Our approach

By “Responsibility & Commitment” we mean our social responsibility in environmental protection, the promotion and development of employees, as well as ethical behaviour as individuals and as a company.

Our commitment to environmental protection is guided by the principles of product responsibility and the circular economy. We strive for permanent optimisation across the entire life cycle of the products as well as across the entire value creation chain of the company. This begins with development, continues with procurement and production, and extends to packaging as well as use by the users, and finally to disposal and recycling.

We address the sustainability issues and our commitment in an integrated approach. This results in an integrated sustainable strategy and in an integrated Annual report. We apply a framework of measurable sustainability targets and their progress. We are guided by the principles of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

• GRI Index
• EHS Policy

Sustainable development goals (SDGs)

Highlights 2021/22

• Founding of the Alliance to Zero to collaborate on net zero CO₂ emissions with other partners in the pharmaceutical
  value creation chain.
• First customers have opted for the YpsoMate Zero and are joining us on the road to net zero CO2 emissions.
• YpsoMate On was developed according to Ypsomed’s eco-design guidelines and optimised with regard to recyclability.
• Since 2021, our electricity originates 100 % from renewable sources.
• Top employer award: Ypsomed receives the Swiss Employer Award 2021 and ranks fourth among large companies.
• Successful pilot phase of the FlexWork working model and definitive introduction in the new financial year.
• Diversity comes natural to us: election of the first female member to the Ypsomed Board of Directors.

Partnerships and cooperations

As a company looking at long-term orientation, we think and act sustainably. In this sense, we are committed to our customers as well as to society and align our entire ecosystem with the circular economy to comply with our integrated, sustainable strategy. To this end, we enter into partnerships along the entire value creation chain, thus not only strengthening our claim to our role as a pioneer, but also consistently following this path to reduce our entire ecological footprint.

This is evidenced by our partnerships with the Alliance to Zero and our commitment to the Science Based Target Initiative.

Discolusure of partnerships

Educational grants

We support medical institutes in expanding and securing their expertise with the appropriate instructions, training and supporting services.

Disclosure of educational grants

Ypsomed employs a staff of 1923 qualified people, 1356 of them in Switzerland. This makes us the third largest employer in the medical technology sector in Switzerland. Employees have attractive and future-oriented job and development opportunities. We use a structured talent management process to identify potential and consistently develop skills further.

100%
of Ypsomed’s managers included in the development programme.

The promotion of employee diversity and the inclusion of different groups of people (age, gender, nationality, etc.) are important cornerstones of Ypsomed’s personnel policy. Ypsomed consistently implements gender equality and ensures equal pay between men and women: that means, equal pay for the same job for the same experience and the same contribution to the company. This objective has been achieved for several years, as regular external and audited salary analyses have shown.