Ferrer is Recognized for Its Best-in-class Ethics and Compliance Program

BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 30, 2025--

Ferrer has achieved Compliance Leader Verification™, the prestigious recognition granted by Ethisphere, which distinguishes the pharmaceutical company as a global leader in upholding ethical and responsible corporate practices in its business operations.

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Ethisphere is a leading organization dedicated to advancing ethical business practices, and its recognition acknowledges organizations with an outstanding commitment to robust ethics and compliance programs.

The Compliance Leader Verification™ was awarded after an extensive and rigorous review conducted by Ethisphere's verification team. This process included a current state analysis referencing Ferrer’s responses to Ethisphere’s Ethics Quotient® (EQ) questionnaire, benchmarking Ferrer’s ethics and compliance program against the World’s Most Ethical Companies®, document review, and interviews with executives and team members across the organization.

Specifically, Ferrer's performance was evaluated on six key areas: program resources and structure; perceptions of ethical culture; written standards; training and communication; risk assessment, monitoring and auditing; and enforcement, discipline, and incentives.

The verification—currently considered a global standard of excellence—acknowledges organizations that implement best practices in business integrity. This milestone highlights Ferrer's commitment to business ethics, sustainability, and transparency in all its processes, going beyond legal standards through exemplary management practices.

“We are extremely proud to have achieved this recognition, which reflects our commitment to the highest standards of integrity and business ethics and reaffirms our purpose: using business as a force to fight for social justice,” said Meritxell Casas, Chief Legal, IP & Compliance Officer at Ferrer. “This honor is a testament to the tireless work of our team in integrating ethics and integrity into every aspect of our operations.”

According to Jodie Fredericksen, Senior Compliance Counsel from Ethisphere, “This recognition underscores Ferrer’s leadership and commitment to excellence in ethics and compliance. Our team was impressed with their dedication to fostering a corporate culture based on transparency and accountability, practices that serve as a model for organizations worldwide.”

More information about Compliance Leader Verification is available at https://ethisphere.com/what-we-do/leader-verification/

About Ethisphere

Ethisphere is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that strengthen corporate brands, build trust in the marketplace, and deliver business success. Companies turn ethics, compliance, and culture into a business advantage by leveraging Ethisphere’s data-driven program and culture assessments featuring the latest guidance and the practices of hundreds of global organizations across the 8 pillars of an ethical culture, and 240+ ethics, compliance, social, and governance data points delivered through a proprietary software platform. Ethisphere also honors superior integrity programs through World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition, brings together a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), and advances ethical business practices through the Global Ethics Summit, Ethisphere Magazine and the Ethicast podcast.

For more information, visit https://ethisphere.com.

About Ferrer

At Ferrer we use business to fight for social justice. We have long been a company that looks to do things differently; instead of maximizing shareholder returns, we reinvest much of our profit in initiatives that give back to society. Back where it belongs. We go beyond compliance and are guided by the highest standards of sustainability, ethics and integrity. As such, since 2022, we are a B Corp.

Founded in Barcelona in 1959, Ferrer offers transformative solutions for life-threatening diseases in more than one hundred countries. In line with our purpose, we have an increasing focus on pulmonary vascular and interstitial lung diseases and rare neurological disorders. Our 1,800-strong team is driven by a clear conviction: our business is not an end in itself, but a way to change lives.

We are Ferrer. Ferrer for good.

www.ferrer.com

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of women marched in Kenya ’s capital Monday to call for the government to urgently investigate what advocacy groups say is an increase in killings and other violence against women.

Women’s rights organizations have urged the government to declare gender-based violence a national crisis, and have seized on the recent killing of a singer who was doused with gasoline and set on fire to mobilize support.

The women walked under police escort through the streets of Nairobi carrying a coffin and holding placards saying “Stop Killing Women." The protesters also sought to raise awareness about reports of a recent rise in the disappearances of children. Gender Minister Hannah Wendot last week called for prompt investigations into the disappearances.

Protester Ruby Abura said she had been stabbed by her lover, and that her mother was killed. “My mom is just but an example. A lot women have been killed, and no one is doing anything. We can’t see our women leaders acting on it, and it is not right,” she said.

Police said late last month that they had formed a unit to investigate gender-based violence, bringing together criminal intelligence analysts, forensic experts, homicide investigators and other specialists. The police said that most gender-based violence cases are linked to domestic disputes, intimate partner violence, sexual offences, assault and unresolved family conflicts.

The Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya says it receives about 70 gender-based violence cases every week across its three offices in Nairobi, the port city of Mombasa and the lakeside city of Kisumu.

Lobby groups on May 21 issued a 40-day ultimatum to the government to declare a national crisis or face nationwide protests. However, they decided to start protests sooner.

Demonstrators carry a coffin, during a march against rising cases of femicide, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)

Demonstrators carry a coffin, during a march against rising cases of femicide, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)

Demonstrators hold placards, during a march against rising cases of femicide, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)

A demonstrator holds a doll wrapped in a Kenyan flag, during a march against rising cases of femicide, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)

Demonstrators carry a coffin, during a march against rising cases of femicide, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)