Sanofi has released its Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), formally endorsed by Reconciliation Australia, this month. As the organisation’s second RAP, the plan outlines Sanofi’s next steps in support of equality, equity and voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. One of Sanofi’s first actions under its Innovate RAP has been to join the Business Council of Australia’s Raising the Bar initiative. Karen Hood, Country Lead, Sanofi Australia & New Zealand, said, “this Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan cements Sanofi’s commitment to working toward greater health equality and equity for First Nations people”. “As an organisation, we always seek to listen to the voices of the people and communities we are working within. “That commitment to deep listening is the reason why we have been able to build strong relationships and take meaningful action on reconciliation. “It’s also why we made the decision more than a year ago, to support the Uluru Statement from the Heart. “The team behind our reconciliation program has a lot to be proud of.

“I’m looking forward to continuing to support them as we co-create and establish new programs designed to enable greater economic participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.” Artist, Jeremy Donovan a KukuYalanji and Gumbaynngirr man from the First Nations of Far North Queensland and the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, was commissioned to create the artwork (pictured) featured throughout Sanofi’s Innovate RAP. “The business is about people and health,” said Donovan. “The U shapes are symbolic of people within the business and people you interact with. “The moving lines are reflective of water,” he shared. “Water is life, and water is symbolic of health. “The human body is approx. 90% water, so it was dominant in the design of the artwork.”