1、2020ENVIRONMENTAL,SOCIALAND GOVERNANCE SUMMARY:CEO Letter and Key DataContact Transparency A Message from Our CEO David A.Ricks Chairman and CEO Dear Stakeholders,Events of the past year serve as a powerful reminder that we must be willing to take bold,concerted action to improve human health,streng
2、then our social fabric and defend our natural environment.Our purpose is to make new medicines that make life better for people around the world.While leveraging science and medicine to improve lives is by itself sustaining for humankind,we understand discovering,developing and making medicines alon
3、e is not enough.Were investing in new ways to make medicines and care more accessible,affordable and useful for everyone who needs them.To do this,we are reaching across industry and geographic boundaries to collaborate with all who share our goals of accelerating and improving access in the health-
4、care system.We further extend our impact by strengthening communities and making a positive difference in greater social issues that matter to our business,our employees and society.The broad overall policy of this concern is to conduct its affairs so that the greatest good for the greatest number o
5、ver the longest period of time will result.Mr.Eli Lilly 1947 Lillys COVID-19 response exemplifies each of these elements,as we applied the full force of our scientific expertise to combat the pandemic and its devastating effects on our most vulnerable communities and health systems around the world.
6、We moved quickly to protect the well-being of our workforce,led the response to enormous testing deficits in our home state and collaborated across public and private sectors to discover new COVID-19 antibodies in record time all while maintaining a steady supply of medicines for about 45 million pe