Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve.

Read our 2021 Sustainability Report

Read our 2021 Sustainability Report

Viatris 2021 Sustainability Fact Sheet

A letter from our CEO Michael Goettler

Our Commitment to Sustainability

We believe that everyone deserves to live a healthy life. With only about half of the global population able to receive essential health services – a figure further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic – there is much to be done to ensure sustainable access to medicines worldwide. Our Sustainability Report aims to continue establishing Viatris as a new kind of healthcare company, including furthering our global commitments as we seek to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

Since 2020, Viatris has been committed to the UN Global Compact corporate responsibility initiative and its principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.

“As a signatory to the UN Global Compact, we are committed to its 10 principles and believe companies can be a force for good. It is essential that we work to be enablers of potential solutions to some of society’s most pressing challenges.”

Michael Goettler, CEO, Viatris

Featured CSR News

Long, Full, Healthy Lives: The Importance of Integrating Care for People Living with HIV

There have been numerous innovations in science which have transformed HIV/AIDS from a death sentence when it was first discovered 40+ years ago, to a chronically manageable disease when appropriately treated. However, the rising life expectancy of people living with HIV and the resultant greying of the HIV epidemic are important drivers of the rising prevalence of noncommunicable diseases, at risk of reversing the decades of progress made on HIV.

Other CSR Highlights

Supporting the Mental Well-being of Children

Viatris partnered with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, to support the social and emotional needs of families across generations as they collectively continue to adapt to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Gain a deeper understanding about how we empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

Access and Global Health

We believe strongly in doing our part to build a better future by helping tackle some of the world’s most complex health problems.

Environmental Stewardship

A healthy planet is vital to accomplishing our mission of empowering people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

Engaging Employees

Our mission motivates us to bring our best every day as we create a performance-driven, highly engaging and inclusive organization.

Responding to the Challenges of COVID-19

The health and safety of our colleagues and their families and maintaining business operations for the patients who rely on us were our highest priorities in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic persisted, spreading through new variants around the world.

Supporting Communities

We seek to foster healthy communities around the world by supporting education, health and disease awareness efforts that, in particular, promote empowering patients and creating access to care. We work via in-kind and monetary donations, volunteering our time and talents and engaging with partners to find solutions.

Ensuring Patient Safety and Quality

Protecting patient health by ensuring the quality and safety of our products is at the heart of how we operate across our network. Every step of our development, manufacturing and monitoring processes - from product development to sourcing of raw materials to producing finished dosage forms and delivering that product - is grounded in this commitment.

Enhancing Supplier Relationships

At Viatris, we rely on suppliers and business partners to deliver affordable and accessible products to our customers and ultimately to patients. Building strong and long-term relationships helps to reduce risk, enhances resilience and ensure a high quality and reliable supply.

Acting with Integrity

As we explore new opportunities for Viatris, we are committed to conducting all aspects of our business with integrity and upholding responsible business practices in our own operations as well as in external engagements.

We have clear procedures to mitigate risks and support employees in their everyday work life, including but not limited to interaction with healthcare professionals, marketing and communication, anti-corruption and fair competition, partnerships and supplier relations.

Building Partnerships

As a trusted Partner of Choice^™ for healthcare systems, professionals, and organizations, we are dedicated to expanding access to medicine for patients throughout our communities and around the world. We are committed to providing the tools, guidance, healthcare education and outreach necessary to connect patients to trusted, high-quality medications.

Partners for Progress

Business partnerships, memberships, and philanthropic collaborations help us reach patients and communities worldwide.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Read our 2021 Sustainability Report