Public health and corporate social responsibility: exploratory study on pharmaceutical companies in an emerging market

Table 3 Number of social responsibility projects reported from 2014 to 2018

Social responsibility projects^a	A	B	C	D	E	F
Public health support (including: blood donations; healthy life promotion; access to medicines; drug safety and side effects;	81	44	70	77	70	56
Social projects and employee management (including: management-employee relationships; anti-corruption measures; supply chains; blood donations; workplace security; open days; etc.)	15	10	11	18	12	8
Educational activities and support (including: financial support for inclusive education; scholarships; open days; training; internships; social and educational projects for local communities, etc.)	5	2	5	5	2	3
Environmental activities and support (including: the efficient use of resources and waste; CO₂ emissions reduction; green investments; afforestation actions; actions to restore water and public places, etc.)	25	5	10	24	15	5
TOTAL	126	61	96	124	99	72

^aNote: some projects are assigned to several categories of projects (e.g., blood donation projects are assigned to public health support, social projects and employee management). If a project was developed for several years, it was counted every year, as the results of projects are presented annually in annual reports
Source: authors’ own research and projections based on annual reports published on the BSE

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