Environment, Social and Governance at Amgen Breda

Realizing a positive impact on people and the world is at the heart of everything we do at Amgen. We are committed to our corporate social responsibility. For this purpose, we focus our efforts on increasing equitable access to healthcare for all, making our supply chain and ecological footprint more sustainable, and supporting society through grants for biotech education and cooperation with a number of charities.

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Amgen's Corporate Social Responsibility

Making a positive difference in the world is at the heart of what we do at Amgen—and it goes beyond making vital medicines. Each year, Amgen and our staff members dedicate significant resources towards building a better tomorrow. Watch the video to learn more.

Every action can have far-reaching consequences. Making a positive impact on the world is at the heart of all we do at Amgen whether in our labs where we strive to discover medicines to treat life interrupting illnesses or in our communities where we dedicate ourselves to building a better tomorrow.

We believe that every mind we spark in turn toward scientific pursuit is another ally in the fight against disease. Through the Amgen foundation we're inspiring the next generation of innovators by advancing science education programming globally over the years.

We've committed more than 100 million dollars to reach thousands of teachers and over 2 million students with hands-on science experiences. it's a big investment with limitless potential we also know that sometimes the biggest impact can be made by enabling the work of others.

Amgen provides support ranging from grants to funding continuing education to donating equipment and supplies to labs in need.

Our staff come to work motivated by the opportunity to make a real difference in the world both inside and outside the walls of Amgen from cleaning up local waterways and beaches to food drives and building homes. Our staff have contributed tens of thousands of man-hours to community projects whose influence is felt far and wide but it's not just about giving back it's also about protecting what we have our work focuses on biology giving us a deep appreciation for the interconnected complexities of our natural environment So we are committed to sustainable practices. We've pioneered greener more efficient ways to operate creating greener ways to conduct research and development and a new way to manufacture medicines to conserve water curb carbon emissions reduce solid waste and operate with a dramatically smaller footprint.

At Amgen it's our mission to serve patients and for us this goes beyond delivering vital medicines from prevention to diagnosis to survivorship we've funded and developed programs to provide important resources and education for patients needing assistance in paying for their medicines we support programs that have helped hundreds of thousands of individuals and we support networks that help bring patients together so no one has to face their journey alone.

While we may be just one company striving to make a difference we believe the programs we support the young scientist we foster the practices we encourage and the behaviors we model will help make the world a better place and our impact will be felt far and wide.