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of ongoing process improvement to best serve our customers while enhancing our progress in CSR.
and set up of a Thermo Scientific chromatograph.
Providing health and wellness resources, resulting in more hours worked without a lost-time injury Performance Improvements In from our largest sites by 4.15 percent, and also sought new opportunities to use renewable energy sources.
In addition to streamlining our energy use, we’re also seeking to reduce our output of landfill waste.
During reduced the volume of waste to landfill.
landfill waste by Zero Waste Certification in 2015.
New Helium Saver modules dramatically reduce the amount of this gas, which is in short supply, needed in analytical instruments.
• Green chemistry programs and reagent-free ion chromatography systems replace solvents with more environmentally sound alternatives.
Continuous Improvement with PPI Packaging Savings We delivered $reduction productivity initiatives, including the conversion of qualified products from cold to ambient shipping.
H ig hl ig ht s Safer Celebrations Our products for air monitoring measure the presence of airborne particles that are potential causes of heart and lung diseases.
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Product demonstration at a career workshop for high school students.
and Recreation, as part of a volunteer event.
Singapore employees helping with environmental cleanup at a park near our facility.
involvement both in the workplace and the community.
Many of these efforts are led by employee volunteers through our Community Action Councils (CACs), which organize a variety of hands-on activities.
an ongoing framework to get more involved in our communities, the CACs also provide opportunities for their development as leaders.
a Global Volunteer Day, in which all employees participate in company organized volunteer activities.
Two of Thermo Fishers ERGs worked to recruit employee volunteers to staff the youth networking event.
Reducing Our Footprint Environmental sustainability is an ongoing process that requires a commitment from many stakeholders.
These teams focus on energy conservation, alternative energy usage, water conservation, waste minimization, recycling, green chemistry, packaging reduction and green building and engage and inspire employees to practice environmental efficiency at work and at home.
well as educational “lunch and learns” to increase awareness among our employees.
Lithuania for its exceptional work with the local community, employment practices and environmental management.
As of the end of million hours without a lost-time injury.
Ongoing training, site safety inspections and a shared culture of monitoring to prevent potential incidents all contributed to this impressive milestone.
facility for a tour of the manufacturing lab.
Matching Gift Program Our Thermo Fisher Foundation for Science is committed to inspiring students to pursue careers in science, with the hope that they may one day be our employees or our customers.
In phase of our STEM Scholarship Program, with an initial cohort of 44 students at several of the world’s most prestigious universities in the U.S., U.K. and China.
At full maturity, the program will provide scholarships to 164 students globally.
We also offer a merit-based Children of Employees Scholarship program.
Closing the Achievement Gap In Schools, an organization that extends the school day for urban middle school students, providing them with more opportunities to succeed.
Disaster Relief When natural disasters strike, Thermo Fisher also offers a company match for relief funding globally.
and money to help repair and rebuild after major storms and devastation.
Thermo Fisher China’s One-on-One Program raised money for a campaign specifically designed to help purchase school books and supplies for affected students, and to help rebuild houses for those living in remote mountain areas.
through a unique combination of programs for students, teachers and families.
Field trips to local facilities and classroom visits by scientists expose students to real-world science.
encourage parental involvement with the subject their children are studying.
Exploring the Human Genome Celebrating the Human Genome Project, we recently sponsored “Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code,” an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution.
Millions of visitors can learn about the power of genomics and how it impacts their lives.
Preparing Girls for STEM Careers In support of Thermo Fisher’s efforts to boost the representation of women in STEM fields, our facility in Langenselbold, Germany, hosted a group of high school girls for a week-long internship designed to provide them with hands-on experience and insight into potential careers.
The young women spent the week working alongside employees in research and development and production, providing them experience with electronic components, design and testing.
Employees Team Up for STEM Education Together with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Thermo Fisher’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Community Action Council co-developed the STEM Design Challenge, an educational competition that promotes student exploration of engineering skills.
The annual program includes teacher training and a statewide competition for the students to solve a problem with the solution aligned with our mission, to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner or safer.
This CSR report summary highlights our economic, social and environmental progress during 2013.
in this report represent our 74 largest facilities around the world, except where noted.
50 countries, many of these are small offices or research sites and are not included in our CSR data collection efforts.
Operations that joined Thermo Fisher as part of our acquisition of Life Technologies are included in this report.
We determined report content based on feedback from our employees and external stakeholders, such as customers, suppliers, investors, ratings agencies, non-governmental organizations and others.
of the issues our stakeholders care about most.
employees complete the modules at their own pace, we do not track total hours.
and wellness resources for employees and their families.
category according to gender, age group, minority group membership and other indicators of diversity.
communication, social media, philanthropic giving and public relations.
Individual businesses within our company have implemented procedures to maintain local compliance with marketing communications laws and codes.
This piece was printed on McCoy sheets manufactured by Sappi Fine Paper North America with Chain of Custody Certification.
impact on humanity, not just through our technology, but through our actions.
By doing so, we aim to help shape a more sustainable and equitable future for all.
response to a notification from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission of a cluster of viral pneumonia of unknown cause.
By March, we were in a global pandemic.
The COVID-event of our time, straining health systems, revealing unconscionable inequalities, and permanently changing the way we work and live.
Throughout our history, Illumina’s relentless focus has been to unlock the power of the genome.
At the intersection of biology and technology, genomics enables discoveries that were unimaginable even a few years ago.
That has never been clearer than in response to the global pandemic.
genome was sequenced on an Illumina sequencer in early January and a mere batch of its messenger RNA vaccine, developed from that viral genome data.
Genomic technology has been on the front lines of diagnostics, research, vaccines, therapy development, and surveillance.
Genomic research has given valuable insights into COVID-treatments.
added exciting business acquisitions and strategic partnerships to our portfolio.
Illumina acquired Enancio and BlueBee to further expand our informatic and datacompression capabilities.
Our partnership with Roche will bring accelerated availability of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)-based in vitro diagnostic tests.
This partnership will also include collaboration to complement our comprehensive pan-cancer therapy selection assay TruSight Oncology new companion diagnostic claims.
In Responsibility (CSR) strategy to reflect a shared value approach that creates lasting impact for both our company and society.
As good corporate citizens, we do business in a way that reflects the very best of Illumina and honors the trust that our employees, patients, customers, community, and shareholders put in us.
We remain focused on supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and on measuring our impact with transparency.
Access to genomics is advanced through philanthropy efforts, expanded insurance coverage, and education.
We saw expanded insurance coverage and broadened access in the US when the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended NonInvasive Prenatal Testing be made available to all pregnant women, regardless of maternal age or baseline risk.
Sustainability to reduce the environmental footprint of our facilities, our supply chain, and our products.
health of our planet and the health of humanity.
Our work on climate action continued with energy-reduction initiatives and increased renewables.
Our transition to more sustainable packaging and new products, such as the ambient ship flow cell, enabled improved recycling of sequencing cartridges and was very well received by customers.
Empowering our community to quickly respond to the pandemic, natural disasters, and racial inequality demonstrated our corporate citizenship.
We supported the global community with over $COVID-19 response from in-kind donations, direct giving, and the Illumina Corporate Foundation.
We launched the Illumina Genomics Discoveries STEM education initiative and invested $nonprofit that will target increasing diversity in STEM in San Diego.
Our employees continued to give back by adjusting their volunteer efforts virtually and giving to philanthropic causes.
Illumina is committed to taking further actions to drive diversity, inclusion, and respect for all—principles which have always been part of Illumina’s DNA.
Our response to racial inequalities included almost $charitable contributions.
This year, I joined over on supporting a more diverse and inclusive workplace for employees.
In addition, we created a new role and hired a Vice President dedicated to Diversity and Inclusion.
While the pandemic brought suffering and trauma around the globe and exposed major global healthcare issues, it also inspired us.
Despite the challenges of optimistic about the opportunity to harness the positive impact of science, technology, and the unprecedented possibilities that can be brought to life through genomics.
When we collaborate across borders and industries, we see a radical acceleration of science and technologies—from years to months and weeks.
In this, our second CSR report, we will share progress toward our targets and reflect on our achievements and opportunities.
It is my pleasure to introduce the second Illumina Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
It reflects the ways in which we have worked to positively impact the lives of patients, our employees, our communities, and the planet during this challenging year.
The opportunities to drive the progress of genomics and make it more impactful for patients, our communities, and our planet are boundless.
In this report, you will see the data and examples that describe our approach to fulfilling that aspiration.
We will continue to strive to be the best employer, the best environmental steward, and the best corporate citizen we can possibly be.
Many thanks to our employees for helping Illumina thrive, and for tirelessly working to unlock the power of the genome to improve human health, especially during this unprecedented year.
I am optimistic about the opportunity to rebuild and define the world we want to live in.
From diagnosing rare disease to understanding biodiversity in our ecosystems, we are helping to unlock the power of the genome.
Stewardship of our fiduciary responsibility includes a strong emphasis on managing risk, driving performance, and ensuring business integrity.
We initially chose the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as our reporting framework because it was the most comprehensive.