Cultivating an inclusive culture

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Cultivating an inclusive culture enables us to attract and keep the best talent, fuels innovation necessary for the next breakthrough medicine, and strengthens our understanding of the patients who depend on us. We deeply value diverse backgrounds, skills and global perspectives, and will continue to be guided by our core values of integrity, excellence and respect for people.

Employee Well-Being

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We strive to make Lilly a place where our employees enjoy meaningful work, build successful careers and make important contributions to society. Our approach to employee well-being means fostering a healthy, vibrant work environment while also enriching our employees’ lives with their families and in their communities. We believe this holistic approach helps Team Lilly be our best – more collaborative, more creative and more engaged – as we deliver on our company purpose.

We take a broad view of well-being anchored in providing support for mental and physical health, financial knowledge and security, as well as a culture of rich connections and purpose to inspire all employees to be their best.

Lilly’s Global Well-Being Framework

Our Global Well-Being Framework takes a broad view to inspire all employees to be at their best, including:

  • Health | We focus on building resilience and mindfulness to manage the stresses of life, destigmatising mental health conditions, realising unique abilities, and emphasising a sense of belonging. We encourage nutrition, movement, sleep, and care for optimal functioning of the body and aim to create a safe environment to work and live.
  • Money | We aim to support our employees in meeting their financial needs today and achieving their future financial goals, while enjoying life along the way. We invest in education to inspire confidence in financial choices.
  • Life | We believe in building meaningful family, social and community relationships and investing time with loved ones and activities that bring joy. We encourage experiences that emphasise purpose as well as personal, professional, and spiritual growth.

In caring for our colleagues, we power our purpose.

Learn more about our approach to employee well-being

Employee Safety

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Nothing is more important than the safety of our people. That’s why in 2013 we created aggressive goals to reduce injuries and vehicle collision rates. Through focused efforts to improve our safety culture, empower our employees, reduce workplace risks and continuously improve our safety programs, we have made considerable progress and report this out annually.

Learn more about our approach to employee safety.

Learning and Development

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Our learning and development programs are designed to keep employees engaged as they make meaningful contributions toward our company’s purpose. We offer the training our employees need to do their jobs in the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry.

Our professional development platform, Explore Your Career, provides resources to help employees grow and lead as they navigate their career at Lilly. Launched in 2020, the platform contains tools and guidance for employees and their managers to discuss career aspirations, skills and interests; map career scenarios; and develop necessary skills. In addition to live programs, there is an online portal with thousands of courses that cover business, technical and creative fields. Resources are personalised based on employee profile and are accessible anytime and from anywhere.

Learn more about our approach to learning and development.
To solve some of the toughest challenges in medicines, we need the best people with the best, most creative ideas. We embrace a culture of inclusion, and it's driving business success.

David A. Ricks

Chair and CEO

CMAT-25520 | May 2026