Healthy Communities

According to the UN, the proportion of the population aged 65 or older is expected to increase from 11 percent today to 16 percent in 2050. At the same time, the proportion of people living with chronic diseases such as diabetes is increasing. This is already creating shortages of health professionals and imposing considerable strain on the healthcare sector.

By offering a full range of effective, high-quality and safe products and advising on the right product, proposing alternative, more cost-efficient products or other services, Asker can improve patient outcomes and reduce the total cost of care.

• Increase the percentage of sales within system sales, fourth-party logistics and direct-to-patient. These are the business models identified as being the most important for reducing total cost of care and improving patient outcomes
• Help the customer choose the right product for their needs at a lower price total cost, for example through digital solutions
• Provide high quality products and services in accordance with the regulations for MDR and IVDR

Good health and wellbeing (3)

Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

• Affected communities (S3) 
• Personal health of consumers (S4)
• Information-related impacts for consumers (S4)
• Social inclusion of consumers (S4)
• Personal safety of consumers (S4)

• Quality and Environmental Policy
• IT Policy