THE CORPORATE CITIZEN | ISSUE 46 - This article explores the immediate and long-term community needs to help populations rebound from a traumatic event or natural disaster, as well as best practices for developing disaster relief and preparedness strategies.
Prioritizing Issues at the Heart of Strategy
When a company invests in environmental and social issues in its operating context that can most affect its unique purpose, strategy, and capabilities it can more effectively contribute to a better future for all. This is at the heart of assessing the materiality—the quality of being relevant or significant—of the issues in which companies invest.
As AstraZeneca demonstrates through its alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), companies can use a materiality assessment to understand how issues fit into their overall operations, purpose, and aspirations.
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