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Good health and well-being

SDG 3

Ensuring healthy living and promoting the well-being of everyone at all ages

To achieve sustainable development, it is essential to guarantee a healthy life and promote the well-being of everyone, at all ages.

Great progress has been made in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the most common causes of death related to infant and maternal mortality, as well as in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation, in reducing malaria, tuberculosis, polio and the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Despite this, a great deal more effort is needed to completely eradicate a wide variety of diseases and address many different health-related issues, whether recent or persistent.

 Our contribution in 2023

about -38%

deaths following accidents at work for Group employees vs. 2022

over 84 thousand

employees trained on Occupational Health and Safety issues

Health prevention

 to curb drug dependence on narcotic and psychotropic substances and alcohol dependence

Oncology prevention campaigns

launched on an experimental basis in July 2023 and organised by local health authorities and hospitals

Context

In Italy

713,499

deaths, around 12,000 more than in 2021 and higher than the pre-pandemic average

Marked recovery in mobility

and consequently of road accidents in the first 6 months of 2022

58.1%

elderly people vaccinated during the 2021/2022 winter season (the threshold value recommended by the WHO is 75%)

Around the world

+6 mln

children who die every year before their 5th birthday

Maternal mortality rate

it is still 14 times higher in developing regions than in developed regions

35 mln

people living with HIV at the end of 2013

Global community targets

By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births

By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births

By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol

By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents

By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes

Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination

Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate

Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all

Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States

Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks

How do we share the value we produce?

We are a key protagonist of Italy’s economic, social and productive panorama, as a unique Company in the country in terms of size, recognisability and presence.

There is a close connection between the results we achieve through our business model and the needs of the Italian territory.

We collaborate to achieve the objectives of SDG 3 by creating value with:

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Physical-structural
capital
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Human
capital
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Natural
capital

“Postenibilità” is...

Through our Strategic Plan, we set ourselves the objective of achieving responsible growth and accompanying the country’s path to sustainability and social inclusion. In defining the Plan’s investment choices, we also assessed the contribution of each intervention to the Group’s 8 Pillars of Sustainability.

Our sustainability strategy impacts SDG 3 through the following pillars:

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Creating value
for the country
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People
development

Projects underway

Poste Italiane’s inclusive company welfare system
Postel at the service of smart health screening campaigns