Talk:Johnson & Johnson/Archives/2020

Reinstate "Our Credo"

On March 7, 2019‎ a random IP address, 2001:8003:70d4:8601:2f4:8dff:feb3:2de9, removed the Credo. Here is the link. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnson_%26_Johnson&oldid=886596728.

Previously on November 20, 2018, my former colleague FacultiesIntact posted on the WP:Companies to determine notability for The Johnson & Johnson Credo. @CNMall41: @Ceyockey: and @AfroThundr3007730:; I see each of you responded the the post here. If everyone feels the same way, can we agree we reached consensus "Our Credo" meets notability? If this topic is still of interest, what are your thoughts to collaborate on reinstating "Our Credo"?

Proposed "Our Credo" section

1. Proposed Request: Please add the "Our Credo" section to the article after the history section. You can find the updated version of "Our Credo" in the collapsible box below. The revised section is updated with four references. Reason: The section should be republished on the article. a) The topic has ample media coverage b)The section gives the reader historical content about the origin of "Our Credo" Feel free to ping me if you have any questions. Thank you.--Chefmikesf (talk) 00:09, 4 January 2020 (UTC) Location: Add after the History section Our Credo In 1943, as the company was preparing for its public offering, Robert Wood Johnson wrote the company manual known as Our Credo as a set of guiding principles for the company. Since then, edits to the Johnson & Johnson “Our Credo” have reflected modern culture and language. 2018 marked its 75th anniversary. References

Including the full text of the credo seems a bit promotional IMHO. Perhaps a quoted excerpt would be better? I do agree that it's received enough media attention and is therefore notable enough to warrant a section in the article. — AfroThundr ^{(u · t · c)} 19:37, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

My opinion left at the WikiProject Companies page was simply saying that it could be added [within Wikipedia guidelines]. What you are proposing above is over the top promotional and belongs on the company website, not Wikipedia. Is that the type of thing you would expect to read in a print encyclopedia? I wouldn't. You will also need to go through the proper COI request channels to implement content you propose.--CNMall41 (talk) 06:16, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your input @CNMall41: and @AfroThundr3007730:; I wanted to include both of your feedback on the matter. Subsequently, I added the context, Proposed Edit Request, to the request. I noticed both of you have collaborated with my colleague in the past. What are your thoughts on collaborating on the section? How about starting a new section called "Our Credo," with the three sentences of prose and the references?--Chefmikesf (talk) 19:33, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Hello XyZAn, I moved our conversation from your talk page here.

I have discussed this addition to the article with other editors above. My former colleague FacultiesIntact started the "Our Credo" conversation on WP:Companies in 2018 and I picked it up where it left off. I gathered input from other Wikipedians and trimmed "Our Credo's" mention to a section with a few sentences. CNMall41 and Afrothundr's suggestions are incorporated into the section in the drop-down below.

Johnson & Johnson's "Our Credo" has dozens of media mentions throughout its 75-year history. From the reader's perspective, the Credo section gives context about who wrote the Credo, when was it written, and why they have a Credo.

Four secondary sources support the new section of the article. If more secondary sources are needed, I can add other articles that cite "Our Credo."--Chefmikesf (talk) 20:22, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Hello Indefensible, I am beginning to work on the Johnson & Johnson article. The first section I have petitioned back to the article after an IP address removed it, is the "Our Credo" section. Please see the conversation above about the "Our Credo" section addition. The other Wikipedian's input has been incorporated into the request, so the current petition contains an abridge version with references to support the historical facts about the company's Credo. Any thoughts on this? --Chefmikesf (talk) 19:24, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi Chefmikesf, will review the request and the previous discussion(s). - Indefensible (talk) 07:06, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Not sure how notable or worthy of inclusion it is, but in my opinion the best place for your proposed text would be in or right after the current "Foundation and early years" section. Would that be acceptable? - Indefensible (talk) 04:43, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Hmm. The history section is currently devoid of much of the history and needs improvement. (Researching secondary historical sources at the moment) I believe "Our Credo" is an essential part of the companies history, so I think your suggestion makes sense. I have over a dozen additional mainstream media clippings about "Our Credo". What are your thoughts on adding it as a subsection after "Foundation and early years" called "Our Credo"? That way, as the History section grows, its place in the timeline is solidified. Open to your ideas and suggestion too. Best--Chefmikesf (talk) 19:19, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Chefmikesf, do you have a reference for the 2nd sentence, 'Since then, edits to the Johnson & Johnson “Our Credo” have reflected modern culture and language'? Not sure if I can support posting that currently. Also not sure if the 3rd sentence is notable. Currently I only feel comfortable with the 1st sentence for the Credo section. - Indefensible (talk) 23:57, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Indefensible, Here are three references that mention the Credo's updates over the years. The first reference is the company's website. Please see numbers 3. and 4. for the information about the updates. The second two references corroborate and provide secondary sources to the company website.

What are your thoughts on re-writing the prose of sentence three? Also, I'm OK with starting with sentence one while we discuss the other lines.--Chefmikesf (talk) 00:33, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Ok, I have added a couple sentences with independent references that I think can support them. - Indefensible (talk) 05:42, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Proposed "Our Credo" section

1. Proposed Request: Please add the "Our Credo" section to the article after the history section. Reason: The section should be republished on the article. a) The topic has ample media coverage b)The section gives the reader historical content about the origin of "Our Credo" Location: Add after the "Foundation and early years" subsection in the History section Our Credo In 1943, as the company was preparing for its public offering, Robert Wood Johnson wrote the company manual known as Our Credo as a set of guiding principles for the company. Since then, edits to the Johnson & Johnson “Our Credo” have reflected modern culture and language. 2018 marked its 75th anniversary. References

FY2019 numbers

Chefmikesf, do you know if J&J's FY2019 numbers are out yet? Noticed that the numbers in the article currently date back to 2018, would be willing to update those if they are available. - Indefensible (talk) 04:37, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

That would be super helpful Indefensible! Here are the 2019 numbers.

Current Infobox Financials

• Revenue Increase US$81.58 billion (2018)[1]
• Operating income Increase US$21.40 billion (2018)[1]
• Net income Increase US$15.29 billion (2018)[1]
• Total assets Decrease US$152.95 billion (2018)[1]
• Total equity Decrease US$59.75 billion (2018)[1]

2019 Infobox Financials

• Revenue Increase US$82.059 billion(2019)
• Operating income US$17.33 billion(2019)
• Net income US$15.12 billion(2019)
• Total assets US$157.73 billion(2019)
• Total equity US$59.47 billion(2019)

Here are the references I found to support the content.

Thanks--Chefmikesf (talk) 18:59, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Ok, the financials have been updated for 2019. - Indefensible (talk) 23:21, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

New COVID-19 Content

COVID-19 Article Updates

Request: Hi! I'm posting here on behalf of Johnson & Johnson, a company I have declared my COI. The article currently has no mention of Johnson & Johnson and its companies participation with the COVID-19 global pandemic. When you research COVID-19 online there are many secondary sources about its contributions. In my research, the events outlined below are the notable for inclusion in the article. Context about the request: Below is the proposed material to publish on the article. The subtitle above each section is a subsection in the History section. I'm proposing adding the new content below the existing paragraphs in the sections. Indefensible and XyZAn do you have the interest to review this proposal? Open to ideas and suggestions too. Thank you--Chefmikesf (talk) 03:11, 23 April 2020 (UTC) 1. 1959: McNeil Consumer Healthcare: Demand for the product Tylenol surged two to four times normal levels in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the company increased production globally. For example, the Tylenol plant in Puerto Rico ran 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 2. 1961: Janssen Pharmaceuticals: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, in partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), is developing a vaccine candidate for COVID-19, based on the same technology used to make its Ebola vaccine. September 2020, the vaccine candidate is prepared to enter phase 1 human clinical study. 3. Ethicon, Inc.: In response to the shortage of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ethicon, with Prisma Health, made and distributed the VESper Ventilator Expansion Splitter. Using 3D printing technology, the product is used to expand the capacity of one ventilator to support two patients. 4. 2010 onwards: Johnson & Johnson committed over $1 billion toward development of a COVID-19 not-for-profit vaccine in partnership with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In a Sky News interview, Dr. Paul Stoffels, M.D.,  Johnson & Johnson Chief Scientific Officer and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee said, “In order to go fast, Johnson & Johnson - the people of Johnson & Johnson - are committed to do this and all together we say we're going to do this not for profit. That's the fastest and the best way to find all the collaborations in the world to make this happen so we commit to bring this at a not-for-profit level." References

Hi User:Chefmikesf, I would be interested in helping you with this. It may be best in my opinion to have a dedicated "Coronavirus 2019" subsection (e.g. in "2010 onwards" as you wrote), and collect all of the different aspects there. - Indefensible (talk) 03:17, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi Indefensible, I'm OK with a separate subsection called "Coronavirus 2019" in "2010 onwards". What would make it easiest for you? How can I facilitate?--Chefmikesf (talk) 03:24, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

You made it pretty easy, please take a look and let me know if that is good. - Indefensible (talk) 03:51, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your help on this, it's very much appreciated. I hope you're staying safe! Best--Chefmikesf (talk) 05:12, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Update Corporate governance and Infobox

Hi! I'm posting here on behalf of Johnson & Johnson, a company I have declared my COI. I noticed some inaccuracies and omissions in the Infobox and Corporate governance sections. Below are the suggested improvements to each part of the article. Let me know if there are any questions!--Chefmikesf (talk) 18:25, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Corporate governance and Infobox updates

Location: Corporate Governance 1. Reason and Request: Please update the Corporate governance section with the additions in Proposed Corporate governance content. The Corporate governance section is missing key members of the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team. The proposed version includes current information for the company. Please see the references used on the article. These references include the missing members of each respective committee. Current Corporate governance content Current members of the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson for 2019 are: Alex Gorsky, Mary C. Beckerle, D. Scott Davis, Ian E. L. Davis, Jennifer A. Doudna, Mark B. McClellan, Anne M. Mulcahy, William D. Perez, Charles Prince, A. Eugene Washington, Marillyn A. Hewson, Ronald A. Williams, and Mark Weinberger. Current members of Executive Committees of Johnson & Johnson are: Joseph Wolk (the company's chief financial officer), Peter Fasolo, Paul Stoffels, and Michael Sneed. On July 2, 2018, Johnson & Johnson's head of pharmaceuticals, Joaquin Duato, became the vice chairman of the executive committee. Proposed Corporate governance content Current members of the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson for 2019 are: Alex Gorsky, Mary C. Beckerle, D. Scott Davis, Ian E. L. Davis, Jennifer A. Doudna, Mark B. McClellan, Anne M. Mulcahy, William D. Perez, Charles Prince, A. Eugene Washington, Marillyn A. Hewson, Hubert Joly, and Ronald A. Williams. Current members of Executive Committees of Johnson & Johnson are: Joseph Wolk (the company's chief financial officer), Peter Fasolo, Ashley McEvoy, Thibaut Mongon, Paul Stoffels, Michael Sneed, Jennifer Taubert, Michael Ullmann, and Kathy Wengel. On July 2, 2018, Johnson & Johnson's head of pharmaceuticals, Joaquin Duato, became the vice chairman of the executive committee. Location: Infobox 1. Reason and Request: The Infobox section has inaccuracies and is missing key content. Please consider replacing each section of the Infobox code with the proposed replacement. Update Consumer Healthcare | industry = [[Pharmaceutical industry|Pharmaceutical]]<br />[[Medical devices]]<br />[[Consumer products|Consumer healthcare]] Add Key People | key_people = [[Alex Gorsky]] {{small|([[Chairman]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alex Gorsky|url=https://www.jnj.com/leadership/alex-gorsky|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Content Lab U.S.|language=en}}</ref><br /> [[Paul Stoffels]] {{small|(Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee and [[Chief Scientific Officer]])}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul Stoffels, M.D.|url=https://www.jnj.com/leadership/paul-stoffels-md|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Content Lab U.S.|language=en}}</ref><br /> Joaquin Duato {{small|(Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joaquin Duato|url=https://www.jnj.com/leadership/joaquin-duato|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Content Lab U.S.|language=en}}</ref> Remove Brands from subsidiaries. Add subsidiaries with Wikipedia articles | subsid = [[Janssen Pharmaceutica]]<br />[[Janssen Biotech]]<br />[[Crucell]] <br />[[Cilag]]<br />[[Tibotec]]<br />[[Actelion]]<br />[[MorphoSys]]<br />[[Ethicon Inc.]]<br />[[DePuy|DePuy Synthes]]<br />[[Synthes]]<br />[[Acclarent]]<br />[[Mentor (company)]]<br />[[Abbott Medical Optics|Johnson & Johnson Vision]]<br />[[McNeil Consumer Healthcare]]<br /> References

Early History Updates (Early History 1873-1942)

Early History Updates

1873-1885: Before Johnson & Johnson Robert Wood Johnson began his professional training as a pharmaceutical apprentice. Johnson co-founded his own company with George Seabury in 1873. The New York-based Seabury & Johnson became known for its medicated plasters. Robert Wood Johnson represented the company at the 1876 World's Fair. There he heard Dr. Joseph Lister’s explanation of a new procedure: antiseptic surgery. Johnson parted ways with his business partner, Seabury in 1885. 1886: Founding of Johnson & Johnson Robert Wood Johnson Early corrosive sublimate cotton packaging with the signature logo Robert Wood Johnson joined his brothers, James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson and created a line of ready-to-use sterile surgical dressings in 1886. They founded Johnson & Johnson in 1886 with 14 employees, eight women and six men, manufacturing sterile surgical supplies, household products, and medical guides. Those products initially featured a logo that resembled the signature of James Wood Johnson, very similar to the current logo. Robert Wood Johnson served as the first president of the company. Upon his death in 1910, he was succeeded by his brother James Wood Johnson. Robert Wood Johnson II became president of the company in 1932. 1887-1942: Early History The company sold medicated plasters such as Johnson & Johnson's Black Perfect Taffeta Court Plaster and also manufactured the world’s first sterile surgical products, including sutures, absorbent cotton, and gauze. Johnson & Johnson published Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment, a guide on how to do sterile surgery using its products, and in 1888, distributed 85,000 copies to doctors and pharmacists across the United States. The manual was translated into three languages and distributed worldwide. The first commercial First Aid Kit was designed in 1888 to support railroad construction workers, who were often hundreds of miles from medical care. The kits included antiseptic emergency supplies and directions for field use. In 1901, Johnson & Johnson published the Handbook of First Aid, a guide on applying first aid. In 1889, the company hired pharmacist Fred Kilmer as its first scientific director, who led its scientific research and wrote educational manuals. Kilmer was employed at Johnson & Johnson until 1934. Kilmer’s first achievement as scientific director was developing the industrial sterilization process. Johnson & Johnson had more than 400 employees and 14 buildings by 1894. In 1894, the company began producing Johnson’s Baby Powder, the company’s first baby product. Robert Wood Johnson's granddaughter, Mary Lea Johnson Richards, was the first baby to appear on a Johnson & Johnson baby powder label. The company introduced the world’s first Maternity kit in 1894 to aid at-home births. The kit contained antiseptic soap, sanitary napkins, umbilical tape, and Johnson’s Baby Powder. The products were later marketed separately, including Lister’s Towels, which was the world’s first mass-produced sanitary napkin. Kilmer wrote Hygiene in Maternity, an instructional guide for mothers before and after delivery. In 1904, the company expanded its baby care products with Lister’s Sanitary Diapers, a diaper product for Infants. During the Spanish American War, Johnson & Johnson developed and donated 300,000 packaged compressed surgical dressings for soldiers in the field and created a trauma stretcher for field medics. Johnson & Johnson donated its products in disaster relief efforts of the 1900 Galveston hurricane and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Johnson & Johnson vaccinated all of its employees against smallpox during the 1901 smallpox epidemic. Johnson & Johnson employed more than 1,200 people by 1910. Women comprised of half of the Johnson & Johnson workforce and led a quarter of Johnson & Johnson’s departments. During World War I, Johnson & Johnson factories increased production to meet wartime demands for sterile surgical products. In 1916, the company acquired Chicopee Manufacturing Company in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts to meet demand. Near the end of World War I, the 1918 flu pandemic broke out. The company invented and distributed an epidemic mask which helped prevent the spread of the flu. In 1919, Johnson & Johnson opened the Gilmour Plant near Montreal, its first factory outside of the United States, which produced surgical products for international customers. In 1924, Slough, England was the company’s first overseas manufacturing facility. In 1920, Earle Dickson combined two Johnson & Johnson products, adhesive tape and gauze, to create the first commercial adhesive bandage. Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages began sales the following year. In 1921, the company released Johnson’s Baby Soap. Named after its Massachusetts facility, Johnson & Johnson built a textile mill and company town, Chicopee, outside of Gainesville, Georgia. In the 1930s, the company expanded operations to Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa. In 1931, Johnson & Johnson introduced the first prescription contraceptive gel marketed as Ortho-Gynol. During The Great Depression Johnson & Johnson kept all its workers employed and raised wages by five percent. In 1933, Robert Wood Johnson II wrote a letter, Dear Mr. President, to Franklin D. Roosevelt, calling for a federal law to increase wages and reduce hours for all American workers. The company also opened a new facility in Chicago during that period. Johnson wrote and distributed Try Reality: A Discussion of Hours, Wages, and The Industrial Future to persuade business leaders to follow his lead, advocating that business is more than profit and that companies have responsibilities to consumers, employees, and society. In Try Reality, the section titled “An Industrial Philosophy” would later become Our Credo. In 1935, Johnson’s Baby Oil was added to its line of baby products. Both male and female Johnson & Johnson employees were drafted and enlisted during World War II. The company ensured no one would lose their job when they returned home. Robert Wood Johnson II was appointed head of the Smaller War Plants Corporation in Washington, D.C. His work ensured U.S. factories with under 500 employees were awarded government contracts. --Chefmikesf (talk) 19:16, 26 October 2020 (UTC) References

Potential sources to improve article

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62118447/jj-charity-giving-legendary/
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62118743/cracks-in-the-empire-part-1-sales/
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61974716/carbondale-area-native-founded-johnson/ and https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62027209/j-j-continued-from-p-i-10/
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61974716/carbondale-area-native-founded-johnson/
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61968296/johnson-and-johnson-stage-historical-exh/
• NYT search: https://www.nytimes.com/search?dropmab=false&query=Johnson%20%26%20Johnson&sort=best

Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 05:00, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Grand'mere Eugene, I noticed the edits made to the article on November 21-November 25 look very suspicious. First the editor is brand new. Second, all the information is inaccurate, I updated these data points with the 10-K earlier this year. Would you mind taking a look at them?--Chefmikesf (talk) 21:56, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Chefmikesf, I think I got all the inappropriate edits. Let me know if you spot any more. I should have noticed the changes had not been accompanied by updated refs, but I have to blame Thanksgiving-related confusion/stupor. Cheers! — Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 23:27, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Grand'mere Eugene, No problem at all! Thanks for the help on this monitoring. Best--Chefmikesf (talk) 19:41, 9 December 2020 (UTC)