Our efforts to mitigate climate change take into account the nature of our business, as well as relevant international conventions such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Paris Agreement and the ten principles of the UN Global Compact, the UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 on climate action, as well as the recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure and the views of our stakeholders.
Revolutionising care for planet
Acknowledging the environmental impact that delivering healthcare services has on the planet, we are on a mission to help healthcare systems minimise that impact. We fully support the objectives of the UN’s Paris Agreement on climate change and our commitment is to reach Net Zero by 2050 at the latest, decoupling material use from our growth while developing a culture of care for material value.
We transform our business to decouple it from resource constraints. We constantly innovate with the aim to offer our customers the most sustainable solutions while not compromising on safety and quality of our products.
Our journey to Net Zero by 2050
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and renewable electricity
Our Science Based Commitment
We've formalised our climate change mitigation efforts by publicly committing to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), and securing their validation of our near-term climate targets, detailed below:
Our SBTi validated targets
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Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2021 base year.
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Increasing active annual sourcing of renewable electricity from 23% in 2021 to 100% by 2024 and continuing active annual sourcing of 100% renewable electricity through 2030.
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Reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services (cat. 1), fuel and energy related activity (cat. 3), upstream transportation and distribution (cat. 4) and waste generated in operations (cat. 5) by 20% by 2028 from a 2021 base year.
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Having 63% of our suppliers by emissions covering purchased goods and services (cat. 1) capital goods (cat. 2), and upstream transportation and distribution (cat. 4) committed to the Science Based Targets Initiative by 2028.
Resource efficiency and circularity
Sustainable portfolio
