April 2010 - Novo Nordisk on World Haemophilia Day
The 17 April 2010, World Haemophilia Day (WHD), was celebrated by Novo Nordisk along with the global haemophilia community. The primary aim of this 21st celebration of WHD is to promote knowledge and...
View ArticleMarch 2003 - New clinic brings diabetes care to thousands in Tanzania
On 1 March, Novo Nordisk’s CEO Lars Rebien Sørensen officially opened a new diabetes clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Read more
View ArticleMarch 2004 - Lise Kingo interview in Pharmaceutical Executive
In the article “Sustainability drives Pharma’s future” published in the Pharmaceutical Executive in March, Lise Kingo, executive vice president of Corporate Stakeholder Relations, Novo Nordisk A/S, is...
View ArticleMarch 2011 - Novo Nordisk demonstrates shared value in China
In our second Blueprint for Change Programme business case, Novo Nordisk reports that its Triple Bottom Line business principle, balancing economic, social and environmental decisions, has created...
View ArticleSeptember 2005 - Novo Nordisk included in Climate Leadership Index
Novo Nordisk has been honoured by the Carbon Disclosure Project, a group of leading institutional investors, as ’Best in Class’ in its approach to addressing the challenge of climate change. Read more
View ArticleOctober 2003 - Genius evaluation
On 21 October, the former Danish Minister for Education, Margrethe Vestager, was among the speakers at a seminar held in The Experimentarium in Hellerup, Denmark. The purpose of this seminar was to...
View ArticleJanuary 2011 - Novo Nordisk tweets on sustainability
Twitter users can now follow Novo Nordisk's corporate sustainability activities, performance and dilemmas. The new Twitter account will serve to expand Novo Nordisk's reporting of non-financial...
View ArticleJune 2007 - Novo Nordisk named one of the ‘world’s most ethical...
Novo Nordisk was recently named one of the ‘world’s most ethical companies’ by Ethisphere Magazine. The company was recognised for its strong leadership in ethics and compliance, advancement of...
View ArticleFebruary 2007 - Novo Nordisk among global top 50 low-carbon
Novo Nordisk is rated number 14 on CNBC European Business magazine’s ground-breaking new list ranking the world’s top low-carbon pioneers. Read more
View ArticleApril 2010 - UK Business award to Novo Nordisk
Through demonstrating a company wide commitment to Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) in the UK between 2006 and 2009, backed by evidence of collaboration and partnership between business and...
View ArticleOctober 2002 - Award-winning video now available online
The World Diabetes Foundation's film "Access to Health" has won first prize in the Futuroscope European Corporate Film Festival. The film describes the magnitude of problems facing people with...
View ArticleMay 2009 - ’The Copenhagen Call’: Six Steps for Ambitious...
Tuesday 26 May, global business leaders assembled in Copenhagen at the World Business Summit on Climate Change issued "The Copenhagen Call. Read more.
View ArticleOctober 1999 - Novo Nordisk excluded from competition
After having won the Green Accounting Award in Denmark three years in a row, Novo Nordisk was excluded from this year's competition because of a new rule that prize-winners cannot participate the next...
View ArticleJune 2010 - Novo Nordisk commits to women's empowerment
At the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, taking place in New York last week, Novo Nordisk committed to support the Women’s Empowerment Principles. Read more
View ArticleMay 2007 - Novo Nordisk rated no 1 in 'Best Places to Work in New jersey'
Up against more than 200 other companies, Novo Nordisk in the US was named this year’s ‘Best Place to Work in New Jersey’. Read more
View ArticleApril 2010 - Novo Nordisk launches HERO
Novo Nordisk announced today the start of a global survey into the psychological and social effects of haemophilia named HERO. Read more
View ArticleAugust 2010 - Improving access to diabetes care for children in Cameroon
In June, Novo Nordisk and the Minister of Public Health in Cameroon announced a partnership to address the needs for children with diabetes in Cameroon. The project is part of the Novo Nordisk...
View ArticleFebruary 2005 - Novo Nordisk among 100 most sustainable companies
A new global business ranking unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, places Novo Nordisk among the 100 most sustainable companies in the world. Read more
View ArticleFebruary 2010 - Health programme reaches 80% of our people
NovoHealth seeks to develop a workplace culture that promotes supports and inspires healthy living for all employees through four global standards, offered to all employees and adopted locally by the...
View ArticleOctober 2009 - Novo Nordisk wins award for best annual report in Denmark
On 1 October Novo Nordisk received sevaral awards, including the award for best annual report in Denmark, at an award ceremony at the historical stock exchange building in Copenhagen. Read more.
View ArticleOctober 2001 - Novo wins award for best sustainability report
The companies in the Novo Group maintain the position as best in class, when it comes to non-financial reporting. For the second consecutive year, the Danish Association of Chartered Accountants and...
View ArticleApril 2005 - Diversity prize awarded with a royal touch
The MIA prize, which was awarded for the second consecutive year, was established by the Danish Institute for Human Rights with support from the European Union. Lise Kingo accepted the award from HRH...
View ArticleAugust 2010 - Global framework for integrated reporting on its way
On 2 August the International Integrated Reporting Committee was formed with the objective of creating a globally accepted framework for accounting for sustainability in order to develop a more...
View ArticleMarch 2010 - Sustainable contributions from our profits
Our community investments are focused on making a difference towards people with diabetes. They are long term business investments that make employees proud and build good relations with stakeholders....
View ArticleSeptember 2011 - Global 500 improves carbon management and disclosure
For the first time in the ten year history of the Carbon Disclosure Project survey, the majority of respondents in the Global 500 report have climate change actions embedded as part of their business...
View ArticleAugust 2010 - Novo Nordisk reaches out to Pakistani flood victims
On 10 August Novo Nordisk decided to donate 1 million Danish kroner to help flood victims in Pakistan. Read more
View ArticleNovember 2010 - Global companies call for climate action in Cancun
On November 15, 2010 Novo Nordisk joined the nearly 1000 global companies in signing The Cancun Communiqué urging governments to make rapid progress on a number of key issues during the sixteenth...
View ArticleMay 2010 - Ethics e-learning tools launched by Novo Nordisk and the...
Thursday 21 May Novo Nordisk and the University of Copenhagen launched two new e-learning tools at the ISO-26000 meeting in Copenhagen. More than 450 delegates from around the globe were invited to...
View ArticleDecember 2010 - Novo Nordisk welcomes new guidelines on human rights
On the occasion of the 62nd anniversary, Novo Nordisk welcomes the Draft Guiding Principles presented by Professor John Ruggie, Special Representative to the UN Secretary General, which elaborate and...
View ArticleFebruary 2010 - Annual report 2009 published
Despite continuing challenges in the global economic environment, 2009 was a successful year for Novo Nordisk with solid sales in all business areas, and the three bottom lines, financial, social and...
View ArticleNovember 2002 - Novo Nordisk singled out for world class sustainability...
In a global survey, launched 18 November, Novo Nordisk is one of the 'magnificent seven' companies that in their recent sustainability reports demonstrate leadership in action. Read more
View ArticleNovember 2010 - Novo Nordisk hands out award for for innovation in...
Dr Manuel Vera González is the 2010 winner of the International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Award for Innovation in Paediatric Diabetes Care. The prize, supported by Novo...
View ArticleSeptember 2003 - Novo Nordisk nominated for the Carl Bertelsmann Prize
The German Bertelsmann Foundation has nominated Novo Nordisk for the 2003 Carl Bertelsmann Prize, which recognises exemplary corporate culture. Read more
View ArticleSeptember 2011 - Screening in Portugal to raise awareness
On Friday 2 September, the Novo Nordisk Changing Diabetes® World Tour established a mobile clinic in Lisbon’s Rossio Square offering free diabetes screening for adults between the ages of 30 and 75....
View ArticleJanuary 2010 - Employee volunteering on the rise
Novo Nordisk’s employees care about their community and conceived and carried out more TakeAction! activities in 2009 than ever before since the launch of the global volunteer programme. Read more
View ArticleNovember 2007 - Novo Nordisk promotes global climate dialogue
In two years from now, world leaders will gather in Copenhagen to negotiate a global climate treaty for the coming decades. Recognising the responsibility of business in tackling climate change, Novo...
View ArticleApril 2001 - Novo Nordisk wins prestigious reporting award
Novo Nordisk has received a prize for having issued the best integrated environmental and social report in Europe. The event is organized by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and...
View ArticleNovember 2001 - Novo Nordisk launches World Diabetes Foundation
Novo Nordisk has announced that it will establish the World Diabetes Foundation to support, financially and otherwise, projects aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge of diabetes; preventing,...
View ArticleJune 2010 - Innovative approach recognised in Access to Medicines Index
In the 2nd Access to Medicines Index (ATMI), released in Amsterdam Monday 21 June, Novo Nordisk ranks 8th among 20 research-based pharmaceutical companies. Read more
View ArticleNovember 2005 - Accidental releases of GMO materials in Montes Claros
On 15 September 2005, Novo Nordisk had an accidental release of materials containing GMOs – genetically modified organisms - at the production site in Montes Claros, Brazil. The GMOs in question...
View ArticleApril 2010 - Corporate Register awards Novo Nordisk for best integrated report
Novo Nordisk's 2008 Annual Report was named the Best Integrated Report at the CR Reporting Awards 2010. Read more
View ArticleMay 2007 - DONG Energy and Novo Nordisk sign partnership agreement on...
Novo Nordisk is committed to reducing its energy consumption, and a major part of the company’s future electricity consumption in Denmark will be supplied by wind turbines; the Danish energy company...
View ArticleAugust 2004 - Accidental releases of GMO materials in Bagsværd
On 17 and 18 August 2004, Novo Nordisk had two accidental releases of materials containing GMOs – genetically modified organisms - at the production site in Bagsværd. Read more
View ArticleJune 2009 - Globe Award for sustainability reporting awarded to Novo Nordisk
The Globe Sustainability Reporting Award 2009 was awarded to Novo Nordisk on 3 June by H.R.H Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden. Read more.
View ArticleJune 2010 - Employees renovate a school in Morocco
About 350 employees from Novo Nordisk went to Marrakech to take part in the Global Brand Summit. One issue at the agenda stood out from the rest: Restoration of a primary school in a nearby village....
View ArticleJanuary 2012 - Novo Nordisk tops global list of 100 most sustainable companies
Today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Novo Nordisk was ranked number one in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index. The index is published annually since...
View ArticleOctober 2011 - Novo Nordisk supports gestational diabetes treatment in Colombia
In October 2011, the Health Secretary of Barranqilla with support from Novo Nordisk launched the “Vida Nueva” (New Life) Project for Gestational Diabetes in Barranquilla, Colombia. Vida Nueva, a key...
View ArticleNovember 2011 - Supplement on maternal health and noncommunicable diseases
On 18 November 2011, a supplement made possible through an unrestricted educational grant by Novo Nordisk was published by the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. The supplement, “From...
View ArticleNovo Nordisk demonstrates shared value through social responsibility...
In its third Blueprint for Change business case, Novo Nordisk analyses how aligning business strategy with the needs of patients, stakeholders and society has contributed to business success and has...
View ArticleFebruary 2012 - Novo Nordisk reports solid financial, social and...
BAGSVÆRD, Denmark, 7 February 2012 – Novo Nordisk’s eighth annual integrated report, now online, reports on the company’s very positive financial, social and environmental performance for 2011. Read more
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