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Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
(SASB) 2020 Index

Topic

Code/Metric

Response/Reference

Topic:

Activity Metrics

Code/Metric:

Number of patients treated: HC-BP-000.A

Response/Reference:

Not reported

Code/Metric:

Number of drugs (1) in portfolio and (2) in research and development (Phases I-III).
HC-BP-000.B

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Innovation and Access to Healthcare >> Innovation
2020 ESG Report: Innovation and Access to Healthcare >>
Access to Healthcare

Topic:

Safety of Clinical Trial Participants

Code/Metric:

Discussion, by world region, of management process for ensuring quality and patient safety during clinical trials.
HC-BP-210a.1

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Quality, Integrity and Ethics >> Ethical and Safe Products
2020 ESG Report: Innovation and Access to Healthcare >> Clinical trials

Code/Metric:

Number of FDA Sponsor Inspections related to clinical trial management and pharmacovigilance that resulted in (1) Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI) and (2) Official Action Indicated (OAI).
HC-BP-210a.2

Response/Reference:

None

Code/Metric:

Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with clinical trials in developing countries: HC-BP-210a.3

Response/Reference:

2020 10-K

Topic:

Access to Medicines

Code/Metric:

Description of actions and initiatives to promote access to healthcare products for priority diseases and in priority countries as defined by the Access to Medicine Index.
HC-BP-240a.1

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Innovation and Access to Healthcare >> Access to healthcare in low- and middle-income countries

Code/Metric:

List of products on the WHO List of Prequalified Medicinal Products as part of its Prequalification of Medicines Programme (PQP).
HC-BP-240a.2

Response/Reference:

Reyataz (atazanavir)

Topic:

Affordability and Pricing

Code/Metric:

Number of settlements of Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation that involved payments and/or provisions to delay bringing an authorized generic product to market for a defined time period.
HC-BP-240.b.1

Response/Reference:

2020 10-K

Code/Metric:

Percentage change in (1) average list price and (2) average net price across US product portfolio compared to previous year.
HC-BP-240b.2

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Innovation and Access to Healthcare >> Access to Healthcare

Code/Metric:

Percentage change in (1) list price and (2) net price of product with largest increase compared to previous year.
HC-BP-240b.2

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Innovation and Access to Healthcare >> Access to Healthcare

Topic:

Drug Safety

Code/Metric:

List of products listed in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Safety Alerts for Human Medical Products Database.
HC-BP-250a.1

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Quality, Integrity and Ethics >> Ethical and Safe Products
Please visit the FAERS MedWatch page for more information.

Code/Metric:

Number of fatalities associated with products as reported in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System.
HC-BP-250a.2

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Quality, Integrity and Ethics >> Ethical and Safe Products
Please visit the FAERS MedWatch page for more information.

Code/Metric:

Number of recalls issued, total units recalled.
HC-BP-250a.3

Response/Reference:

2015: 0
2016: 0
2017: 1
2018: 0
2019: 0
2020: 0

Code/Metric:

Total amount of product accepted for take-back, reuse or disposal.
HC-BP-250a.4

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Quality, Integrity and Ethics >> Ethical and Safe Products

Code/Metric:

Number of FDA enforcement actions taken in response to violations of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), by type.
HC-BP-250a.5

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Quality, Integrity and Ethics >> Ethical and Safe Products

Topic:

Counterfeit Drugs

Code/Metric:

Description of methods and technologies used to maintain traceability of products throughout the supply chain and prevent counterfeiting.
HC-BP-260a.1

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Quality, Integrity and Ethics >> Ethical and Safe Products

Code/Metric:

Discussion of process for alerting customers and business partners of potential or known risks associated with counterfeit products.
HC-BP-260a.2

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Quality, Integrity and Ethics >> Ethical and Safe Products

Code/Metric:

Number of actions that led to raids, seizure,
arrests and/or filing of criminal charges related
to counterfeit products.
HC-BP-260a.3

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Quality, Integrity and Ethics >> Ethical and Safe Products

Topic:

Ethical Marketing

Code/Metric:

Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with false marketing claims.
HC-BP-270a.1

Response/Reference:

2020 10-K

Code/Metric:

Description of code of ethics governing promotion
of off-label use of products.
HC-BP-270a.2

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Quality, Integrity and Ethics >> Ethical Business

Topic:

Employee Recruitment, Development and Retention

Code/Metric:

Discussion of talent recruitment and retention
efforts for scientists and R&D personnel.
HC-BP-330a.1

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Our People >> Global Diversity and Inclusion

Code/Metric:

(1) Voluntary and (2) involuntary turnover rate for
(a) executives/senior managers, (b) mid-level managers, (c) professionals, and (d) all others.
HC-BP-330a.2

Response/Reference:

Not reported

Topic:

Supply Chain Management

Code/Metric:

Percentage of (1) entity's facilities and (2) Tier I suppliers' facilities participating in the Rx-360 International Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Consortium audit program or equivalent third-party audit programs for integrity of supply chain and ingredients.
HC-BP-430a.1

Response/Reference:

BMS adheres to the audit principles of the International Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI) for 100% or all audited third-party suppliers
in our network.

Topic:

Business Ethics

Code/Metric:

Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with corruption and bribery.
HC-BP-510a.2

Response/Reference:

2020 10-K

Code/Metric:

Description of code of ethics governing interactions with healthcare professionals.
HC-BP-510a.1

Response/Reference:

2020 ESG Report: Quality, Integrity and Ethics >> Ethical Business
2020 ESG Report: Appendix >> NBIM Index