Our impact

We work every day with the goal of growing our business in responsible and sustainable ways that better people’s lives and benefit society.

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Our impact starts with the purpose of our business: to create medicines that make life better. We’re committed to expanding access to medicines for more people around the world, and we are working to improve public health for vulnerable people living in areas with limited resources. We further extend our impact by strengthening communities and addressing social issues – like social determinants of health and education – that matter to our business, employees and society.

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Building on our purpose, we focus our impact efforts on five key areas

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Across these areas, we set and measure challenging goals to continually improve what we do – and how we do it. We discuss those goals throughout this section and website. See Lilly's Sustainability Report for detailed information about our social impact and environmental, social and governance work.

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Dedicated to increasing access to medicines

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Too many people, especially the most vulnerable, lack access to the medicines and care they need. Reaching across industry boundaries, we work with leading health organizations, providers, regulators and governments to find new solutions that help address access challenges and strengthen health care systems.

We have established a comprehensive goal - Lilly 30x30 - to improve access to quality health care for 30 million people living in communities with limited resources, annually by 2030.

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Learn more about increasing access to medicines

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Our 2030 Environmental Goals

Minimize our
environmental impact

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Making medicines requires the use of valuable resources
including energy, water and raw materials. We’re
committed to continually improving our environmental
impact across our product life cycles and supply chain. We
have set new sustainability goals to reduce our emissions
and waste and to continue using water responsibly and
efficiently.

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Learn more about our environmental goals

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Lilly Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

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This website contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s assumptions and expectations at the time the statements were posted, including statements regarding our sustainability targets, goals, commitments and programs and other business plans, initiatives, aspirations and objectives. The words “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe”, “target”, “anticipate” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All such statements are intended to enjoy the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Actual results may differ materially due to various factors. The company’s sustainability targets, goals, and commitments outlined in this website or elsewhere, as well as its operations, results, business, goals, and strategy may be affected by factors including, but not limited to, the impact of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic (or any other public health threat) and the global response thereto; the significant costs and uncertainties in the pharmaceutical research and development process, including with respect to the timing and process of obtaining regulatory approvals; competitive developments affecting current products and the company’s pipeline; regulatory actions regarding currently marketed products; litigation, investigations, or other similar proceedings involving past, current, or future products or commercial activities as the company is largely self-insured; the impact and outcome of business development transactions and related integration costs; the impact of global macroeconomic conditions, trade disruptions, disputes, unrest, war or other costs or uncertainties related to doing business in foreign jurisdictions; issues with product supply and regulatory approvals stemming from manufacturing difficulties, disruptions or shortages, including as a result of demand, labor shortages, third-party performance or regulatory actions relating to our facilities; and changes or developments in laws and regulations, including health care reform.

For additional information about the factors that affect the company’s business, please see the company’s latest Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and any 8-Ks filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company expressly disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.

Find more detail on Lilly’s environmental, social and governance priorities, strategies and operations.

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