UNSD Goals

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Through our Cigna Connects platform, we aim to connect and align our activities with the goals and targets set forth in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global plan for action for the next decade with 17 goals and 169 targets.

Among all SDGs, Goal 3–focusing on “ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being”–provides the greatest opportunity for Cigna to contribute specific industry expertise and resources to drive meaningful progress. We are also focused on opportunities to support other SDGs that are relevant to our business and where we are best positioned to make unique contributions:

Goal	Topic	Programs, Actions and Investments
	Hunger	Healthier Kids for Our Future Initiative Employee Volunteerism and Giving Cigna Foundation and World of Difference Grants National Blessings in a Backpack—Providing U.S. school children with weekend nutrition
	Health and Well-Being	Building A Sustainable Health Care System Go. Know. Take Control^® Campaign Health Improvement Tour Opioids and Mental Health Cigna Foundation and World of Difference and Healthier Communities Grants Midwest Bright Star Community Outreach—Create trauma helpline to address the devastating effects of trauma and violence in Chicago’s Bronzeville Community Connecticut The Joyce D. and Andrew J. Mandell Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center, Inc.—Implementing Youth Mental Health First Aid in the Greater Hartford Area Mid-Atlantic La Clinica del Pueblo—Funding a peer-based obesity, diabetes, and cardio-vascular prevention program for low-income, immigrant Latinos Mid-South Appalachian Miles for Smiles—Providing basic dental care and eye examinations at no cost to the uninsured and underserved residents of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia Siloam Health—Targeting the faith congregations of Bhutanese, Burmese, Egyptian, and Hispanic communities in Nashville, Tennessee, to provide them with part-time community health workers East Tennessee Children’s Hospital—Supporting prenatal opioid-exposed infants via care coordination service and outpatient clinic, addressing the medical, developmental, and emotional needs during the first five years of the child’s life Memphis Fire Department—Assisting to expand a pilot mobile van program responding to non-emergency calls Tri-State Mount Sinai—Supporting an adolescent peer education intervention to prevent diabetes National Peer Health Exchange—Empowering young people with the knowledge, skills, and resources to make healthy decisions Shatterproof—Removing the stigma associated with substance abuse North Texas Vickery Meadows Clinic—Navigating immigrant and refugees residents of the Vickery Meadows apartment complex in Dallas, Texas, to clinical services at the local clinic Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic—Educating Hispanic pediatric asthmatic patients and their families to take control of their disease Partnership with Achilles International
	Gender Equality	Diversity and Inclusion Supplier Diversity and Mentoring Program Cigna Foundation and World of Difference Grants National Girls on the Run—Helping girls pursue their dreams through interactive games and running Mid-west Rush University Medical Center—Partnering with African-American women to adopt healthier habits that contribute to active and healthy lifestyles South Florida University of Miami—Providing resources to Haitian women to reducing the higher incident of cervical cancer in the Little Haiti Neighborhood of Miami
	Inclusive Growth	Human Rights Statement Supplier Code of Ethics
	Reduced Inequalities	Health Equity Council Cigna Foundation and World of Difference and Healthier Communities Grants Mid-Atlantic Health Advocates In-Reach and Research (HAIR) from the University of Maryland's School of Public Health's Center for Health Equity— Training barbers and beauticians on how to educate their clientele about colorectal cancer and the importance of getting preventive screenings MedStar Washington Hospital—Offering free colon cancer testing kits to African-American residents of Washington DC South Florida Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County—Reducing low birth weight babies among African American mothers Tri-State New York Botanical Garden —Advancing research focused on the use of herbal remedies by Caribbean and Latino population in New York City Carolinas Novant Health—Lowering the incidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes through a 12-week program Montana St. Vincent Healthcare—Providing programming to reduce and identify health disparities focusing on improving health among American Indian patients North Florida Hispanic Services Council—Creating opportunities for Hispanics to take control of their health and the health of their community Mid-west Lurie’s Children Hospital—Providing comprehensive healthcare to at-risk youth Mid-America St Louis Children’s Hospital—Disseminating its mobile van providing comprehensive asthma management and education while guiding families through complex health and social service systems Southern California Children’s Hospital of Orange County—Designing a groundbreaking mental health initiative to create a more effective system of mental health care for children, teens, and young adults in Orange County, California National Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America—Offering free and confidential support to veterans and family members by identifying transitional challenges and obtaining the resources necessary to meet their goals March of Dimes—Supporting an innovative model of group prenatal care to improve health outcomes USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work—Tailored support for veterans pursuing an MSW
	Climate Action	Sustainability Performance Plan Community Resilience

You can learn more about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals here.

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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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