, lymphatic filarisis patient, Kathmandu, Nepal

We have 23 forward-looking commitments across the four areas of our responsible business approach. They aim to address global health needs and are aligned with our strategic priorities and our values. 

To find out how we are progressing against our commitments, visit our Health for all, Our behaviour, Our people and Our planet sections.

Changing the face of healthcare

By working in partnership, we hope to overcome some of the biggest challenges in global health.

Responsible Business Supplement

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Nadeen Jibry, chlorhexidine scientist, Weybridge, UK

We are adapting our business model and pursuing a strategy that delivers sustainable performance through innovation and expanding access, driven by our values.

We report key information on our approach to responsible business in our Responsible Business Supplement (PDF) alongside our financial performance within the Annual Report.

Community focus

Leonard (back ground) is a health care worker who weighs, consults with and tests patients from the Mahembe community for Malaria.

Reinvesting in healthcare

We have committed to reinvest 20% of our profits into improving the healthcare infrastructure in the world's Least Developed Countries
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Meet our PULSE volunteers

Our employee volunteering programme matches eligible employees to a not-for-profit partner for a three-to-six month assignment.
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Health and well-being in communities

We’re improving access to healthcare and supporting people in vulnerable communities through our employee volunteering and donations.

Our governance structure

Board Committees have been established as set out above (graphic from our Annual report, 2017)

Our Board-level Corporate Responsibility Committee (CRC) oversees our responsible business activities. It meets four times a year to provide high-level guidance and reviews performance against our commitments. Both the Chairman and CEO are among its members and Non-Executive Director, Lynn Elsenhans, is Chair of the CRC.

Management of key non-financial risks is governed by our Audit and Risk Committee. The Audit and Assurance team supports this committee by providing an independent view to the Board and senior management of how risk is being managed across the business consistent with an agreed Assurance Plan.

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Your feedback counts

We welcome your feedback on our responsible business performance and reporting. You can also request to receive regular updates on our progress. Please contact us at csr.contact@gsk.com