Abbott 2003 Global Citizenship Report - Abbott Laboratories

This report updates information provided in our 2002 global citizenship report, Working Together … Making a Difference,
with 2003 data on our financial, social, and environmental, health and safety performance. For a comprehensive review of
our global citizenship policies, programs and performance, and an electronic version of this report, visit our Web site at
www.abbott.com/citizenship.
This report does not contain performance for TAP Pharmaceuticals Products Inc., our 50/50 joint venture with
Takeda Chemical Industries of Japan, Ltd. of Osaka, Japan. In August 2003, Abbott announced the spin-off of
Abbott’s Hospital Products Division (now known as Hospira). The transaction will be completed in 2004.
This report includes data from the Hospital Products Division.
Abbott trademarks and products in-licensed by Abbott are shown in italics in the text of this report.
The Together Rx program is not a trademark of Abbott.
Abbott consulted many resources, including the Global Reporting Initiative’s 2002 SustainAbility Reporting Guidelines,
during the development of this report.
Craig Bender Photography ® Paris/Chicago: Cover photo of Tanzanian children;
photos on pages 6, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 33, 45 and 49.
Steve Lundy for the Daily Herald, Chicago: Photo on page 25.
Mark Joseph, Chicago: Cover photo of manufacturing employee.
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Published April 2004