No company lives its purpose and values more than CVS Health, which made headlineswhen it stopped selling cigarettes and tobacco products in 2014.More recently, the company’s decision torebuild the two CVS pharmaciesburned in the Baltimore riots and donate $100,000 to help the city demonstrated its commitment to the communities it serves.
AsCEO Larry Merlostated: “Our purpose as a company is helping people on their path to better health. There is no better way that we can fulfill that purpose than to reopen our doors and get back to serving the community.”
From itsProject Health initiative, which provides free health screenings to people in underserved neighborhoods, to its strongemployee resource groups, CVS Health is a model for community involvement.
