Corporate Responsibility

Sarepta’s cultural values, the foundational behaviors that support the way we operate, embed our shared commitment to inclusivity in our day-to-day actions. At Sarepta, we value diverse and innovative self-starters who are committed to excellence and improving the lives of our patients.

We are committed to ensuring our innovations reach as many patients as possible, as quickly as possible. We believe it is our responsibility to act as a true partner with patient communities, both in the near- and long-term.

SareptAssist is a patient support program designed to provide individuals with the information to navigate the process of starting and staying on therapy. This program is for individuals residing in the United States who are eligible for treatment with a Sarepta product.

We have dedicated professionals who make up our global Patient Affairs team. They work every day to ensure the patient voice is incorporated into our work. We regularly engage with the patient community through informational webinars, awareness and fundraising events such as community walks/runs and through ongoing dialogue at advocacy and scientific conferences around the globe. Throughout our global offices, annual recognition of Rare Disease Day, Duchenne Action Month, Duchenne Awareness Day, Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy Awareness Day and several other awareness events are opportunities for our passionate team to demonstrate a shared commitment to the individuals and patients we aim to serve.  

The patient voice is also an important and regular aspect of our quarterly All Employee Meetings. We frequently invite a patient or member of the community to speak and spend part of the day with us. We’ve instituted robust philanthropic initiatives, including a Grants & Donations program, Sponsorships, Fellowships, Investigator-Initiated Studies, and Medical Education Grants. In 2018, we launched our first scholarship program designed to help defray the cost of higher education for individuals living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
 

At Sarepta, we strive to promote diversity, inclusion, equal opportunity and personal development across the organization. In the area of gender diversity, representation of women has increased over the past several years: in 2017 and 2018, women made up 51% of our workforce and in 2019, this percentage increased to 54%. As of January 2020, women made up 55% of our workforce and the number of women in leadership positions at the same time has consistently increased. In 2017, women represented 35% of the leadership positions at the Director level and above. This percentage increased to 36% in 2018, 44% in 2019 and 48% as of January 2020. Our commitment to gender diversity is also apparent in our Board composition, where, as of March 31, 2020, women held 28.6% of the board seats, including the Chair of the Board. 

Racial and ethnic diversity has also increased significantly in the past few years, from 23% of our workforce being racially/ethnically diverse in 2017 and 2018, to 26% in 2019 and 30% as of January 2020. Overall, approximately 70% of our workforce is made up of historically underrepresented populations (including women and minorities) as of January 2020. We are particularly proud to share that half of our Executive Committee, which represents the most senior leadership positions in the Company, is diverse based on gender and ethnicity.       

We have launched three Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that aim to foster an environment where all of our colleagues feel valued for their unique perspectives and are empowered to contribute to the success of our organization and their personal career growth.

• Pride – Our ERG for employees who identify as LBGTQ along with their allies provides members with a forum to promote a dynamic, welcoming, and friendly atmosphere while strengthening diversity and inclusion at Sarepta. 
• Spark - Fuels employee career growth and development to cultivate future industry leaders through networking and mentoring opportunities and forming meaningful connections within Sarepta and our broader community.
• Sarepta Women’s Alliance provides a community of support to facilitate the development of women within Sarepta by providing leadership opportunities to grow and develop talented, engaged leaders who represent and reinforce the mission and vision of Sarepta.

We are also in the process of launching M-ERG, our multicultural ERG. M-ERG will build awareness of cultural differences and similarities to foster an inclusive environment that results from a diverse community, partnering with different departments to embrace a culture of inclusion and appreciation for employees of varied backgrounds and demographics.

We are committed to our employees and believe in the importance of supporting them in all aspects of their lives. We aspire to maintain a culture of wellness and development through a variety of programs:

• Comprehensive employee health and life insurance benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Work-Life programming to help employees integrate home and work life
• Fitness subsidies
• Sarepta Trailblazers running club
• Company-wide walking competitions
• Themed monthly 'mingles' hosted by functional groups across the organization to aid networking
• Robust offering of onsite learning opportunities for employees at every stage in their career

In support of our employees’ continued growth and ongoing success, we have a global goal-setting and development planning process and seek to promote a culture of continuous learning through the programs below: 

• Sarepta University: A comprehensive learning resource housing leadership, professional skills, compliance and quality, as well as therapy and disease-state knowledge
• GT-IQ: A series of gene therapy-focused educational initiatives and learning materials  
• Additional opportunities for learning include frequent presentations by guest speakers from the patient and research communities, regular R&D-hosted Lunch-and-Learns, GxP Webinars and a Spice-Up-Your-Knowledge lunch time series hosted by our Quality Control team at our Andover facility

We have a responsibility to protect our environment and understand that individual actions make a difference. Sarepta is mindful of its footprint and makes efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle. We are committed to being environmentally responsible members of the community and support employees in that effort as well. We sponsor the following programs:

• Bike Share discounts
• Employee commuter benefits
• Setback programs at night and on the weekend for lighting and heat at most of Sarepta’s sites and all of our labs
• Re-lamping program across the Company to replace Compact fluorescent and Metal halide bulbs with LEDs in office spaces and the Andover parking lot
• Recycling programs at all of the sites – paper and batteries
• Single stream recycling in Andover
• Lab glass recycling programs in all labs
• Electric vehicle charging stations in Andover