 Philips is a global organization with countless successes to its name since its inception in 1891. Our substantial investment in innovation has generated many breakthrough inventions throughout our history, such as the light bulb, the Compact Cassette system and the laser-based optical disc systems CD-Audio, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, SACD and various DVD formats. Over the last few years, we’ve introduced key products in the healthcare arena, from our imaging equipment to the Ambient Experience — a way of making hospital visits less intimidating for patients. We’ve also introduced products that enhance our customers’ ability to relax at home, like the Senseo coffee machine and the Aurea television.
All our efforts continue to be directed towards improving the quality of people’s lives, which makes it unsurprising that we also focus on improving the quality of our employees’ lives through being a caring employer. So let’s look at what we’ve achieved together with our committed and diversely talented staff:
The figures behind the scenes at Philips
- Three sectors: Healthcare, Lighting and Consumer Lifestyle
- Sales and services in over 60 countries
- Over 80,000 patents registered
- 134,000 employees
Providing solutions across the world
- Sales of EUR 27 billion in 2007
- Over one million consumer products sold every day
- One of the top three medical imaging, patient monitoring and healthcare IT suppliers
- No. 1 in the electric shavers market
- A world leader in high-end LCD TVs
- Philips lights 65% of the world’s top airports and 30% of its hospitals and offices
- One in three cars worldwide is equipped with Philips lighting
Actively engaged in sustainability issues
- Sustainability embedded in company strategy
- High level of employee engagement
- More than 100 Green Flagship products on the market
- 400 Philips auditors monitoring suppliers
- Involved in over 200 social investment projects
- Ranked by Dow Jones as No. 1 for sustainability in the cyclical goods market
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