Responsibility Articles

Pfizer's 2025 Impact Report Highlights Progress Across Patients, Planet, and Responsible Business

Here at Pfizer, we are in the business of breakthroughs, and while our focus is on making advancements that impact patients’ lives, we are also aware of our work’s broader impact on the world. Every year, we take stock of the impact our work has on the world, the environment, and people themselves in our Impact Report.The 2025 Impact Report provides an overview of Pfizer's priorities and goals related to responsible business growth, which are aimed at contributing to long-term value creation and...

Bridging the Gap: Community-Based Organizations Seek Trust, Tools and Funding to Advance Public Health

Read the full report. Community-based organizations (CBOs) are the cornerstone of community health—yet across the country they face substantial uncertainty, according to a new national survey supported by Τhe Pfizer Multicultural Health Equity Collective (The Collective).These on-the-ground, grassroot nonprofits play a vital role in improving health, particularly for historically underserved populations, as they build trust and meet local needs. As part of Pfizer’s long-term efforts to uplift...

Pfizer’s 2024 Impact Report Highlights Accomplishments in Sustainability, Responsibility

When Pfizer talks about making breakthroughs that change patients’ – and people’s – lives, we aren’t simply referring to scientific discovery and game-changing medicines. We’re talking about the impact we have on those patients and peoples’ lives, the impact our work has on the world and the environment, and our efforts towards making our medicines available and accessible to as many people as possible.  The 2024 Impact Report provides an overview of Pfizer’s priorities and goals related to...

Pfizer’s Statement on Results of Sixth Annual Pay Equity Study Among Colleagues Worldwide

NEW YORK, N.Y., February 25, 2025 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced today that, for the sixth consecutive year, an independent compensation expert confirmed equitable pay practices for employees at Pfizer.The study assessed pay equity for gender worldwide and for minorities in the United States based on compensation data, including base pay and bonuses. The study measured the difference between similar groups of employees when adjusting for factors such as role, grade, job level, and location.T...

Pfizer Awards $1.75 Million to Support Community Forward Solutions to Address Health Disparities

To help address systemic health disparities, The Pfizer Multicultural Health Equity Collective (The Collective) is awarding $1.75 million to seven U.S. non-profit organizations through its Communities Forward grant program.While the vast majority of people believe Americans should be treated equally with regard to healthcare, regardless of income or race,1 far too many people face structural barriers that impact their ability to reach their best health. Community-based organizations provide key...

2024 Health Equity in Action Summit: Communities Forward

Living Our Values Through Pfizer’s Refugee Initiatives

According to the United Nations, 120 million people are expected to be forcibly displaced worldwide by 2025. This is a record level of displacement. Despite the scale of the crisis, only a small fraction, 1% of these individuals, are resettled into permanent homes, leaving the vast majority in a state of limbo.Pfizer's commitment to supporting refugees is a cornerstone of our corporate responsibility. Payal Sahni Becher, Chief People Experience Officer, was a refugee from Afghanistan and...

Pfizer Launches 175 Days of Good—A Global Commitment to Community Volunteerism

Left to right: Dave Denton and Pfizer colleagues packing “Cheer kits” for veterans in the New York regionBuilding on Pfizer’s 175-year legacy to be a force for good in the world, Pfizer has launched 175 Days of Good—a global call to action to inspire and celebrate colleague volunteerism and Pfizer’s collective commitment to do good where we work, live—and beyond.From June 13 to International Volunteer Day on December 5, Pfizer colleagues around the world are hosting and joining volunteer events...

2023 In Review

At Pfizer, we are working tirelessly to outdo yesterday by bringing new breakthroughs to patients around the globe in innovative ways. As we do this, it’s important that we take the time to reflect on both our challenges and our achievements. Every March, we share those reflections with the public via our Annual Review and Impact Report.  In this year’s reports, we look at the numbers behind the breakthroughs and explore the tangible ways that we pushed science forward in service of patients...

Pfizer’s Statement on Results of Fifth Annual Pay Equity Study Among Colleagues Worldwide

NEW YORK, N.Y., February 23, 2024 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced today that, for the fifth consecutive year, an independent compensation expert confirmed equitable pay practices for employees at Pfizer.The study assessed pay equity for gender worldwide and for minorities in the United States based on compensation data, including base pay and bonuses. The study measured the difference between similar groups of employees when adjusting for factors such as role, grade, job level, and location.T...

Pfizer Accelerates Climate Action through Pan-European Virtual Power Purchase Power Agreements

The impact of climate change on human health is unequivocal. Between 2030 and 2050, it’s expected to cause 250,000 additional deaths per year1 from increased effects like heat stress and malnutrition.Guided by our company purpose, “Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives”, Pfizer remains committed to reducing our company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We’ve set a goal to achieve to achieve the voluntary Net-Zero Standard – aiming to reduce company emissions by 95% and value chain emissions...

October Social Media Round-Up—Israel-Hamas War, COVID-19 Treatment News, and Pfizer Makes Forbes List

October was an eventful month, both around the world and here at Pfizer. In this edition of the monthly social media round-up, our leadership weighs in on both.  CEO Albert Bourla expresses sadness and resolve over the geopolitical upheaval in the middle east, which has far-reaching implications, including impact on many employees in the Pfizer family. He also spreads the news about our new deal with the U.S. government regarding the COVID-19 antiviral oral treatment. And our Chief Marketing...