Press Release: Foundation S: Sanofi’s new philanthropic spearhead
04 Mai 2022 - 12:00PM
Press Release: Foundation S: Sanofi’s new philanthropic spearhead
Foundation S: Sanofi’s new philanthropic
spearhead
Paris, May 4, 2022. Sanofi
today launches Foundation S – The Sanofi Collective, its
philanthropic endowment fund aiming to create healthier futures for
generations. Using donations, partnerships and collective action,
Foundation S will focus on three critical areas:
childhood cancer, the health of communities most vulnerable to
the effects of climate change and pollution, and access to
lifesaving medicines and vaccines.
Serge WeinbergChairman of the
Board of Directors, Sanofi and President, Foundation S“As a global
healthcare company, we must take part in tackling some of the
challenges our society faces. We are proud of what the Sanofi
Espoir Foundation has achieved this past decade and the legacy it
leaves. The world changes at an incredible pace and numerous new
systemic challenges emerge. Now is the right time to go one step
further and Foundation S is the right structure, more focused, more
agile, to better help vulnerable populations across the world.
”
Foundation S will incorporate as its cornerstone
initiative the former Sanofi Espoir Foundation’s
‘My Child
Matters’ program
in childhood cancer.
Launched in 2005 to give every child an equal chance of survival,
‘My Child Matters’ provides financial support and expertise so that
all children can access diagnosis and treatment. The program has
helped more than 120,000 children, trained over 50,000 healthcare
professionals and been credited with increasing survival outcomes.
Additionally, Foundation S will fund awareness and research
for childhood cancer in various countries. Together, these
initiatives support the World Health Organization (WHO) objective
of achieving at least 60% survival for all children with cancer by
2030, saving an additional 1 million lives over the next
decade.
Fighting for healthier futures requires
addressing today’s challenges and anticipating growing crises. To
that end, Foundation S will work to increase the health
resilience of vulnerable populations most
impacted by climate change and
pollution. Foundation S will
begin by collaborating with the international NGO Friendship,
Bangladesh-based, focused on that nation’s hard-to-reach,
climate-vulnerable islands of Gaibandha. There, Foundation S will
help train healthcare workers, and fund satellite clinics and a
floating hospital in a region outside mainstream healthcare
services.
To better help vulnerable populations,
Foundation S will leverage Sanofi’s longstanding emergency aid
expertise and improve the connection between humanitarian
and development financing. As in Ukraine, where the
company has coordinated and accelerated donations of essential
medicines and vaccines for patients and refugees,
Foundation S will
renew Sanofi’s emergency
aid donations program and expand
proactive support notably for displaced populations.
Paul HudsonChief Executive
Officer, Sanofi and Board Member, Foundation S“The launch of
Foundation S is a new cornerstone of Sanofi’s commitment to society
and a pivotal moment for the life of our company and our people.
With Foundation S, we aim to weigh in and act on targeted areas
where we know we can make a real difference for populations exposed
to health difficulties.”
Foundation S will operate as a
“think &
do tank.” The
‘think-tank’ guides the development and implementation of
Foundation S’s focus areas, convenes thought-provoking discussions
on how to best address health challenges. The ‘do-tank’ is the
operational arm that supports program implementation and monitors
their impact on public health. Sanofi employees
will be key to the success of the Foundation S and be empowered to
support its programs and partners through volunteering and
preceptorships: a period of practical experience to be gained.
Vanina Laurent-Ledru to
head Foundation S –
The Sanofi CollectiveVanina
Laurent-Ledru will lead Foundation S. She was previously Head of
Global Public Affairs for Sanofi Specialty Care. Before joining
Sanofi, Laurent-Ledru worked on public health matters at the global
vaccine alliance Gavi, and at other health companies.
Vanina Laurent-LedruHead of
Foundation S“We cannot change the world on our own – intelligence
of the heart can only be collective. The launch of Foundation S is
the culmination of joint ideas and forces. Collaborating with
diverse and multicultural partners and our people, the Sanofi
Collective combines our energy and expertise to deepen our impact
for communities in need.”
This endowment fund allows Foundation S to open
the opportunity for co-sponsorship of public initiatives and
broader partnerships. Through its direct product donation programs
and humanitarian efforts, and by working with partners and
organizations around the world, Foundation S further strengthens
Sanofi’s longstanding commitment to society.
About SanofiWe are an innovative global
healthcare company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of
science to improve people’s lives. Our team, across some 100
countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by
working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide
potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine
protection to millions of people globally, while putting
sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our
ambitions. Sanofi is listed on EURONEXT: SAN and NASDAQ: SNY
Media RelationsSandrine
Guendoul | + 33 6 25 09 14 25
| sandrine.guendoul@sanofi.comVictor
Rouault | + 33 6 70 93 71 40
| victor.rouault@sanofi.comEvan Berland | +1
215 432 0234 | evan.berland@sanofi.com
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