
“Our global associates work together to apply our core values of innovation, customer-centric collaboration, accountability, respect and excellence to advance our fundamental mission: Setting science in motion to create a better world.
In addition, we are applying our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles to enhance the value we offer to our associates, our customers, our shareholders and the communities where we work and serve.”
Michael Stubblefield
President and Chief Executive Officer
2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Benchmark Report
Our Mission is our purpose
We set science in motion to create a better world, helping to create life-changing therapies that improve patient outcomes across the globe.
Through our mission we achieve our commitment to innovation, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. Our social and corporate responsibility is reflected in our people, the products we create, the transformative services we provide, and the integrity with which we serve our shareholders, business partners, suppliers, customers, and communities.
Achieving Our Purpose:
To further our commitment to creating a better world for all our stakeholders, we are aligning our Corporate Social Responsibility pillars with a number of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These SDGs will help focus our efforts on areas where Avantor can create a positive impact on our business and our stakeholders.
Avantor has introduced a set of metrics to tangibly measure our steps towards achieving our purpose and fulfilling our values. We intend to continue to track and publish these metrics, as well as other financial, environmental and social metrics, every year to assess the impact of our business and operations on our shareholders, customers, and communities.
2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Benchmark Report

Every level of our company, including Avantor’s Board of Directors, is committed to setting science in motion to create a better world.
Our four key commitment pillars
We demonstrate our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) each day, around the globe, making a difference in the communities where we work and live. We are dedicated to socially responsible business practices that strengthen and evolve our company while creating a better world for our associates, suppliers, customers and communities. This is evidenced by our continuous improvement approach, ethics, integrity and the resulting quality products and services we provide. Our purpose is centered on four key commitment pillars:

Governance & integrity
We move forward together

People & culture
We empower people to help create a better world

Community engagement
We take action every day to build a better world

Innovation & sustainability
We create a sustainable future with smart solutions