Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500.
Johnson & Johnson ranked at the top of Harris Interactive’s National Corporate Reputation Survey for seven consecutive years up to 2005, was ranked as the world’s most respected company by Barron’s Magazine in 2008, and was the first corporation awarded the Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Diplomacy by the U.S. State Department in 2005 for its funding of international education programs. However, in recent years the company’s reputation has been adversely affected by product recalls, fines for pharmaceutical marketing practices, litigation with a group of shareholders, and other legal issues.
Johnson & Johnson is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey with the consumer division being located in Skillman, New Jersey. The corporation includes some 250 subsidiary companies with operations in over 57 countries and products sold in over 175 countries. Johnson & Johnson had worldwide sales of $65 billion for the calendar year of 2011.
Johnson & Johnson’s brands include numerous household names of medications and first aid supplies. Among its well-known consumer products are the Band-Aid Brand line of bandages, Tylenol medications, Johnson’s baby products, Neutrogenaskin and beauty products, Clean & Clear facial wash and Acuvuecontact lenses.
On December 31, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration approved Sirturo, a Johnson & Johnson tuberculosis drug that is the first new medicine to fight the infection in more than forty years.
Johnson & Johnson relies on many important and innovative partners in carrying out its philanthropic efforts. These partners include a number of nonprofit organizations as well as its own employees and retirees. Together it shares a sense of dedication to make its communities better places. Johnson & Johnson serves for 501c3. The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program is an important way to enhance the Company’s commitment to help improve the communities in which they live and work.
Through its Matching Gifts Program, the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Contribution Fund will donate two dollars to qualified nonprofit organizations for every one dollar an employee or retiree contributes within the guidelines. Objectives for the Matching Gifts Program include: Advancing the principles of corporate responsibility as outlined in the Johnson & Johnson Credo, Encouraging greater financial and voluntary support of organizations on the part of employees/retirees, Helping to strengthen worthwhile nonprofit organizations which are of special interest to employees/retirees.
Our Community work in new jersey
Our giving is inspired by Our Credo responsibility to the communities in which we live and work. Our primary focus is on making life-changing, long-term differences in human health by targeting the world’s major health-related issues. Through community-based partnerships in New Jersey and New Brunswick, we aim to enhance the lives of residents, focusing on raising academic achievement, improving access and delivery of health care services, and supporting the arts. The following profiles our strategic intent in both the State of New Jersey and the City of New Brunswick.
OUR WORK IN NEW JERSEY
New Jersey has a diverse population of more than eight million people in 21 counties. Johnson & Johnson has more than 9,000 employees living in N.J., primarily concentrated in six counties. Since its founding in 1886, the Company has maintained a strong presence in the state, and has consistently contributed to the improvement of the communities
in which its employees live and work. Our collaborative efforts in the state primarily focus on building health care capacity and preventing diseases.
OUR WORK IN NEW BRUNS WICK
Johnson & Johnson is headquartered in New Brunswick where it was founded more than 120 years ago. Since 1975, the Company has committed its resources and leadership to revitalizing the city and, in 1983, constructed its world headquarters here. This began the physical transformation of the city, and an identification of priorities in health, human
services, and education. Additionally, this led to the formation of two dedicated organizations – New Brunswick Tomorrow and the New Brunswick Development Corporation – devoted to redevelopment and revitalization efforts to support the economic and civic viability of the city. Today, our collaborative work in New Brunswick focuses on health care, education and the arts.
Our Credo
We believe our first responsibility is to the doctors, nurses and patients, to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services. In meeting their needs, everything we do must be of high quality. We must constantly strive to reduce our costs in order to maintain reasonable prices. Customers’ orders must be serviced promptly and accurately. Our suppliers and distributors must have an opportunity to make a fair profit. We are responsible to our employees, the men and women who work with us throughout the world. Everyone must be considered as an individual. We must respect their dignity and recognize their merit. They must have a sense of security in their jobs. Compensation must be fair and adequate, and working conditions clean, orderly and safe. We must be mindful of ways to help our employees fulfill their family responsibilities. Employees must feel free to make suggestions and complaints. There must be equal opportunity for employment, development and advancement for those qualified. We must provide competent management, and their actions must be just and ethical. We are responsible to the communities in which we live and work and to the world community as well. We must be good citizens—support good works and charities and bear our fair share of taxes. We must encourage civic improvements and better health and education. We must maintain in good order the property we are privileged to use, protecting the environment and natural resources. Our final responsibility is to our stockholders. Business must make a sound profit. We must experiment with new ideas. Research must be carried on, innovative programs developed and mistakes paid for. New equipment must be purchased, new facilities provided and new products launched. Reserves must be created to provide for adverse times. When we operate according to these principles, the stockholders should realize a fair return.
