BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company, today issued its 2019-2020 Corporate Responsibility Report: Making a Difference When It Counts. The report includes the ways in which Labcorp carries out its mission of improving health and improving lives, and charts its progress on priorities including the company’s environmental, health, and safety performance, as well as its community partnerships and its commitments to advancing diversity and inclusion.
Highlights from 2019-2020 include:
- Mobilizing vast parts of the company’s more than 70,000 employees to fight COVID-19 and provide support for the response to the pandemic, including developing innovative COVID-19 tests and delivering these tests to tens of millions of patients, and performing vital research on new vaccines and therapeutics.
- Conducting more than $1 billion worth of transactions annually with small businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, and economically disadvantaged groups.
- Advancing the company’s commitment to sustainability, including reducing carbon emissions, increasing recycling, and making facilities more energy efficient.
- Creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce, establishing employee resource groups at sites around the world, and improving employee health and wellness.
- Investing in the communities in which Labcorp operates, including supporting educational initiatives such as a $1 million donation to Alamance Community College in North Carolina, enhancing diabetes education among at-risk communities in Canada, and helping to provide a clean and reliable water supply to several communities in India.
“I’m incredibly proud of the tireless work our employees have done, especially over this past year, to deliver science-based innovation and timely, trusted information to everyone from doctors and drug developers to governments and patients,” said Adam Schechter, chairman and CEO, Labcorp. “We made tremendous progress on our priorities around sustainable environmental, health and safety performance, as well as our community partnerships and commitments to advancing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to serving all of our stakeholders with ethics and integrity as we build on the progress outlined in this year’s Corporate Responsibility Report and come together to meet the challenges ahead and build a better tomorrow.”
About Labcorp
Labcorp is a leading global life sciences company that provides vital information to help doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers, and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development capabilities, we provide insights and accelerate innovations to improve health and improve lives. With more than 70,000 employees, we serve clients in more than 100 countries. Labcorp (NYSE: LH) reported revenue of $14 billion in FY2020. Learn more about us at www.Labcorp.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @Labcorp.
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