Our Impact
Where we focus for maximum societal 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 130 years, Johnson & Johnson has aimed to create a healthier world.
Today, as the world’s largest and most broadly based healthcare company, we have a unique ability to apply our expertise and partnering power to help solve some of the most challenging global health issues.
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.
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
Advance Environmental Health
We protect environmental health and the resilience of our business
People in low-income countries live 18.1 years less than people from high-income countries1
Girls aged 15 – 19 in sub-Saharan Africa contract HIV Human immunodeficiency virus at a rate three times higher than boys the same age2
Of the more than 1 billion people with a vision impairment worldwide, 90% live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)3
Our environmental, social and governance impact
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.
In 2021 we continued to champion global health equity, to make strides to cultivate a workforce that is healthy, inspired and reflective of those we serve, and drove progress to reduce our emissions and protect the environment.
In 2021 we continued to champion global health equity, to make strides to cultivate a workforce that is healthy, inspired and reflective of those we serve, and drove progress to reduce our emissions and protect the environment.
Featured stories
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The company makes the list for the 22nd year in a row, thanks to its dedication to innovation, social responsibility and more.
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That’s why we are updating our branding and uniting our Innovative Medicine and MedTech businesses under the Johnson & Johnson name to demonstrate our collective power in healthcare.
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When El joined J&J as an engineer, her knowledge of sales roles was limited and she didn’t think it’d be a career she’d flourish in. After she was encouraged by her colleagues who spotted her sales potential, she’s since progressed in the Orthopaedics Sales organisation through various leadership roles and has now moved into a new role in MedTech UKI as Strategic Projects PMO, reporting directly to the Managing Director.
1 HIMSS, "Global Health Disparities Infographic," https://www.himss.org/resources/global-health-disparities-infographic. Accessed February 2022
2 WHO, "World Health Day 2021: health equity and its determinants," https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/world-health-day-2021/health-equity-and-its-determinants.pdf. Accessed February 2022.
3 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 February 2022.