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2024 Corporate Responsibility Report

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+ Publication Date: July 30, 2025 Publication Date: July 30, 2025 2 Introduction The Care The People The Planet 32 Governance, Policies & We Advance We Support We Share Systems Infrastructure 5 Who We Are 39 Appendix Overview 41 Sustainability Accounting 7 IDEXX Corporate ...

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