page 10 - Performance

As a diversified global healthcare company, sanofi-aventis bases its CSR approach on four key areas, which provide the foundation for the Group’s social responsibility: As a diversified global healthcare company, sanofi-aventis bases its CSR
approach on four key areas, which provide the foundation for the Group’s
social responsibility:

The Group’s ambition is to act in an ethical and responsible way to serve health. This requires us to comply with ethics rules vis-à-vis all stakeholders. It means we capitalize on the talents of our employees and support them during the Group’s transformation. And lastly it means that we seek to minimize the environmental impact of the Group’s activities. In 2009, this sustainable approach was further strengthened thanks to many different initiatives. The Group’s ambition is to act in an ethical and responsible way to serve
health. This requires us to comply with ethics rules vis-à-vis all
stakeholders. It means we capitalize on the talents of our employees and
support them during the Group’s transformation. And lastly it means that we
seek to minimize the environmental impact of the Group’s activities. In 2009,
this sustainable approach was further strengthened thanks to many different
initiatives.