1. CSR at Hospital for Special Surgery A

CSR s embedded in the business philosophy of Hospital for Special Surgery A. At Hospital for Special Surgery A, the business operations and processes are designed in a way that they do not become an obstacle or a burden in the way of people’s and the environment’s wellbeing. At the same time, these processes and designs boost business growth. The systematic design of operations at Hospital for Special Surgery A enables the management to ensure that the organization achieves sustainable business growth by reducing attached risk factors as well as through community building goals and ambitions. Hospital for Special Surgery A strives to increase its social impact and influence on the environment and in people’s lives- by focusing on three big goals. 

1.1. Values at Hospital for Special Surgery A

Hospital for Special Surgery A works for CSR through the CSV approach. This is made easier to incorporate in the company systems because of the core values practised at Hospital for Special Surgery A. These are:

Respect – for every one

• Trust
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Accountability

1.2. CSR goals at Hospital for Special Surgery A

1.2.1. Improving livings standards for communities through increasing employment opportunities

Hospital for Special Surgery A believes in working for the people, and working with the people. With the growth of the business across the world, Hospital for Special Surgery A ensures that it creates new employment and livelihood opportunities for millions across the globe. This is done through direct employment and contracts, as well as through inclusive business opportunities.

1.2.2. Enhancing the health and wellbeing of communities engaging with Hospital for Special Surgery A

Hospital for Special Surgery A works with communities at large and aims to help them become healthier and happier. Hospital for Special Surgery A provides nutritional boosting and support to communities where it runs operations, as well as to other communities living in regions marked below poverty. Additionally, Hospital for Special Surgery A also produces and distributes health and hygiene products to enhance the wellbeing of its customers along with the various communities it has engaged with.

1.2.3. Reducing environmental footprint

Hospital for Special Surgery A works towards reducing its environmental footprint by ensuring that it allows the legislation regarding carbon production and release. Also, Hospital for Special Surgery A works towards designing operational processes that reduce water and land pollution. All products manufactured and distributed by Hospital for Special Surgery A come with a disposal method to reduce wastage, and increase recycling. 

2. Creating shared value (CSV) at Hospital for Special Surgery A

Hospital for Special Surgery A works hard to create value for not only the shareholders but for the society at large. This approach of creating shared value has enabled impressive business growth for Hospital for Special Surgery A, as well as allowing its expansion regionally as well as in its product portfolio. Through creating shared value, Hospital for Special Surgery A brings value to the lives of communities where it operates by influencing those aspects of the society which intersect and coincide with the business offerings and business operations.

2.1. How to maximize value creation?

Through the CSV approach, Hospital for Special Surgery A can create the most value in the following aspects:

2.1.1. Nutrition

Hospital for Special Surgery A focuses on investing in the health of communities by focusing on nutrition and medication, as well as on sanitation and hygiene. The primary focus remains on ensuring health safety for children and infants.

2.1.2. Water

Hospital for Special Surgery A works hard with third parties and external as well as internal support systems to ensure that its operations do not cause water damage. In addition, it administers all its internal sewage plants to dispose of waste optimally without risking water life.

2.1.3. Air cleansing

Hospital for Special Surgery A maintains carbon units as per legislation in all its operations across the globe. The company also takes responsibility for ensuring that all its industrial sites and operations are placed away from residential areas to reduce maximum exposure of plant operations to the public.

2.1.4. Rural development

 Hospital for Special Surgery A strives to develop communities where it operates. This includes rural communities and settlements from where Hospital for Special Surgery A gets its raw materials and inputs as well as labour. Hospital for Special Surgery A created varied employment and livelihood opportunities for these communities to help them raise their living standards and quality of life.

3. Commitments made by Hospital for Special Surgery A

Commitments at the Hospital for Special Surgery A have helped shape its CSR and CSV approach based on multiple trends from across the globe. These commitments have helped Hospital for Special Surgery A maintain focus in giving back to the community as well as in developing a more sustainable environment and workplace. Commitments are the long term goals that Hospital for Special Surgery A wants to fulfil and achieve in the following different aspects:

3.1. For individuals and families

3.1.1. Living healthier lives

For families and communities, the CSV approach of Hospital for Special Surgery A focuses on helping individuals attain a balance between healthy nutrition and physical exercise as a means of a healthier lifestyle and healthy living. With today’s work style and busy schedules, this is quite a challenge. Hospital for Special Surgery A works intending to develop programs and products to help communities manage time well and stay motivated towards increasing their wellbeing.

3.1.2. Having nutritional knowledge

Hospital for Special Surgery A works with the long term aspiration of enhancing the lifestyles of communities. The company plans to do it by sharing information regarding nutritional facts, and by raising awareness of nutritional intake. The company does this by not only making the nutritional value available for its own manufactured products but also develops programs and information sharing networks to help individuals learn about healthy eating and make informed dietary decisions.

3.2. For communities

3.2.1. Rural development

Hospital for Special Surgery A works towards developing rural communities-especially where it is operational and present. The company engages not only in employment creation but also infrastructure development and education deployment programs to help communities improve their living standards. Hospital for Special Surgery A also conducts vocational training programs frequently.

3.2.2. Promoting diversity

Hospital for Special Surgery A also works towards inclusion through its diversity programs. The company has designed programs and policies to ensure the inclusion of all community groups in the employment cycle. In addition, the company also conducts training and skill enhancement sessions for all community groups –including disabled and special persons

3.3. For the planet

3.3.1. Protecting water

Hospital for Special Surgery A understands the need for protecting water resources across the globe and is also an active fighter for water preservation. With the high scarcity of clean drinking water, Hospital for Special Surgery A works and strives to provide communities with clean drinking water through having installed filter plants

3.3.2. Protecting natural resources

 With increased urbanization, natural landscapes of forests and grasslands have quickly turned into urban centres. Hospital for Special Surgery A ensures that all its operational sites are designed in a way that they do not harm or risk the natural ecosystem. In addition, the company works towards protecting the environment by building green spaces.

3.3.3. Safeguarding the environment

The operations of Hospital for Special Surgery A, like other players in the industry, are being affected by the climatic changes, and the weather alterations. To fight this change, and to safeguard the environment, Hospital for Special Surgery A works towards creating safe green spaces through high rate plantations. This is to ensure environmental sustainability and enrichment of the ecosystem.

4. Value chain at Hospital for Special Surgery A and CSR

At Hospital for Special Surgery A, SCR is embedded in the company DNA. Hospital for Special Surgery A ensures that the CSV approach is integrated into all operations and systems at the company, including THE VALUE CHAIN.

4.1. Supply chain

4.1.1. Rural development

Hospital for Special Surgery A allies with farmers and other partners to obtain the high quality raw material. In doing so, the company ensures that it invests in the wellbeing in the development of its partners and related communities through educational opportunities as well as various training programs and infrastructure development.

4.1.2. Responsible sourcing

Hospital for Special Surgery A participates in responsible sourcing. All its partners throughout the supply chain and for raw materials have been tested against set ethical backgrounds to ensure that all raw sources and materials are obtained from partners doing sustainable business.

4.1.3. Animal welfare

In all its sourcing, Hospital for Special Surgery A ensures that no animals are harmed. Hospital for Special Surgery A makes sure that all animals are fed high quality fodder, and that they are kept in a clean and safe environment. In addition, Hospital for Special Surgery A also provides safe breeding grounds for animals and regularly authorizes veterinary check-ups for all animals in partner farms.

4.1.4. Human rights

Hospital for Special Surgery A is also particularly careful to ensure that all human rights are upheld in its business operations. This includes no child labour, and inclusive diversity, amongst other things. Also, the business operations of Hospital for Special Surgery A also include high dependence on local workers for labor and management – making sure all local and global human rights are followed thoroughly.

4.2. Manufacturing

4.2.1. Water, sanitation and hygiene

During the manufacturing process and value additions, Hospital for Special Surgery A maintains an emphasis on water, sanitation and hygiene. All plants and manufacturing units operated by Hospital for Special Surgery A have an authorized sanitation system in place which ensures minimal water wastage. Besides, all industrial waste is disposed of off through authorized channels only – ensuring that no natural water body and water source is harmed or polluted.

4.2.2. Natural resource stewardship

Hospital for Special Surgery A is also an active pioneer of natural resource stewardship. Hospital for Special Surgery A has devised ways to ensure that natural resources are sustainably used for industrial operations, and are not damaged during business processes. Hospital for Special Surgery A shares this knowledge publicly for the overall welfare of the environment and the planet.

4.2.3. Women empowerment

During its manufacturing process, the Hospital for Special Surgery A also ensures to employ women labour in various managerial and operational level jobs. These women are usually from local communities and are trained for new skill development and enhancement. In doing so, Hospital for Special Surgery A ensures that women are equipped with the confidence and decision making abilities s that they advance not only in their professional but also in their personal and social lives.

4.3. Retail and consumers

4.3.1. Responsible marketing and influence

Hospital for Special Surgery A makes sure to use ethical means of marketing its products. This means not only does it disseminate rightful information and data regarding the company, but also makes sure that it does not use unethical appeals in its marketing communication.

4.3.2. Marketing to children

Hospital for Special Surgery A is also careful in its marketing to children so that it is not exploitative. Rather, marketing to children is done through influencing adults towards the products offered by Hospital for Special Surgery A.

4.3.3. Product Safety

Hospital for Special Surgery A ensures product safety in consumption at all times. This is done not only through mentioning nutritional value and facts but also through a clear statement of manufacturing dates and batches. This is to make sure that consumers are aware of the product quality and life cycle. Also, the company mentions clear ways and processes of disposing of the products to ensure that the environment is sustained and not harmed.

5. Working towards achieving sustainable goals 

 The CSR and CSV approach at Hospital for Special Surgery A is closely guided by the sustainable development goals chalked out by the United Nations. Through working on the attainment of the SDGs, Hospital for Special Surgery A, and many other companies work together to create a peaceful and harmonious future that has sustainable resources and environment.    

Through connecting Hospital for Special Surgery A’s goals and commitments with the SDGs, the company has created avenues of channelling a positive impact on society through its operations and business as a whole.

5.1. No poverty

• Hospital for Special Surgery A creates opportunities for skill enhancement and vocational training
• Hospital for Special Surgery A also provides equal employment opportunities to all labours from the local communities
• Hospital for Special Surgery A promotes and supports small business ventures through inclusive business support and funding – especially for women who are micro-entrepreneurs in the community

5.2. Zero hunger

• Hospital for Special Surgery A works towards implementing a model of less food wastage and food loss – in the manufacturing as well as the supply chain process
• Hospital for Special Surgery A provides subsidized products in communities that are living below the poverty line, as well as in communities where it is operational and has industrial units and sites
• Hospital for Special Surgery A has developed recycling plants in local communities to ensure that there is no food wasted during consumption, and it is recycled into other products needed for a sustainable environment

5.3. Clean water and sanitation

• Hospital for Special Surgery A strives to ensure high water efficiency and water sustainability in all business operations and processes
• Hospital for Special Surgery A advocates and also internally implements positive water policies
• Infrastructure developed by Hospital for Special Surgery A in different rural communities and settlements ensures authorized sewage networks and lines to avoid dumping in freshwater reserves

5.4. Life on land

• Hospital for Special Surgery A works towards establishing the green supply chain
• Hospital for Special Surgery A ensures that no Green spaces are destroyed for its business and industrial purposes, and also works towards creating healthy green spaces through numerous plantations
• Hospital for Special Surgery A places a high emphasis on maintaining regular health check-ups for all community members – free of cost, and also focuses on animal welfare for farmers

5.5. Good health and well being

• Hospital for Special Surgery A works towards improving the living standards and quality of life of communities it engages with
• For farmers, Hospital for Special Surgery A has also improved farm economics
• Hospital for Special Surgery A works towards protecting the children in the supply chain processes, as well as creates diverse livelihood opportunities for adults

5.6. Quality education

• Hospital for Special Surgery A provides a hands-on learning opportunity for young adults from local communities through internship opportunities
• Hospital for Special Surgery A also sponsors various scholarship programs for different grade levels in communities where it is operations
• Hospital for Special Surgery A has inaugurated primary schools in three different regions where it has operations – in rural settlements – as a step towards achieving quality education for all.