Social commitment – partnership with “there for you” further established
Galenica continued its social commitment in the 2024 financial year. As part of the partnership with the “there for you” digital fundraising platform, social initiatives run by employees were also supported in a targeted manner.
The crowdfunding platform “there for you” collects donations for social, humanitarian and sustainability-related projects. Operators guarantee a careful selection of initiatives and the greatest possible transparency, from project implementation through to completion. Galenica has been the main partner of “there for you” since early 2022.
Over the past two years, the collaboration has become a central pillar of Galenica’s social commitment. Group employees play an important role in selecting the projects. Not only does Galenica take employees’ views into account when selecting projects, it also supports initiatives spearheaded by the workforce itself.
One example of this is “Pharmaciens sans frontières”, a commitment by Sabina Sommaruga Phillot, who has been working as a pharmacist at the Amavita pharmacy Genève Plainpalais for many years. With “Pharmaciens sans frontières”, she is aiming to improve the supply of medicines and access to medical support for people who are “sans-papiers”, i.e. without legal residence status. Thanks to the collaboration between Galenica and “there for you”, the project was published on the website and supported by Galenica.
Another example is a project by “autismus schweiz”, the largest association working with autism in Switzerland. Association president Rita Apfelbaum, pharmacy assistant at the Amavita pharmacy at Wädenswil railway station, wants to distribute flyers to raise awareness among pharmacy staff of how to interact with people with autism spectrum disorder. The project received around 30% of the votes in the employee poll and, as a result, a donation from Galenica as a result.