Elanco Releases Healthy Purpose™ 2030 Sustainability Commitments to Improve Health of Animals, People and Planet
October 27 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
New Protein, Planet and Pet Pledges, aligned to
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aim to provide
improved access to nutritious protein, reduce the company’s and
customers’ footprint on the planet, and help support more healthy
pets that in turn support people’s wellbeing.
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today announced
its first sustainability commitments, just two years after becoming
an independent company. The decade-long commitments support the
SDGs, address societal challenges and underscore Elanco’s role in
improving the health of animals, which also improves the health of
people and the planet.
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Elanco's Healthy Purpose 2030
sustainability pledges are powered by purposeful people, innovation
and access. (Graphic: Business Wire)
Today, the company is issuing three Healthy Purpose Pledges to
drive sustainable change by 2030, including:
- Protein Pledge: Create more resilient food systems by
enabling 57 million more people to access their annual nutritious
protein needs.
- Planet Pledge: Remove 21 million tons of emissions from
customers’ farms while reducing the company’s own impact on the
planet.
- Pet Pledge: Improve the world’s wellbeing by helping at
least 100 million healthy pets help people.
"Business can be a unique force for good, and at Elanco, we
believe we have the opportunity and responsibility to help tackle
key societal challenges," said Jeff Simmons, president and CEO at
Elanco. "Elanco's Healthy Purpose sustainability commitments, the
first of its kind in the animal health industry, advances the
world’s wellbeing while supporting and strengthening our own
business. It all starts with a healthy, strong enterprise driven by
the growth, innovation and margin expansion agenda we are executing
against. Through these efforts, Elanco is focused on creating value
for our customers, employees, shareholders and society as a
whole.”
With millions in the world unable to access affordable,
nutritious protein, the Elanco Protein Pledge is an active
commitment to improve the efficiency and sustainability of every
farmer the company works with, improve the health and welfare of 3
billion farm animals and support and enhance agricultural
productivity and income of 250,000 dairy and poultry smallholder
farmers.
The natural environment needs protection and Elanco can help
reduce impacts and develop solutions to support customers, while
minimizing the company’s own impact. Elanco’s Planet Pledge
is a commitment to be customers’ lead partner on the journey toward
net zero emissions on their farms, grow the product portfolio with
environmental benefits and accelerate toward sustainable packaging
while achieving 100% renewable sources of electricity across the
company’s operations.
Ultimately, the combination of Elanco’s Protein and Planet
Pledges will help the company drive a decrease in the global
emissions intensity of animal protein by 2%, compared to
business-as-usual 2030.
The connection between animals and humans is powerful. Pets can
be a prescription on four legs to improve physical, social and
emotional health. Elanco’s Pet Pledge will help 40 million
more pets receive better care through the company's work with
veterinarians and pet owners, innovate by delivering a constant
flow of new medicines and health products for pets, and help the
world understand and experience the benefits of pets on
wellbeing.
“Three clear reasons will help us achieve our Healthy Purpose
Pledges – the Elanco Differentiators: People, Access, and
Innovation,” said Simmons. “With the industry’s most passionate,
highly-engaged people, innovation created with purpose, and access
to 19 species of animals in nearly 100 countries, Elanco has the
ability to address our customers’ and society’s greatest needs. We
look forward to partnering with, and learning from, our customers
and stakeholders who share our drive to achieve these goals.”
Elanco believes in creating a culture of people with purpose, an
inclusive safe harbor where employees can bring their whole self to
work and have the opportunity for personal growth, defining their
own purpose or “why” and creating their own personal standard
operating procedure to support wellbeing.
The company is committed to tracking performance and engaging
with stakeholders through ongoing dialogue, input, and regular
performance disclosure. This commitment includes learning from
experts and partners to ensure the approach evolves in line with
best practices and the world’s needs. Watch Elanco’s Healthy
Purpose Pledges and its measures come to life on Elanco.com and
through Elanco’s social channels.
ABOUT ELANCO
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) is a global
leader in animal health dedicated to innovating and delivering
products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals
and pets, creating value for farmers, pet owners, veterinarians,
stakeholders, and society as a whole. With nearly 70 years of
animal health heritage, we are committed to helping our customers
improve the health of animals in their care, while also making a
meaningful impact on our local and global communities. At Elanco,
we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching
life and our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ Sustainability/ESG framework –
all to advance the health of animals, people and the planet. Learn
more at www.elanco.com.
Forward Looking Statements
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expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as
defined by federal securities law. Such forward-looking statements
are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which
are beyond management’s control. These risks and assumptions are
described in Elanco’s annual reports on Form 10-K and other reports
that are available from the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s view only as
of the date made. We undertake no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, except as otherwise required by law.
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