Ideas that drive us

This World Health Day is a time for governments, private sector stakeholders and advocates across the healthcare continuum to reflect on the foundational role health plays in building strong communities and prioritize increasing access to innovative healthcare solutions.

The term ‘health equity’ is in danger of becoming a bandwagon issue and even a buzzword — when the focus should be on strengthening health systems. And while progress has been made and we’re seeing benefits as a result of greater focus on health equity, there is much more work to be done. Addressing disparities is both the right thing to do to improve people’s overall health — and it’s critical to reducing healthcare costs. As health equity remains a focal point in global discourse, there is room for optimism.

After a year of moving towards a shared goal of getting back to normal we are back to holding our collective breath. We are in The Great Wait. And we are not prepared.

Every company needs an environmental, social and governance strategy backed by a robust communications plan to engage key stakeholders. We dig into the key trends shaping this new mandate and provide guidance on how companies can better engage stakeholders and elevate their leadership on ESG.

In this new guide, we unpack the key global ESG policy developments shaping this new transparency mandate, and provide guidance on how companies can better prepare for new ESG regulations.