Sustainability Report
Sustainability has been an integral part of the Roche business for 125 years. Our sustainability goals ensure that our business aligns with the environmental, social and governmental imperatives shared by the international community.
Building on the trust and reputation between our customers and us, Roche aims to pursue greater impact in economic, societal and environmental areas with the consideration of the business’ four key pillars of sustainability – patients, society, environment, and people
Highlights in Numbers
SOCIETY
> $12,000 AUD
raised at Roche’s Children Walk 2021
ENVIRONMENT
92%
of waste diverted from landfills to alternate fuel sources
20%
of local energy consumption from renewable sources
PEOPLE
42%
women employees
37.5%
women in leadership team, including the Managing Director
AUSTRALIA IN 2020/2021
Climate change is a major threat to Australians’ health and wellbeing. Over the past two years, the continent has been ravaged by a series of extreme weather events, from the massive “Black Summer” and bushfires to the storms, cyclones and floods rampaging across the nation in 2021.
These calamities not only have the potential to cause illness, but they also exacerbate health conditions and cause rippling socioeconomic effects such as food shortages.
OUR COVID-19 CONTRIBUTIONS
Australia played a leading role in the scaling of national COVID-19 testing capacity, launching Australia’s first automated commercial real-time PCR test in March 2020 and utilising our large base of instruments to rapidly develop testing solutions for the country and providing laboratories with instant capacity for testing.
OUR IMPACT
OneRoche Climate Change Taskforce
- Following the grievous natural disasters that ravaged Australia in 2020, we set up the OneRoche Climate Change Taskforce to supercharge our commitment to environmental protection.
- We worked with our customers to reduce waste across our supply chain.
Roche Children Walk 2021
- Over $12,000 AUD in employee contributions went to Camp Quality, a non-profit Australian charity helping children cope with a cancer diagnosis, or the diagnosis of a sibling or parent.
Supporting diabetes patients at risk of stroke, heart disease
- Through partnerships with organisations, and with support of healthcare advocates, guideline writers, and key opinion leaders, we are working to improve disease management and prevent re-hospitalisation through early diagnosis.