At BITC’s annual general meeting on 6 December 2018, Medline was named as one of a few specially chosen companies to participate in BITC’s new Responsible Business Tracker, which was launched in 2018. The Tracker is a questionnaire-based tool designed to enable a business to measure its responsible business performance.

Known as the forerunners, Medline and 81 other companies will receive a detailed assessment of their individual submissions from BITC, as well as a separate report on insights and trends.

Participation in the Tracker capped off a successful year for the CSR department in terms of engaging with BITC. Medline was on the evaluation panel for BITC’s 2018 Responsible Business Awards, and received information and advice from BITC on topics such as the sustainable development goals, modern slavery and sustainability reporting.

Spanish Pink Glove Photo Competition winners from the general surgical block of the Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra have donated their third place prize money to SARAY, a local organisation promoting comprehensive care for breast cancer patients and their families.

Navarra’s local e-newspaper featured a press release (in Spanish) about the winners with some background information about their photo submission and what it meant to them.

As medical professionals who have accompanied numerous patients throughout the breast cancer treatment process, they wanted to promote awareness and show the importance of moral support and positive attitudes.