Environmental sustainability
We recognize the vital connection between the health of our planet and the well-being of people and animals. This is why we continuously build on our long history of environmental stewardship and compliance, evolving our efforts in the face of a changing world.
We design and make products in a safe, effective and environmentally sound manner
We maintain a highly trained and capable scientific staff and actively pursue manufacturing process improvements that minimize environmental impacts.
Our environmental sustainability goals by the numbers
Greenhouse gas emissions reductions
We’ve committed to a net-zero target for our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our global operations (Scopes 1, 2, and 3) by 2045, aligned with the guidelines of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Our goal is to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045.
Our goal is to reduce our operational GHG emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 46% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline.
Our goal is to reduce our value chain (Scope 3) GHG emissions by 30% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline.
We achieved our goal to source 100% of our purchased electricity from renewable energy by 2025.
Water conservation
Water is a key input to our manufacturing operations, so we assess water risk throughout our network as a standard business practice. We’re employing various technologies and techniques aimed at reducing our water footprint and improving operational performance.
In 2025, we reached our goal to maintain water use at or below 2015 levels.
Waste diversion
We continuously evaluate our sites’ waste disposal methods to gain a better understanding of our network and changes therein. We also identify risks and opportunities in our value chain. We achieved our waste management goals set for 2021-2025.
12% of our global operational waste was sent to landfills and incinerators (without energy recovery), surpassing our goal of no more than 20% by 2025.
64% of sites send zero waste to landfills, surpassing our goal of at least 50% by 2025.
Environmental sustainability and our suppliers
We recognize the importance of partnership and collaboration across the value chain to reduce our collective GHG emissions footprint. To do so, we have set clear expectations that enables us to work together towards common goals and collect the right GHG data in a timely manner.
We actively work with suppliers to reduce our Scope 3 emissions footprint, which is more than seven times greater than our combined Scopes 1 & 2 emissions. We also strive to reduce waste in our operations, to use more sustainable materials, and to change the way we commute and travel for business to further embed environmental sustainability into the way we work.
We expect suppliers to commit to:
— Measuring Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and report CO2 e* data specific to our company by no later than 2025
— Setting GHG reduction target(s) aligned with the criteria set by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) by 2026
— Planning to achieve net-zero no later than 2050
