Responsible Supply Chain

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 creating a supply chain adaptable to disruption and able to contribute to strong environmental and social performance.

2030 Goals for Responsible Supply Chain

We will strengthen engagement with supply chain partners on their labor and environmental practices and performance by completing ESG desktop audits for strategic, preferred and critical suppliers by 2023.

We will partner with strategic/preferred/critical suppliers to evaluate risk in Tier 2 by 2030.

We will seek to have 90% of total eligible spend reflected in completed supplier ESG desktop audits by 2025.*

*Eligible spend is defined internally to prioritize suppliers for assessment; for instance, those that are considered strategic and critical

We will incorporate climate risk into supply chain and network architecture strategies.

Responsible Supply Chain

Supplier Expectations

At BD, we believe that our strong supplier partnerships are key to advancing the world of health by delivering innovative solutions in an ethically, environmentally, and socially sustainable way.

Supplier Expectations

Responsible Supply Chain

Supplier Diversity Program

BD Supplier Diversity strategy encourages maximizing opportunities to identify, educate, develop, and utilize historically underutilized and historically underrepresented businesses, to include both small businesses and those diverse in ownership and operation.

Supplier Diversity Program