Our Approach
We strive to operate with an eye toward corporate responsibility and resilience. These practices have long been embedded into our business at all levels. We have a strong tone at the top, with leaders who care deeply about improving the lives of patients, empowering our people, and making our planet and the communities in which we live and work better. We are guided by doing the right thing, while also relentlessly pushing to always do better.
Report
To better meet the needs of stakeholders interested in our performance, initiatives, and aspirations related to our corporate responsibility and resilience efforts, our Corporate Responsibility and Public Benefit Report references disclosures aligned with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards. Link to our most recent report below.
Governance
Sustainability has always been core to our mission and vision, and we are committed to continuing to evolve our corporate responsibility and resilience-related programs and disclosures in alignment with our public benefit purpose. We have an active and engaged Board of Directors representing a spectrum of viewpoints. Our Board oversees our key business strategies and objectives, our risk management process, and our compliance program. The Nominating and Governance Committee of our Board has formal oversight of our public benefit corporation (PBC) goal setting, performance assessment, and reporting, and the prioritized social and environmental sustainability initiatives and impacts that align with our purpose. This oversight extends to climate-related risks and opportunities.
Our Patients
Since our inception, we have been committed to our patients and their families. Our medicines treat life-threatening conditions that are extremely difficult to manage, with a tremendous impact on quality of life for patients and their loved ones. At United Therapeutics, we not only provide treatments, but we strive to ensure that patients have the support, education, and assistance they need when using our therapies to manage their disease.
Our People
We are proud of our employees, whom we call “Unitherians.” Without their hard work and ingenuity, none of our success would be possible, and none of our goals would be achievable. We strive to hire exceptionally smart people who are passionately committed to our goals and who will thrive in our unique culture.
OUR PLANET
United Therapeutics is in the business of enhancing lives, and that is not limited to our focus on patients. We also put innovative efforts into mitigating our impact on the planet and stewarding the resources we use to do our work. This focus has been an important part of our strategy for over a decade. The cornerstone of our commitment to our planet is demonstrated in the industry-leading design and construction of our sustainable facilities.
