Social - The Core of Our Business
Based on our business model, social aspects are most relevant for fulfilling our purpose. We rely on the innovative power of our people. Knowledge is our company's engine on our mission to discover, develop and manufacture new medicines. Our success hinges upon our peoples’ skills, dedication and well-being. This is why we especially lay our focus on training and education of our staff. Evotec strives to offer fair, respectful and attractive working conditions that allow growth for and with our people.
Furthermore, we are dedicated to fostering a safe, healthy, and sustainable working environment for all. Safety, health, and wellbeing of our employees are integral to our mission. We are committed to addressing critical risks, enhancing our resilience to adverse events, and safeguarding employees' health while promoting a culture of well-being. Our Health & Safety activities support this mission by ensuring safe and compliant working environments, operating ethically and transparently with regulators and communities, and maintaining full compliance with all relevant national and regional health and safety legislation.
Diversity
As a group, we are only as strong as we are because of the multifaceted people who drive us forward. This is the reason, why we are in regular dialogue with our people on the topic of diversity. Especially the following actions are key to tackle issues like discrimination, exclusion or racism.
- Make our people aware of the diversity dimensions and their meaning.
- Committing to Diversity as ONE company.
- Make our processes, internal structures and measures more diversity-friendly.
We celebrate Diversity Day since 2021 where we focus on raising our peoples’ awareness on diversity topics. Past activities have included a virtual Evotec-specific Diversity quiz, sharing of educational resources, virtual employees’ dynamics, and an on-demand training on basic aspects of diversity.
Evotec is committed to be an inclusive employer, and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population. We believe that by embracing diversity in all its aspects, we can best nourish diversity of thought irrespective of gender, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, social and cultural background or other characteristics. This creates the best mix of skills, talent, ideas, creativity and dedication, which makes us strong as ONE for further growth. To underline this, Evotec publicly committed itself to be an attractive and diverse employer by signing the German Diversity Charter in 2020 and in 2023 we joined the Proud Science Alliance. Our working environment is defined by respect, cooperation, openness and flexibility in the way we think and act. Whether in recruiting, staff development, promotion or pay – Evotec practices equity.
At the end of 2023, Evotec’s workforce represented 93 different nationalities. With regard to gender diversity, 54.4% of our global workforce are women. The average age of Evotec’s people at the end of 2023 was 38.8 years. 1.8% of our people have a recognised disability. These figures are the beginning to measure our development.
