Environment
ICON is committed to conducting our business in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Learn moreICON Cares: A force for good
ICON Cares brings together all our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIB) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives under one umbrella. It is a pledge to achieve more together. As a company of over 41,000 people working across more than 50 countries, we have an enormous opportunity to put our expertise, experience and human kindness into action as a force for good. We believe that, as a company, we can:
- Reduce our carbon emissions and energy use with environmental targets and sustainable offices
- Create a workplace where people of all backgrounds feel welcome and have opportunities to thrive
- Drive better patient outcomes
- Support our communities
- Conduct business in ways that meet the highest ethical standards and demonstrate our commitment to honesty, transparency and quality.
ICON Cares 2022 ESG Report - A message from Steve Cutler, our CEO
ICON is the world’s largest, most comprehensive clinical research organisation (CRO) with a singular focus on clinical research and commercialisation. Our 2022 ICON Cares ESG report shows what we can achieve for our customers, people, patients and communities as a leader in the industry.
We are powered by healthcare intelligence—a synthesis of our unique experience, expertise, data and technologies. Our commitment to becoming the healthcare intelligence partner of choice will enhance both our operational and ESG performance.
As a testament to the progress we are making with our ESG program, ICON received a silver medal in 2022 from business sustainability ratings expert EcoVadis with a score that put us in the 87th percentile.
The ICON Cares 2022 ESG Report showcases our ESG activities in 2022 and the progress we have made in advancing our ESG priorities we identified in 2021 and refreshed in 2022. There’s a common thread running through every advancement at ICON: our people. Among our many ambitious goals, we strive to empower talented employees from diverse backgrounds to do important work, shape the future of healthcare and reach their full potential. Their talent, passion and energy will further our evolution as a leading healthcare intelligence organisation.
Kind regards,
Steve Cutler
Chief Executive Officer
ESG reporting
ICON is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact and in 2022 we reported in alignment with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Reports
Historical reports
Carbon Trust assurances
Our ESG priorities
Through a comprehensive “double materiality” assessment in 2021 and a subsequent review of priorities in 2022, ICON has seven ESG priorities which we believe are the key focus areas for ICON to address in managing impacts on our business, people, the environment and our communities.