Novartis: Sustainability and Social Impact in Healthcare

Novartis, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, has sharpened its sustainability focus under the leadership of Korab Zuka, who took the role of Global Head of Social Impact and Chief Sustainability Officer at the end of 2024.

Korab, who joined Novartis less than a year ago, brings a career shaped by social impact work in both the public and private sectors. His role unites sustainability, access to medicine and the company’s philanthropic foundations under one strategy.

For Korab, sustainability is about more than environmental targets. It is intrinsically tied to human health and to Novartis’ mission of widening access to its scientific breakthroughs. As he puts it: “In order for people to have healthy lives, you have to have a healthy planet.”

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