Our impact
Committed to positively impacting lives and operating a responsible and sustainable business
At Zealand, we are committed to changing lives with next-generation peptide therapeutics. Through our innovative pipeline, we seek to make a difference for people living with chronic diseases while acknowledging our responsibility to society, our employees, and the environment.
Working towards a more sustainable future
As we pursue our ambition of becoming the world’s best peptide drug discovery and development company, our impact on global health and society continues to increase. We recognize the importance of operating a responsible and sustainable business as we grow and expand our pipeline.
As a part of Zealand’s sustainability strategy, we have identified three pillars within that are affected by our activities:
- Our patients
- Our people
- Our operations
Within each pillar, we have identified several material topics, and we dedicatedly to ensure that Zealand continues to act responsible and contribute to a more sustainable future.
Our patients
Zealand’s most important contribution to a sustainable society is through improvement of the health and well-being of patients by developing new medical treatments. Because patients are the heart of our business, we dedicate time and resources to working with patient communities, thought leaders, and external experts to increase our capabilities to improve patient lives.
Health and quality of life
We work to develop patient-centric treatments that solve severe unmet medical needs.
Patient collaboration
We engage with patients to ensure their voices are heard by the medical system.
Our people
We believe that engaged and motivated employees with a passion for making a difference bring a positive mindset and inspiring level of energy to work. That is why we foster an engaging and enriching workplace for our people through our focus on Engagement, Growth, and Diversity & Inclusion.
Our highly skilled employees are at the center of the medical treatment options that we design and develop for patients. We pride ourselves on our ability to work together as one team and to foster a strong and engaging company culture founded on collaboration, courage, empowerment, and trust.
Engagement
We strive to make Zealand an enriching place to work.
Growth
We support our employees in developing to their full potential.
Diversity and inclusion
We foster an inclusive workplace for all groups and backgrounds.
Our operations
We recognize the importance of minimizing and mitigating our climate impact and the importance of having safeguards and controls to avoid adverse outcomes from our activities. That is why we take proactive responsibility for the impact of our operations with a focus on climate and ethics.
At Zealand, we are continuously evaluating and implementing initiatives that can reduce any negative impact on the environment from our operations. Additionally, we strive to operate according to the highest ethical standards and safeguard our business against corruption, bribery, and non-compliance.
Climate
We recognize the importance of mitigating our climate impact. Therefore, we have developed a climate change transition plan, and established targets to lower our emissions to ensure that our activities are in line with limiting global warming to 1.5 °C in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
Ethics
We ensure safeguards and controls to avoid adverse outcomes from our research and our business.
