Creating value responsibly

The Boston Scientific Board of Directors has adopted corporate governance guidelines and charters for each of its standing committees (audit, executive compensation and human resources, nominating and governance and risk).

10,000+ hours of compliance training for customer-facing employees

Ethics and integrity govern how we work every day including how we innovate, develop life-changing products and collaborate with one another and our partners. All Boston Scientific employees share a commitment to:

• Act honestly and ethically in all company matters.
• Protect the privacy of patients, customers and employees.
• Treat one another with respect and fairness.
• Hold one another accountable for quality in everything we do.

Boston Scientific respects and strictly adheres to all labor and human rights laws, including those related to modern slavery, child labor, human trafficking, bribery, discrimination, harassment and pay equity

We conduct business in a way that respects human rights and the dignity of all people, and we require the same of our contractors, vendors and suppliers. Our contractors, suppliers and business partners are required to conduct their businesses legally and ethically as well. Please refer to our labor and human rights website to learn more about how we operate.

Please visit our supplier resource center to learn more. 

~35 million products delivered

The Boston Scientific Global Supply Chain team works tirelessly to lead our planning, sourcing, manufacturing and distribution efforts worldwide. Our 18,000 team members partner with more than 10,000 active indirect and direct suppliers to deliver ~35 million products annually. They perform this mission-critical work while meeting the highest benchmarks for quality, service, ethical conduct and regulatory compliance. We use a standardized supplier performance tool to assess the integrity of potential suppliers’ business practices to help ensure that we responsibly meet our commitments to our customers and their patients.

In 2021, we strengthened our operations by expanding the company’s digital infrastructure to include greater detail about suppliers, contractors and our small business partners

The Boston Scientific enterprise risk management team analyzes strategic, operational, financial, legal and compliance risks so we can safely adapt to challenges, pursue opportunities and meet commitments to stakeholders. Enterprise risk management is led by our vice president of global internal audit who reports any financial, operational or risk issues to the board of directors and its relevant committees. Our global security and resiliency team works closely with enterprise risk management to ensure we can sustain operations and secure our facilities in the event of a crisis.

We expanded our product security approach in 2021 to include multiple layers of risk analysis for every hardware and software component

Ensuring the safety and security of our products and the patients who rely on them is a top priority. Boston Scientific has global cybersecurity protocols that anticipate and address possible threats to product security and to patient information. The company’s Remote Patient Management System that allows health care providers to remotely monitor Boston Scientific implantable cardiac medical devices is certified by the International Organization for Standardization ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and ISO/IEC 27018:2014, and we conduct business in compliance with applicable international laws and regulations governing product and data security. As a member of the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) community of private and public health organizations, we can access and share security best practices and threat intelligence across the health care and public health sectors.