Climate Change

At BD, we’re prioritizing areas where we are well-positioned to drive significant change in our industry, business and society, now and into the future. We’re committed to addressing climate change by working to minimize our contribution to global emissions and utilize our capabilities to address unmet health needs for climate-vulnerable populations.

2030 Goals for Climate Change

We will commit to setting scienced-based emissions reduction targets across all scopes, in line with the Science Based Targets initiative.

Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% (from a 2019 baseline, absolute) by 2030
Scope 3 emissions targets for material Scope 3 categories expected to be set in near future

We will advocate for net-zero emissions.

We will achieve additional environmental efficient targets in our direct operations.

Reduce energy consumption by 25% by 2030 (from 2019 baseline, normalized to Cost of Products Sold [COPS]) by 2030
Reduce water consumption by 40% (from a 2019 baseline, normalized to COPS) by 2030
Reduce nonhazardous waste by 50% (from a 2019 baseline, normalized to COPS) by 2030
Increase landfill diversion to 90% (from a 2019 baseline, absolute) by 2030
Increase recycling to 80% (from 2019 baseline, absolute) by 2030
Reduce hazardous waste by 50% (form a 2019 baseline, normalized to COPS) by 2030
Reduce volaille organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPS) by 30% by 2030 (from a 2019 baseline, normalized to COPS) by 2030
Eliminate use of R22 (absolute) by 2030

We will use our capabilities to contribute to solutions that address unmet climate-related health needs.

Climate Change

Sustainability

Our 2030+ sustainability strategy, which focuses on five impact areas, addresses a range of challenges in our industry while helping to make a difference on relevant issues that affect society and the planet. Our strategy will ensure we remain focused on shared value creation—meaning how we address unmet societal needs through business models and initiatives that also contribute to the commercial success of BD.

Sustainability