UN Agenda 2030

The UN Sustainability Development Goals sets an ambitious and necessary agenda to lead the world towards more sustainable development. Orexo's operations has a direct and indirect impact on several of the goals. Orexo has the greatest impact on sustainability goal number 3, "Good health and well-being".

UN Global Compact

The organisations that participate in the UN Global Compact commit themselves to living up to ten principles regarding human rights, environmental impact, working conditions and anti corruption, and respect these throughout their value chain. As a participant in the UN Global Compact, Orexo's sustainability agenda builds on and follows these principles. The principles give the company the long-term focus and the direction required to create a positive change in the business. 

We improve the lives of people suffering from mental illness and substance use disorders

ILO core conventions

Orexo compiles with the International Labor Organization's (LIO) eight core conventions, which constitute a minimum standard for working conditions, all over the world. It is about basic human rights in working life.

UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Orexo follows the UN's Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. These principles were adopted in 2011 and mean that an activity should not contribute to human rights violations and that companies should act to prevent such.