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SINGAPORE, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Zuellig Pharma, a leading healthcare services provider in Asia, has been

awarded the Platinum Medal 2021 by sustainability ratings specialist EcoVadis

(https://ecovadis.com/). The award is the highest accolade to be awarded to a

company for its sustainability efforts and positions Zuellig Pharma in the top

1% of all assessed companies worldwide. This award also places the company in a

select group of winners including 150 global multinational companies, some

belonging to Fortune 500 companies.

Zuellig Pharma had steadily progressed from being awarded a Silver Medal in

2020 to a Gold Medal earlier in 2021, before clinching this latest Platinum

Medal. The medal was awarded after a rigorous assessment of Zuellig Pharma's

sustainability programme, covering 21 sustainability criteria across four

themes, including Environment, Labour and Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable

Procurement. The company's sustainability programme was evaluated on its

policies, actions put in place to support objectives and targets, as well as

results that were generated from the programme.

"Sustainability is deeply embedded in the way we run our organisation and

guides us in driving impact for our key stakeholders. This award, coming from

the world's most trusted business sustainability rating, is a major milestone

in our Sustainability journey and represents the great progress we have been

making in building a healthier future for Asia. We could not have achieved this

without the tireless dedication and support of every single employee in our

team, and our clients, customers, suppliers and partners," said John Graham,

CEO, Zuellig Pharma.

Zuellig Pharma is committed to the United Nations Global Compact and published

its first ever GRI-aligned Sustainability Report

(https://www.zuelligpharma.com/about-us/sustainability/sustainability-gri-report

s) in 2020. The organisation is holding its second Sustainability Month this

year which includes a month-worth of activities to rally stakeholders around

its Sustainability Agenda.  

EcoVadis is a trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, creating a

global network of more than 75,000 rated companies. The company's

sustainability scorecards provide detailed insight into environmental, social

and ethical risks across more than 200 purchasing categories and over 160

countries.

About Zuellig Pharma

Zuellig Pharma is one of the largest healthcare services groups in Asia and our

purpose is to make healthcare more accessible. We provide world-class

distribution, digital and commercial services to support the growing healthcare

needs in this region. The company was started almost a hundred years ago and

has grown to become a US$13 billion business covering 13 markets with over

12,000 employees. Our people serve over 350,000 medical facilities and work

with over 1,000 clients, including the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the

world.

More recently, we launched our Zuellig Health Solutions Innovation Centre to

develop new services and address some pressing healthcare needs in Asia. Since

then, our teams have been focused on creating data, digital and disease

management solutions, supporting patients with chronic conditions and helping

payors manage healthcare costs.

SOURCE: Zuellig Pharma

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