TakeAction! - Our employee volunteer programme
Novo Nordisk’s passion to defeat diabetes infuses the spirit of the company’s employee volunteer programme - TakeAction!
As an employee in Novo Nordisk, you have the opportunity to engage in voluntary activities that make a difference for people with diabetes, for the green environment or for social groups with special needs in the local community around Novo Nordisk. As such, TakeAction! activities support the company’s business objectives as well as covering social and/or environmental objectives in the local communities, in which the company operates. All activities are developed and undertaken by Novo Nordisk employees during their working hours.
Creative initiatives throughout the world
Launched in 2003, TakeAction! is designed to encourage and support employees to integrate the company’s Triple Bottom Line approach in activities in the local community.
More and more employees engage in TakeAction!, and the activities are as varied and creative as the people who make them happen. These are just a few examples of how employees are living the Novo Nordisk values:
Getting children to exercise in South Africa
Sales reps from Novo Nordisk in South Africa recently visited a Red Cross Diabetes Clinic to motivate the children to exercise and show them that exercise is fun and very important for children with diabetes.
Diabetes Awareness Drive in the Philippines
In 2005, Novo Nordisk employees from the Philippines held a two-hour session about diabetes and healthy living for 100 employees at two local companies. Since then, the team has visited their colleagues in Novo Nordisk Taiwan to tell them about their experiences and inspire them to take action.
Community work in Brazil
Employees from Novo Nordisk Brazil have initiated a ‘fix & paint’ project at a home for elderly women in their local community. The volunteers have helped restore the house and thereby improved the living conditions for the women living there.
Novo Nordisk School Challenge
In 2005, Novo Nordisk launched the TakeAction! School Challenge encouraging employees to visit their local schools and teach children about healthy living in collaboration with the local class teacher. This initiative is in line with the company’s focus on youth prevention of type 2 diabetes.
A School Challenge website is available with fun and educational activities related to the overall theme of healthy eating and regular exercise.
