NOVARTIS
Novartis continues to stand out with its combination of ambitious environmental commitments and socially anchored health programmes. For Korab, this is what defines the role of sustainability in healthcare.
“ Pharma companies are not heavy carbon emitters compared to some sectors,” he reflects.“ Our biggest contribution is ensuring our science benefits as many people as possible, while we continue reducing our footprint.”
Advice for the next generation For aspiring sustainability leaders, Korab emphasises communication inside the organisation.
“ I always emphasise the importance of internal storytelling,” he says.“ Social impact and sustainability do not exist in a silo; we have to engage the whole organisation in the vision.”
Teams are small, so influence and persuasion become essential.“ You have to use influence, you have to connect the dots and you have to translate strategy into what the day-to-day worker sees as their contribution,” Korab explains.“ It’ s the only way to multiply impact.”
For him, sustainability leadership is about persistence and connection, not technical fixes alone.“ It is really only through our collective efforts that we’ ll be able to make a difference.”
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