Our Commitment to Environmental, Social & Governance Practices

Foundation Medicine is committed to reducing our overall environmental impact, investing in programs that bring equity and inclusivity to our patients and employees, and continuing to lead with ethical business practices across the organization.

Our Commitment to the Environment

Foundation Medicine is committed to reducing our environmental footprint by adopting sustainable building standards, and approaches that minimize landfill waste, save energy and reduce our overall environmental footprint.

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Our Headquarters

We are focused on achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation for our new buildings and are committed to responsible sourcing of utilities. EED is a globally recognized green building certification program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.In 2024, Foundation Medicine’s headquarters at 400 Summer Street received LEED V4 Platinum certification for Commercial Interiors Projects.

Lab Waste

In 2022, Foundation Medicine committed to allocating no more than 5% of hazardous waste generated from lab processes to be sent for incineration, a treatment technology with no recyclable, reclamation, or other re-use properties or benefits to the environment. We have continued to explore environmentally friendly methods of managing our laboratory wastes, and in 2023, that resulted in just 1% of all hazardous waste generated being sent for incineration and zero hazardous waste sent to landfill.

Between 2022 and 2023, Foundation Medicine realized a 7.4% decrease (27,201.7 pounds) in total hazardous waste volume year-over-year across all sites. Maintaining a focus on reclamation treatment technologies over incineration, we saw a 68.6% reduction (8,393 pounds) of hazardous waste sent for incineration treatment technologies. 

Sustain

Sustain is our network of employees who are passionate about sustainability and working toward making Foundation Medicine a leading sustainable business.

Our Commitment to Inclusivity & Equity

We invest in programs that bring greater equity in patient access to comprehensive genomic profiling, give back to our local communities and cultivate an inclusive workplace environment at Foundation Medicine.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Foundation Medicine, we believe that transforming cancer care requires a company culture where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is prioritized. Foundation Medicine’s DE&I annual reports spotlight our work to evolve forward-looking and integrated DE&I initiatives and our commitment to eliminating healthcare disparities. These reports highlight our workforce diversity numbers and share the voices of our employees. From our research to our collaborations, from the lab to our advocacy efforts, our internal commitment to DE&I is as important as our external commitment to our partners, physicians, and patients. Click the links here to access our 2021 and 2022 reports, and view this year’s report below.

View Our 2023 DE&I Report
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Employee Resource Networks

Through our employee resource networks (ERNs), we are working together at all levels of the organization to create sense of belonging, foster an inclusive environment, and increase equity especially in underrepresented groups. Read more about our ERNs.

Supplier Diversity Program

We strategically strive to utilize an array of small and diverse suppliers to drive a competitive advantage. Through the use of these small and diverse suppliers, Foundation Medicine can align and expand to drive innovation and collaboration by building a robust network to strategically sourced goods and services. Read more about our Supplier Diversity Program.

Making Cancer Care More Equitable with Diagnostics

We believe all patients living with advanced cancer should have access to genomic profiling and are committed to working across the oncology community to close existing disparities in care. Read more about our commitment to broadening inclusive access to diagnostics.

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Ethics

Our success is driven by building a trusted and ethical corporation to serve our customers, advocates, and patients in communities around the world. To achieve our goal, we must hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards.

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