Today we offer a comprehensive portfolio of innovative health solutions to more than 26 million members, across all 50 states and internationally, that help members get, and stay, healthy. At the intersection of Centene’s growth and our impact on communities exists our core beliefs and values. Center to those values is our commitment to remove barriers to health and invest in local partnerships. In adherence to that commitment, Centene launched a range of initiatives and programs that address specific community challenges through collaborations with government, healthcare, and community partners.
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Protect Our Planet
Build resilience to environment-related health risks and support earth-friendly initiatives for a livable future.
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Serve Our Communities
Enhance the lives of the communities we serve and the people who make our business successful.
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Cultivate Healthier Lives
Provide high-quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare that helps people live healthier lives.
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As a leader in government-sponsored healthcare, Centene is in a unique position to address the environmental, social, and health barriers that impact our most vulnerable populations.
- Sarah London, CEO, Centene
Environmental, Social, Health, and Governance Oversight
In early 2020, we completed a materiality* assessment to prioritize Centene’s Environmental, Social, Health, and Governance topics (ESHG), taking care to align our approach with Centene’s business strategy and long-term planning. Our ESHG Strategic Framework expresses Centene’s commitments to Protect Our Planet, Serve Our Communities, Live Our Values, and Cultivate Healthier Lives while identifying 16 key business areas essential to our success.
Centene's Materiality Assessment Process
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*The use of the term “materiality” should not be construed as a statement by Centene that the item is material for purposes of U.S. securities laws.
Centene, which has been a member of the World Economic Forum for more than a decade, has long been at the forefront of the conversation about how social and environmental factors can impact health and healthcare access.
- James Dallas, Chairman of the Board, Centene
A Global Vision
As an active partner with the World Economic Forum and the United Nations, we recognize that participation in global initiatives is critical to our business goals and objectives. Centene’s subsidiaries in the U.K., Spain, and Slovakia continue to expand our international presence. In 2020, Centene became a founding signatory to the Ethical Principles in Health Care (EPiHC), a collaborative effort between the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank to develop a set of principles to promote ethical conduct and to support ethical standards for healthcare delivery.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
In 2016, the United Nations presented a set of Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) that exemplify a shared global vision to transform the world by ending poverty, rescuing the planet, and building a perfect world. These goals closely align with Centene’s purpose and serve as a cornerstone of our ESHG strategic framework.
Please see our 2021 Report to the Community (page 25) for further information on how Centene is contributing toward these goals.
ESHG Leadership
Through its Environmental and Social Responsibility Committee, the Centene Board of Directors provides strategic oversight into how the company addresses ESHG matters. The committee is chaired by James Dallas, with Orlando Ayala, Frederick H. Eppinger, Richard Gephardt, Lori Robinson, and Theodore Samuels serving as committee members.
Centene established an internal work group composed of executive representatives from key business units. The work group is responsible for advancing our ESHG strategy across the enterprise as well as recommending enhancements to Centene’s ESHG capabilities. The represented business units are below.
