Bausch Health
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Research based pharmaceuticals manufacturer
Founded in 1960. Acquired Biovail in 2010, iNova Pharmaceuticals in 2011 (which it sold in 2017) and Bausch & Lomb in 2013. Changed its name from Valeant Pharmaceuticals to Bausch Health in 2018.
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Company Assessment
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In 2021 this company reached a US$1.2 billion settlement with investors who saw the company's stock price plummet from more than $250 a share in 2015 to below $10 two years later. The investors alleged that the securities were artificially inflated due to the concealment of Valeant's "unsustainable and deceptive" price gouging practices wherein Valeant acquired pre-existing drugs, some of them life-saving medicines, and then dramatically raised prices to boost short-term profitability. The settlement is the largest securities class action settlement ever against a US pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Source: RGRD Law (2021)
The 2022 Nature Benchmark ranks 400 companies across eight industries on their efforts to protect our environment and its biodiversity. The companies were assessed using three measurement areas: governance and strategy; social inclusion and community impact; and ecosystems and biodiversity. This company ranked #274/400, with a total score of 8.8/100.
Source: World Benchmarking Alliance (2022)
In 2022, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of D.
Source: CDP (2022)
In 2017 this company agreed to pay $US96.25 million to settle an insider-trading suit over their attempt to buy the pharmaceutical firm and Botox maker Allergan in 2014.
Source: news article (2017)
In 2021 this company agreed to pay US$23 million to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed it secretly controlled a network of pharmacies, causing health insurance funds to pay out more than they should have. The plaintiffs alleged many of the Valeant drugs had less expensive generic equivalents or near equivalents, and if they had realised that the prescriptions were all coming from one Valeant-controlled pharmacy network, they would have refused to pay for the branded drugs and insisted on substitution of the less expensive generics or other substitutes.
Source: Top Class Actions (2021)
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 22/100 in the Pharmaceuticals category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 18 Nov 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2022) |
The Bausch Foundation was established in 2017 to improve the lives of patients globally by providing access to safe, effective medicines and by financially supporting health care education and causes around the world. The Foundation supports initiatives aimed at disease prevention, improving patient outcomes and lives, and education related to our core businesses. Additionally, it supports disaster recovery efforts and the underserved in the communities in which we live and work.
Source: company website (2020)
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: company website (2018)
This company received a score of 58.1/100 in the Newsweek Green Rankings 2016, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on eight indicators covering energy, greenhouse gases, water, waste, fines and penalties, linking executive pay to sustainability targets, board-level committee oversight of environmental issues and third-party audits. Ranking methodology by Corporate Knights and HIP Investor.
Source: Newsweek (2016) |
Company Details
Type | Public company |
Founded | 1960 |
Revenue | 8.4 billion USD (2018) |
Employees | 21,100 (2018) |
Subsidiaries | Bausch & Lomb Inc ![]() Eye care and pharmaceutical products manufacturer Bausch & Lomb has three product lines: Vision Care, Surgical, and Pharmaceuticals. Acquired by Valeant for US$8.7b in 2013. - Bausch & Lomb Australia Pty Ltd ![]() Eye care and pharmaceuticals |
Contact Details
Address | Laval, Quebec, Canada |
Website | www.bauschhealth.com |
Products / Brands
Bausch & Lomb Australia
Bausch & Lomb Eye & Ear Care
Renu Eye & Ear Care |