Local Action, Global Impact

NORTH AMERICA

Transportation Assistance Our financial support of patient advocacy organizations enables them to assist patients nationwide who are in need of transportation assistance for their cancer treatment. The partnership brings hope and relief to those in need.

United States

GREEN FELLOWSHIP
Bristol-Myers Squibb partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools and the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) to support a Green Fellowship that has created sustainability standards and training to nearly 200 school districts in New Jersey.

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
The U.S. Oncology team created a healing garden at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey to provide a relaxing outdoor space for children and their families coping with serious illness.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
As part of our efforts to help our colleagues adopt environmentally sustainable practices, we have installed charging stations for electric vehicles at our New Jersey facilities.

COAST 2 COAST 4 CANCER
Our team is going the extra mile for patients, from Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer across the United States. In 2014 and 2015, more than 80 U.S. oncology team members rode nearly 3,000 miles across the U.S. to raise awareness of cancer research and to raise $1,000,000 for Stand Up To Cancer, a non-profit accelerating the pace of innovative cancer research.

REDWOOD CITY
Working with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services, colleagues at our Redwood City, California facility collected much-needed medical supplies for patients and travelled to the islands to deliver the supplies to hospitals and clinics.

Europe

We partnered with Lung Cancer Europe to raise awareness of the disease in Europe. The Next Lung Cancer A.C.T. program profiles patients living with lung cancer and encourages the public to take ACTion against lung cancer by being Aware, getting Checked and Talking to their doctor.

South America

In Argentina, Peru, Chile and Colombia, the company’s compassionate use programs for oncology medicines, along with physician support programs, help physicians gain access to rheumatoid arthritis, oncology and hepatitis B products for their patients.

Africa

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation partners with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global TB Program on ENGAGE-TB, a strategy to strengthen community-based care for patients with TB, including those who also have HIV, in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. ENGAGE-TB leverages the national health care infrastructure and technical assistance faculty developed by the Foundation’s landmark SECURE THE FUTURE initiative.

Angola

Bristol-Myers Squibb teamed up with the Angola Sickle Cell Initiative to donate medicine to provide treatment for up to 4,100 children with sickle cell disease in Angola over five years. The program seeks to demonstrate the effectiveness of treating children in resource-limited settings and provide data for governments and funders to consider providing resources necessary to support large-scale treatment programs.

Ecuador

Bristol-Myers Squibb donated medicines to the disaster relief efforts for the survivors of devastating earthquakes that struck the central coast of Ecuador. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation also made a cash donation to its partner MAP International for the emergency relief efforts.

Nepal

Bristol-Myers Squibb donated essential medicines to four global relief partners – Project Hope, Americares, Direct Relief International and International Health Partners – to support their relief efforts in Nepal. In addition, the Foundation made a cash donation to Americares and Project Hope to provide desperately needed medical care and supplies for survivors.

Japan

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation provided cash donations to the Japanese Red Cross for relief efforts after the Kumamoto earthquakes that left nearly 200,000 people homeless.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Japan colleagues regularly participate in environmental and sustainability events ranging from planting trees and saving sea turtles to conducting regular Community Clean-Up Days.

Finland

Twilight Run & Walk – an event for the Finnish Cancer Foundation that raises funds for cancer research (Syöpäsäätiö) while bringing people together to light up Helsinki.

Germany

Refugee Relief – collecting warm clothing, personal care products and other much-needed staples for Diakonia, a development organization providing emergency response and humanitarian aid to refugees.

Planting Trees – Bristol-Myers Squibb has planted more than 50,000 trees in Germany, offsetting the emissions from the company’s 500-vehicle sales fleet.

Poland

Children’s Hospice Support – collecting and delivering material donations such as clothing and food for a children’s hospice in the poorest region of Poland.

Australia

Mates4Mates – providing support for current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who have suffered physical or psychological wounds, injuries or illnesses as a result of their service.

Impacting Packaging - For three years in a row Bristol-Myers Squibb Australia has been acknowledged as an Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) High Performer. The APC is a voluntary initiative to minimize the environmental impacts of packaging.

Tanzania

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation funded the installation of biosand water filters in schools, health clinics and households in rural Tanzania in collaboration with Global Sustainable Partnerships, providing clean, safe drinking water to thousands of people.

Canada

During Community Action Day, more than 240 employees volunteered with 24 community organizations from Newfoundland to British Columbia, helping in soup kitchens and homeless shelters.

Korea

Employees in Korea hold an annual autumn event to make kimchi, a national food of Korea. The kimchi is delivered to the underprivileged elderly in the surrounding area.

Austria

Teams of colleagues in Austria went the extra mile, bicycling to and from the office every business day for a month as part of the Bike-to-Work – or "Radelt zur Arbeit” – program, which encourages bicycling as a way to improve health and reduce traffic and carbon emissions.

China

We are delivering hope to patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in China. During our annual Patient Week, colleagues in Shanghai sent postcards with messages of hope to cancer patients. The inspirational postcards were delivered to a local hospital through a partner charity organization.