Editorial

Dear readers,

We are delighted to present you with the 2024 Helsana Sustainability Report. Helsana has been providing its customers with fair and secure access to high-quality healthcare for 125 years now. This core ambition is a firm component of our corporate philosophy and will continue to guide our actions as we move into the future. In an environment shaped by increasingly complex social and environmental challenges, however, we have to show an even greater commitment to sustainable corporate management.

As part of our new “Securing health for a lifetime” corporate strategy, we have adopted the “sustainable corporate management” objective as part of a more targeted quest to anchor sustainability in our decision-making processes and business practices. This strategic focus is crucial if we want to proactively rise to the challenges of a changing society and environment, and promote the health of our community in the long term.

In 2023, we systematically set ourselves sustainability targets and have published regular reports on our progress ever since. We also take part in the annual EcoVadis ESG rating process. EcoVadis assesses the status quo of, and progress made with regard to, sustainable corporate management in the corporate sector.

We are proud to play a responsible role in the healthcare industry. Together, we are working to create a healthy and liveable future in which we continue to place the needs of our customers front and centre.

Best regards,

Dear reader,

I am delighted to be able to present you with an overview of Helsana’s progress and initiatives in the area of sustainability. With the range of insurance products we offer, we have demonstrated a long-standing commitment to health and life in general. We want to continue to live up to this ambition going forward.

The emerging social and environmental changes go hand-in-hand with challenges, which we address at an early stage as part of our commitment to sustainability. A healthy environment lays the groundwork for humanity’s long-term existence, and we know that climate and environmental protection are fundamentally linked to the health and well-being of our fellow human beings.

This is why Helsana is taking responsibility and is committed to the objectives set out in the Paris Agreement. We have set ourselves the goal of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. This is our contribution to mitigating the serious consequences of unchecked climate change.

Together, we can tackle the challenges that lie ahead and bring about positive change. Let us keep working towards a future in which health and sustainability go hand in hand.