Social Responsibility

Why Do They Contribute?

"We are responsible to the communities in which we live and work and to the world community as well..." -- Our Credo

Johnson & Johnson, through its operating companies, is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices and diagnostics markets. The more than 200 Johnson & Johnson operating companies employ approximately 122,000 men and women in 57 countries and sell products throughout the world. Due to this, it only makes sense for Johnson & Johnson to give back to the community through a very wide ranging contributions to the environment, healthy & safety, HIV/AIDS, doctors and nurses, the list is always expanding. They have a responsibility to so many people becuase we use J&J products in our everyday lives.

Since the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 when Johnson & Johnson provided disaster relief for the first time, the Company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility has been integral part of its business. The creation of Our Credo in 1943 gave the Company a clear mandate for helping those in need, especially within the communities in which the Company operates worldwide.

Today, this continuing sense of responsibility to the global community is reflected in the Company’s signature contributions programs, ongoing monetary and product donations to innovative organizations around the world, and the volunteer efforts of the Company’s more than 116,000 employees and thousands of retirees.


Johnson & Johnson contributed $591.9 million in cash and products to philanthropic causes worldwide in 2005.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to improving the community through a variety of programs both in the United States and abroad. In cooperation with Johnson & Johnson, Medical Assistance Programs (MAP) International's Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts included making Medical Mission Packs available to physicians, drugs available to clinics and comfort supplies available to shelters. Additionally, a Web-based request system was established for products needs.