Digitisation may have simplified our lives in many ways, but there is still a strong need for its integration into professional medical assistance and care. Based on our commitment to improving medication efficacy and providing easier access to seamless and higher-quality digital health offerings, we're rethinking healthcare for our customers.
Climate change is the defining issue of our time, and a continuous rise in temperature will have severe consequences for our planet. Action is required. Our priorities include the reduction of our company’s carbon footprint, efficient energy use, sustainable packaging materials, and waste management.
In building a sustainable digital health ecosystem, we need to recognise the fundamental impacts of our business activities on relevant stakeholders and vice versa. We want to foster collaborative decision-making and share ownership with relevant ecosystem players. Our sustainability measures therefore include stakeholder identification, transparent dialogue, and the continuous implementation of the lessons learned.
Technology is rapidly changing customer expectations. In response, we are adapting our ways of working to best suit our customers' needs. A significant part of this is to constantly monitor and minimise any risks posed to our customers and employees in our use of technology. Data privacy and information security are areas of a particularly high interest for us. We focus firmly on reliable digital systems and data protection, new corporate governance and compliance principles, a value-oriented corporate culture, attractive working conditions, and talent development.
We have set specific, measurable short-, mid- and long-term targets in each of our four strategic pillars. These are not only closely interwoven with the strategy, but also linked to the compensation of the Executive Board.
In 2023 we further enhanced our sustainability governance structure, with dedicated responsibility for Sustainability at the level of the Board of Directors. Sustainability at DocMorris is a company-wide effort, where each of our four sustainability pillars go hand in hand: Healthier People, Sustainable Planet, Caring Company and Reliable Partnerships. We set targets for each of these pillars that are closely aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.
To ensure the successful anchoring and implementation of our sustainability strategy at all levels of our organisation, the appropriate resources and responsibilities have been allocated.
Overall responsibility for the sustainable development of DocMorris lies with the Board of Directors and the Executive Board. As of 2023, Prof. Dr. Andréa Belliger is responsible for Sustainability within the Board of Directors. The Sustainability Steering Committee reports on a regular basis on important developments to the Board of Directors and the Executive Board.
