The report highlights Premier's progress in sustainability during fiscal year 2022. The company advanced its efforts by undertaking a materiality assessment to identify the ESG factors most relevant to its stakeholders. Premier's Board of Directors also made the decision to include certain ESG measures as part of its annual incentive compensation plan, linking progress on core ESG goals to all employees' potential compensation. Key highlights of the report include: Premier being named as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® for the 15th consecutive year; achieving 100% employee completion of compliance education courses; launching DEIB strategic pillars to provide health and wellness solutions to an increasingly diverse world; launching the ONE PREMIER GROWTH MINDSET initiative to enhance company culture; advancing data-driven policies that help solve poor health outcomes and disparities in maternal-infant care; advocating for men who identify as LGBTQ+ to donate blood, resulting in FDA to review its blood donation rules; seeking federal support for elderly in nursing homes to implement electronic health records and electronic clinical surveillance technology to enable better and safer care; advancing DEIB through a member-led commitment to the Supplier Diversity Pledge; launching greenhouse gas (GHG) Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions assessment; and adopting an Environmental Policy.
