SHANGHAI, SAN FRANCISCO, and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688), an innovative, commercial-stage, patient-focused, global biopharmaceutical company announced today, in celebration of Earth Day 2022, a partnership with global charity One Tree Planted, to plant a tree in recognition of each of its nearly 2,000 employees around the world.
“Planting a tree in honor of each of our employees shows tangible appreciation for their contributions and more broadly helps reforestation efforts around the world,” said Jim Massey, Zai Lab’s chief sustainability officer. As a young, vibrant and growing healthcare company, Zai Lab is committed to ‘Grow Green’, which means we are laying the foundation for the sustainability of our business and our planet.”
Sustainability is a key part of Zai Lab’s environmental, social and governance strategy. Recognized as a partner of choice, Zai Lab is also committed to supply chain transparency. With a focus on accelerating the supply of medicines to patients, the company is putting people first and prioritizing equity, development and ownership.
In keeping with this year’s Earth Day theme of “Investing in Our Planet”, accelerating solutions to climate change, Zai Lab has increased its impact by offering employees the opportunity to donate to One Tree Planted through the end of the year. of month Zai Lab has agreed to match employee contributions up to $10,000. For every dollar donated, another tree will be purchased and planted.
Samantha Du, Ph.D., founder, president and CEO of Zai Lab, has already committed an additional $10,000 to the effort. “This Earth Day, we are delighted to announce an action that unites our global workforce community, improves our business and improves the health of our planet,” said Du. “As we grow, we do so responsibly and demonstrate our commitment to living our corporate values.”
In total, Zai Lab hopes to contribute at least $25,000 as part of its Earth Day initiative for One Tree Planted, a 501 c3 with a mission to help global reforestation efforts by accepting donations to purchase trees and volunteers to help plant them all over the world.
Reforestation is the process of restoring forests by planting trees and is often cited as one of the best ways to combat climate change by removing carbon and other harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
About Zai Lab
Zai Lab (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688) is a global patient-focused biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutics that address medical conditions with unmet needs in oncology, autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases and neuroscience. To that end, our experienced team has secured partnerships with leading global biopharmaceutical companies to generate a broad pipeline of commercialized innovative products and product candidates. We have also built an in-house team with strong product discovery and translational research capabilities and are establishing a pipeline of proprietary product candidates with global rights. Our vision is to become a leading global biopharmaceutical company, discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing our portfolio to impact human health around the world.
For additional information about Zai Lab, visit www.zailaboratory.com or follow us on www.twitter.com/ZaiLab_Global.
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