SECAUCUS, N.J., June 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a
leader in diagnostic information services, today released its 2023
Corporate Responsibility Report.
This year's report provides information on the company's
corporate responsibility strategy and environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) priorities, which align with The Quest Way, the
company's approach to achieving its goals. The Quest Way is
comprised of the company's Purpose, strategy and culture.
"The theme of this year's report, Care at Our Core,
builds on our Purpose of working together to create a healthier
world, one life at time," said Jim
Davis, Chairman, CEO and President.
"The Quest Way guides our corporate responsibility strategy and
progress toward our environmental, social, and governance
priorities and goals. This report shares some of our contributions
from 2023 and demonstrates how we are continuing to improve our
processes and capabilities surrounding this work. I am proud of our
critical role in healthcare and how our workforce is the engine
that expands access and advances innovative contributions."
The report details the initiatives supporting the company's four
corporate responsibility strategic pillars:
- Employee and community engagement
- Equity and health access
- Governance and ethics
- Environmental sustainability
The report features key impact areas and highlights from
2023, including:
- More than $16 million in
corporate giving to communities nationwide.
- Approximately 950,000 donated or discounted test requisitions
through the company's patient assistance programs and Quest for
Health Equity, the company's initiative with the Quest Diagnostics
Foundation to reduce health disparities in under-resourced and
marginalized communities.
- With 70 active programs, the Quest for Health Equity initiative
has supported communities in 30 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico since its inception in 2020.
- Employees volunteered more than 30,000 hours to support local
communities and causes.
- Launched the HealthyQuest Employee Business Network (EBN) to
offer programs and community support to promote employees'
well-being. The company now has 11 EBNs with ~8,000 members.
- Successfully eliminated shipped medical waste from two of our
California laboratories by
installing on-site treatment technology.
- Additionally, the company received ISO 14001 environmental
management certification for its laboratories in Cleveland, OH, and Chantilly, VA.
"In 2023, we made good progress across all of our pillars,
especially in the areas of employee and community engagement," said
Sam Samad, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, who leads the team guiding the
company's ESG efforts. "Our efforts to create a healthier world
require collaboration with our employees, customers, partners and
communities where we operate, and those efforts are driving
tangible results."
Click here to view the report on the Quest Diagnostics corporate
website.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics works across
the healthcare ecosystem to create a healthier world, one life at a
time. We provide diagnostic insights from the results of our
laboratory testing to empower people, physicians and organizations
to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from one of the
world's largest databases of de-identifiable clinical lab results,
Quest's diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and
treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve healthcare
management. Quest Diagnostics annually serves one in three adult
Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our nearly 50,000
employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right
context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform
lives and create a healthier
world. www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
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