Tatjana, General Counsel, Company Secretary and Executive Vice President, Global Legal Affairs, has been with Shire since 2001.
Shire also announces that it was recently awarded Gold status by Business in the Community for its Corporate Responsibility (CR) commitment, initiatives and actions. Business in the Community's CR Index is the UK’s leading benchmark of responsible business. It helps companies to integrate and improve responsibility throughout their operations by providing a systematic approach to managing, measuring and reporting on business impacts in society and on the environment. The CR Index assesses the extent to which corporate responsibility strategy is integrated into business practice throughout an organisation. It provides a benchmark for companies to evaluate their management practices in four key areas of corporate responsibility (community, environment, marketplace and workplace) and performance in a range of environmental and social impact areas. Shire scored particularly highly in corporate strategy and management practice.
As part of Shire’s CR approach, the Company is continually developing its approach to environmental issues and a Global Environmental Impact Analysis team leads and implements specific environmental programs, initiatives and activities with support from functional areas and business units. These include environmental impact assessments, defining and monitoring Shire’s carbon footprint and establishing reduction targets. Shire’s CR progress is reported publicly on its dedicated CR website at www.shire.com/cr and in its Annual Report.
Angus Russell, Shire’s Chief Executive, commented: “CR has always been a priority for everyone at Shire and everything we do is underpinned by a strong sense of our responsibilities as a specialty biopharmaceutical company. From detailed business policies to practical day-to-day action, the idea of CR guides and inspires everyone who works at Shire. We’re very pleased with our recent Gold award and I’m delighted with Tatjana May’s appointment as our new Committee Chair.”
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Media Jessica Mann (Rest of the World) +44 1256 894 280
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