Protecting the Environment
When we challenge our impact on the environment,
we advance ways to protect it.
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Taking Action for a Healthier World
Our focus on improving patient health comes with the responsibility to protect the planet we all share. We are facing unprecedented environmental challenges.
We were one of the first medical device manufacturers to pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 20301 in all manufacturing and key distribution sites and we are on track to meet these goals. In 2021, we expanded our climate action goals by joining the United Nations Race to Zero and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign, setting ambitious science-based targets that will set us on a path toward net-zero carbon emissions across our entire value chain by 2050.
1Inclusive of all manufacturing and key distribution sites only (Scope 1 and 2).
Working with sustainability-minded customers, since 2017, we have increased the number of patients reached by 20% globally while reducing our Carbon footprint (Scope 1 and 2)1 by 52% as of 2021.
1Inclusive of all manufacturing and key distribution sites only
1Inclusive of all manufacturing and key distribution sites only
73% of global purchased electricity1 from renewable sources as of 2021.
1Inclusive of all manufacturing and key distribution sites only
91% solid waste landfill avoidance1
1Inclusive of all manufacturing and key distribution sites only
1Inclusive of all manufacturing and key distribution sites only
Supporting communities through the Boston Scientific Forest
Our Plan to Make a Difference
Climate Change
Our changing planet needs problem solvers. By addressing our energy consumption, carbon output and environmental design, we are helping to make measurable progress towards reducing our climate impacts.
Environmental Impact
We are all responsible for the consequences of our actions. We strive to minimise the environmental impact of our operations by proactively managing our waste generation and water use. We carefully examine the materials we use in our products, the resources used to make and transport them, and how we can reduce waste.
Our climate change and environmental impact greenhouse gas metrics have been verified by an independent third party.