At Henry Schein, we believe in a healthier planet for healthier people. Through simple and collective actions, we can minimize our consumption of resources and reduce our environmental impact. Whether our Team Schein Members are finding new ways to conserve energy at the workplace or improving our facilities, we continue to support programs that reduce our carbon footprint and promote sustainability.
In celebration of Earth Day 2022, we reaffirm our commitment to mitigate our impact on the climate, reduce waste to landfills, and recycle and reuse valuable materials while practicing smart and efficient use of energy and water resources. We have put in place near-term targets to achieve our goals and to engage the five constituents that make up the Company's Mosaic of Success—Customers, Suppliers, Team Schein Members, Shareholders, and Society at Large. We recognize that no one entity can do it alone, and through our collective responsibility, we can help to quicken the transition to an equitable, prosperous green economy for all.
"At Henry Schein, environmental stewardship is a pillar of our corporate citizenship that we wholeheartedly embrace through the various ways we conduct business and the products that we offer our customers. Through our Global Reflections program, we demonstrate our commitment to meeting the needs of our customers who are concerned about the environmental impact of their health care practices. These customers are an important and growing segment of our market, and we are determined to lead by providing products and services that will encourage more 'green' practices in the future." Stanley M. Bergman Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Schein, Inc.
"At Henry Schein, environmental stewardship is a pillar of our corporate citizenship that we wholeheartedly embrace through the various ways we conduct business and the products that we offer our customers. Through our Global Reflections program, we demonstrate our commitment to meeting the needs of our customers who are concerned about the environmental impact of their health care practices. These customers are an important and growing segment of our market, and we are determined to lead by providing products and services that will encourage more 'green' practices in the future."
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Schein, Inc.
"As the organization continues our sustainability journey, we are building resiliency, not just for our business but for the planet. The actions we take today are critical to mitigate the impacts of climate change and to conserve our natural resources. We continue to integrate this thinking into all aspects of our supply chain, from our energy management to our transportation decisions. This is our path to building a sustainable supply chain for the future." Jim Mullins Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Henry Schein, Inc.
"As the organization continues our sustainability journey, we are building resiliency, not just for our business but for the planet. The actions we take today are critical to mitigate the impacts of climate change and to conserve our natural resources. We continue to integrate this thinking into all aspects of our supply chain, from our energy management to our transportation decisions. This is our path to building a sustainable supply chain for the future."
Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Henry Schein, Inc.
"Public-private partnerships are essential in addressing complex issues like climate change. By joining health care professional association initiatives such as the Participating Partners in the FDI Sustainability in Dentistry Consensus Panel, the National Academy of Arts and Sciences Collaborative on Decarbonization of HealthCare, the Health Industry Distributors Association Environmental Services Council, and others, we can collectively come together around a common cause to help accelerate our mutual goals and objectives to slow down the warming of the planet." Jennifer Kim Field Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Henry Schein, Inc.
"Public-private partnerships are essential in addressing complex issues like climate change. By joining health care professional association initiatives such as the Participating Partners in the FDI Sustainability in Dentistry Consensus Panel, the National Academy of Arts and Sciences Collaborative on Decarbonization of HealthCare, the Health Industry Distributors Association Environmental Services Council, and others, we can collectively come together around a common cause to help accelerate our mutual goals and objectives to slow down the warming of the planet."
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Henry Schein, Inc.
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To guide the Company's efforts and education related to environmental sustainability, we established an Environmental Impact Council, which is made up of a global cross-functional group of senior leaders with engagement from our Board of Directors and Executive Management Committee. This Council drives the Company's environmental sustainability strategy and provides recommendations on how to prioritize efforts. Hear from our Council members on some of these efforts.
Senior Marketing Manager, Henry Schein Corporate Brand DACH
"Henry Schein's new, sustainable, eco-friendly product line includes products that are made from renewable resources as well as products that are also biodegradable. In the dental practice, reducing plastic waste is a particularly challenging task. Many medical devices are made of plastic and not all disposable articles used can be replaced by more sustainable products. However, there are good alternatives for some products in daily use. Here, each practice team can immediately take a step towards reducing plastic waste by using paper cups to make a visible mark. Rely on us for your sustainable product needs."
Supply Chain Project Manager, Henry Schein ANZ
"At Henry Schein Australia, we are working with our business partners striving to obtain valuable insights that will contribute and drive our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint in line with Henry Schein's Global Strategic Plan.
An area of focus for Henry Schein Australia is upgrading our parent Distribution Centre in Eastern Creek, Western Sydney to be more sustainable. We have already upgraded all internal lights to LED. Throughout 2022 we will be partnering with our landlord to install rooftop solar panels. Most importantly we are working across the business to integrate Sustainability as a guiding principle when developing project plans, strategy, and when making business decisions as we progress on our Sustainability journey."
Managing Directors, Camlog
"Camlog launched a sustainability campaign for its customers as part of the patient28PRO warranty extension for biomaterials. On a reward card, customers can document all bought implants and biomaterials. Camlog planted a tree for each fully digitally submitted reward card.
To launch the campaign, Camlog planted 1,000 trees. An additional 1,919 trees have been added by the customers and will be planted this spring."
EMEA Category Manager, Infection Protection and Control, Henry Schein Dental UK
"Our EMEA team is very aware of the growing environmental challenges we face in Dentistry, particularly around decontamination, waste disposal, and the use of single-use plastics.
Our aim as a Global distributor is to support our health care customers in their journey to reduce their carbon footprint by educating and offering them solutions to help implement practical ways of becoming more sustainable, within the confines of current health and safety legislation.
To support this drive, we are creating a Henry Schein EMEA brand, to improve the lives of our customers, employees, communities, and the environment through our actions and choices.
This brand will be a green home, encompassing all things environmental, such as stories of how Henry Schein is working in local communities to support projects including tree planting, our suppliers' stories, as well as a selection of products and services to offer the practitioner a greener alternative.
Our main aim is to consider how sustainability can be put into practice, whilst ensuring dentists continue to uphold the highest standards in decontamination and protect patient safety."
Vice President, Product Category Management, Henry Schein, Inc.
"Advancing our role in the circular economy is one of our key environmental strategic priorities over the next three years. How we best use our supply chain competencies to reduce, reuse, and recycle to minimize waste and work with our suppliers, customers, and Team Schein Members, to join forces around this will be vital in all our sustainability efforts."
The American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) Green Leader initiative is presented in partnership with the Henry Schein Cares Foundation. Hear from AADOM's Green Leaders who have adopted environmentally friendly practices that are helping to reduce the impact of 'business as usual' dentistry and have achieved bottom-line benefits by using environmentally-friendly products and implementing specific changes to reduce waste.
Rochelle GuastellaArtisan Dental, Madison, WI — 2021
Jenny BrownEast Brainerd Oral Surgery, Chattanooga, TN — 2020
Claudia PayeVitalize Dental, St Johns, FL — 2016
We scale our environmental impact downstream in our supply chain by encouraging our customers to go green in their health care practices and adopt a shared commitment to sustainability. Learn about some of the innovative ways our supplier partners are taking action to help health care professionals who want to go green and minimize their impact on the environment.
Business Development, BeeSure
"At BeeSure, our mission is to create a diverse and affordable line of eco-friendly dental products that exceeds the expectations on what dental professionals use while reducing our carbon footprint. BeeSure plastic disposables are manufactured with up to 100% recycled plastics and all products use up to 100% post-consumer fiber packaging. Our partnership with Henry Schein gives all practices nationwide the opportunity to buy our BeeSure products and make green choices part of their purchasing decision. Every purchase of a greener disposable product is a step towards protecting and preserving our Earth."
Vice President, GOJO Healthcare
"The GOJO Purpose inspires innovative well-being solutions that help create a healthier ecosystem and improve the lives of those we touch. For three generations, our family-owned enterprise has led with these shared values, which has allowed us to invest decades of scientific research into developing high-quality formulations, safer chemistry, and efficient manufacturing processes. That strong foundation will continue to drive the next stage of our Sustainable Value strategy."
GOJO Sustainability
Founder, Hello Products LLC
"At hello, every day is Earth Day. We care about this stuff 24/7; we're living it every single day. We're taking this notion of sustainability and trying to up the game. We're trying to create things that aren't just sustainable, but that are eternal, things you want to keep."
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Chief Marketing Officer, Premier® Dental Products Company
"Succeeding in business and being a good environmental steward are not mutually exclusive. In fact, these two things are inextricably linked now as never before. That's why Premier is pleased to partner with Henry Schein this Earth Day, and indeed every day, to highlight some of our newer products that have been purposefully engineered with sustainability and minimal environmental impact in mind. New BioGREEN™ Micro-Applicators are the smart, environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional plastic microbrushes. Made from a food production straw-byproduct, they are biodegradable and compostable. Another product, Vac Attak™ GREEN, is a high-performance evacuation system cleaner designed to comply with the EPA's Clean Water Act. Vac Attack GREEN's environmentally-friendly formula meets the ADA's best management practices. Please join us in taking one small step today to help our environment."
Watch this video to learn more about Vac Attak Green, a high-performance evacuation cleaner, and BioGreen, biodegradable micro-applicators.
Managing Director and CEO, Ansell
"For over 125 years, Ansell has built its reputation on providing safety solutions. Today, our ambition to protect people and planet is stronger than ever.
Ansell offers unrivaled personal protection, conducts industry-leading safety assessments, and provides medical, industrial, and life sciences customers with data-driven expertise to improve safety on a global scale. But the importance of meeting our environmental sustainability goals drives us further to conserve our planet's resources through forward-thinking environmental management and strategic partnerships.
In the past year, we completed critical work on climate and water risk assessments, a review of our environmental targets, and climate risk scenario modeling. EcoVadis awarded Ansell a Silver medal, placing us in the top 6% of companies in our industry.
Having set ambitious goals, we will break new ground in environmental sustainability over the coming years, in addition to our previously announced commitments to:
As we observe Earth Day, we renew our pledge to take environmental actions that put people and planet first, and we thank Henry Schein for their continued trust and support."
For more information, visit www.ansell.com/my/en/about-us/sustainability.
Chief Operations Officer, Midmark
"Midmark's vision is 'To anticipate, create and lead the best healthcare experience for all.' Healthcare doesn't begin and end in the clinical space, however. Midmark is cognizant of the impact that environmental factors play in the health of patients and healthcare overall. We believe it's important to consider the materials and chemicals used in our products and their impacts on patients, clinicians, health care staff, and surrounding communities. We are actively engaged in reducing the use of problematic chemicals and materials in our products. In addition, we are also looking at the environmental footprint Midmark's activities have on our surroundings, and we are working to mitigate those impacts through efforts like renewable energy purchases, greenhouse gas emission reductions, and scrap recycling efforts. We are early in our efforts, but we are committed to continuing to invest in improving the environment."
For more information, visit www.midmark.com/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility.