Economic standards

201: 3-3

Management of material topics

Company profile

Statement on corporate governance

Economic performance

Pension schemes

Report on Risks and Opportunities

201-1

Direct economic value generated and distributed

Indicators: employees

Indicators: economics

Indicators: community

Consolidated income statement

Consolidated cash flow statement

Operating activities

Personnel expenses

201-2

Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change

Climate action

Water management

TCFD report

CDP Climate change

CDP Water Security

Report on Risks and Opportunities

Comment: We report in detail on various aspects of climate change as part of our participation in the CDP.

201-3

Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans

Indicators: employees

Career with us

Pension schemes

Omission reason: Information unavailable/incomplete

Comment: We report on the value of pension liabilities and similar obligations. We are reviewing the relevant disclosures for fiscal 2024 in accordance with 201-3-d and 201-3-e.

201-4

Financial assistance received from government

Accounting: Property, plant and equipment

Research and development costs

202: 3-3

Management of material topics

Career with us

Corporate culture

202-1

Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage

Career with us

Diversity, equity & inclusion

Omission reason: Not applicable

Comment: This indicator is not relevant to us, which is why we do not collect data on the ratio of the standard entry-level wage compared to the local minimum wage. Our Global Rewards Policies apply to all our subsidiaries worldwide and guarantee a systematic compensation structure. Both base pay and short-term variable compensation are oriented to the median base pay of the relevant reference market. Our pay ranges are reviewed on an annual basis and reflect market conditions. We adhere to local minimum wage levels.

202-2

Proportion of senior management hired from the local community

Career with us

Diversity, equity & inclusion

Omission reason: Not applicable

Comment: We promote both the recruitment of local employees and their international deployment at all hierarchical levels. The jobs posted on the internal job board are visible to all employees, regardless of the country they are in.
However, we do not record the proportion of local managers, as this is not relevant for the strategic personnel management of our company.

203: 3-3

Management of material topics

Global Health

Prices of medicines

Health capacity & awareness

203-1

Infrastructure investments and services supported

Global Health

Health capacity & awareness

Mica supply chain

Community engagement

203-2

Significant indirect economic impacts

Prices of medicines

Health capacity & awareness

Community engagement

Materiality analysis

204: 3-3

Management of material topics

Supply chain management

Mica supply chain

Human rights

204-1

Proportion of spending on local suppliers

Supply chain management

Omission reason: Not applicable

Comment: We have no internal guidelines stipulating that preference be given to local vendors in allocating contracts and therefore do not collect this type of data. In some countries, local laws require contracts to be awarded to regional suppliers.

205: 3-3

Management of material topics

Compliance management

Interactions with health systems

205-1

Operations assessed for risks related to corruption

Compliance management

Indicators: business ethics

Report on Risks and Opportunities

205-2

Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures

Compliance management

Indicators: business ethics

Supply chain management

Omission reason: Information unavailable/incomplete

Comment: Our anti-corruption standard applies to all employees of our company. In addition, we expect all of our suppliers to comply with our Supplier Code of Conduct, which explicitly requires the combat of corruption and bribery. We are reviewing the relevant disclosures for fiscal 2024 in accordance with 205-2-a, 205-2-c and 205-d.

205-3

Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken

Compliance management

Indicators: business ethics

Report on Risks and Opportunities

Omission reason: Confidentiality constraints

Comment: As applicable, we report on risks from litigation and legal proceedings in our Report on Risks and Opportunities. Due to the sensitive nature of corruption incidents and to avoid conclusions about individual cases, we do not report on 205-3-b and 205-3-c.

206: 3-3

Management of material topics

Compliance management

Interactions with health systems

206-1

Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices

Indicators: business ethics

Report on Risks and Opportunities