##  [Company overview](/investors/company-overview "Company overview") 

 ## About Novartis

Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, we work to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease.

Our medicines reach nearly 300 million people worldwide.



 



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###  Board of Directors 

The Novartis Board of Directors is responsible for the direction, strategy, organization and administration of the company. 

 

 

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###  Executive Committee of Novartis 

The Executive Committee of Novartis (ECN) is responsible for overseeing the business operations of Group companies.

 

 

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###  Corporate governance 

Read key documents that explain how Novartis is governed.

 

 

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###  Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) 

Novartis aims to hold itself to high standards of sustainability and ethical business practices.

 

 

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###  News archive 

Get the latest news and information from Novartis.

 

 

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###  Financial data 

Review and download annual and quarterly reports, SEC filings and product sales information.

 

 

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 ![Kate Kostelyk, IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patient, and her labrador Dakoda in Mims, Florida](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/cta_image/public/2025-01/portrait-of-kate-kostelyk-and-her-labrador.jpg.webp?itok=4HIqaVLd "Kate Kostelyk, IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patient, and her labrador Dakoda in Mims, Florida") 

 

##  Reporting and transparency hub 

Read our regulatory filings; policies, codes and guidelines that govern our activities; and environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures.



 

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