EDITORIAL Advancing diagnosis is advancing health. At Cerba HealthCare, this profound conviction leads us to explore the infinitely small, rallying our combined expertise to favour the emergence of a diagnosis, contribute to treatment efficacy and promote prevention: clinical pathology, imaging, clinical trial pathology, anatomical pathology, genetics... We channel all our skills into meeting the needs of the medical communities and populations and into evolving our policies towards increased prevention. As a healthcare player, the Cerba HealthCare mission has historically been one of common good. A commitment that has progressively grown to encompass the various facets of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Because whatever the form, committing to a sustainable planet is now everyone’s responsibility. For Cerba HealthCare, this commitment comes with two profound convictions: it must maintain a strong link with our business and its values, and it must take the form of specific actions. Within the Group, many emblematic initiatives of this approach were born well before we imagined that they would find a legitimate place in a CSR report, be it our historical investment in the professional development of our collaborators, the medical community or the creation of Institut Cerba to improve access to care for the most disadvantaged. Finally – and without doubt it is the foundation we all share – the values of the Group occupy a cardinal place in this process. Beyond the element of cohesion that is vital to the company's development, they represent the foundation of our CSR approach: Excellence, Commitment, Boldness and Respect guide the behaviours of each and every one of us, enabling us to create a CSR roadmap that is all the more sustainable because it is true to what we are. Fortified by this ambition, we have defined a CSR strategy that goes beyond what one might legitimately expect from a healthcare player, particularly on the question of ethics, to include environmental and social themes. We also found it essential to maintain this ambition at all Group levels, which is why the CSR roadmap will be driven and facilitated by all of our collaborators. Because beyond measures, pillars, perimeters and other indicators, what no report will ever tell us is the collective strength. What no report can really assess is the need to infuse work with meaning. And that is where our ultimate ambition lies. Sincerely, Jérôme Thill CEO Cerba HealthCare 3
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