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“ To be an innovative company , we have to be a diverse company ”
The circumstances led Duato to increase efforts to solve these healthcare challenges , learn lessons from the pandemic and build a stronger global healthcare system and supply chain .
“ A year on , we ’ re working in radically different ways ,” Duato wrote in a LinkedIn post . “ We ’ ve continued our massive shift toward digitisation as we break down silos and work in new ways . Our teams are more comfortable using data science and intelligent automation to spot and respond to changes in the marketplace , helping to ensure business continuity and foster necessary innovation .”
His thirst for global perspectives led Duato to Tsinghua University , in Beijing , China , where he served as an Advisory Board Member for the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences .
During COVID-19 , Duato led the company ’ s quick response to protect employees wellbeing , manage the fraught global supply chain and get medicine out to desperate patients .
“ COVID-19 exposed the racial and social injustices that communities of colour have been facing for a very long time . The disease itself took a disproportionate toll on the Black , Latinx , Indigenous and Pacific Islander communities and it forced us to revisit the way we address and provide equitable care ,” he said in conversation with Latino Leaders .
Johnson & Johnson : a 130 year-old startup Duato likes to think of Johnson & Johnson as a ‘ 130 year-old startup ’, due to its characteristics , such as its diversity . “ To be an innovative company , we have to be a diverse company .”
In its 2022 DEI Impact Review , highlights included a 4 % increase in minority representation in Management from 2020 and committing US $ 100m into helping to close the racial health gap .
At Johnson & Johnson , everyone has a responsibility to accelerate the company ’ s progress with diversity , equity and inclusion , to drive change within the company , the global healthcare sector and the world .
“ I have always considered DEI as a core component of how I live and now as CEO of Johnson and Johnson , as a core component of our culture ,” he said .
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