Your story of care inspires our story of developing sustainable healthcare
While you are creating a healthier world, we are advancing our sustainability solutions.
For more than 125 years, we’ve been helping contribute towards a more sustainable healthcare system. This includes our aim to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – which is just one of our targets approved by the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi).1
But we don’t just want to reduce our environmental impact, we also want to make a positive impact overall. Here is how we will help grow sustainable and accessible care for current and future generations.
CleanMed Europe
Join us at Europe’s leading sustainable healthcare conference
We’re looking forward to coming together with other sustainability leaders at the CleanMed conference, sharing our ideas, innovations and solutions to ‘Redefine Healthcare’ together. Join us on the 10-13 June to hear the latest stories in sustainable health.
BD is committed to helping preserve our healthcare systems for the long term, ensuring that both current and future generations will have access to safe, high-quality care while keeping the health of our planet in mind.
Reducing our environmental impact
As a global medical technology provider in today's world, we must improve the stewardship of our company, communities, human health and the planet. All of these are interconnected.
Our corporate sustainability strategy - Together We Advance – supports these connections as we continue to work closely with users, buyers and suppliers across the world. The aim is to drive positive collective outcomes and a healthy, resilient world for all. Discover some of the ways this strategy is helping to make real change.
Excellence in sustainable manufacturing
Featuring a key BD manufacturing site in Europe, the BD Fraga plant in Spain is a site with ISO 14001 certified environmental management systems. Our Fraga plant runs on 100% renewable electrical energy.2
The feasibility of recycling blood collection tubes
One study in partnership with Odense University Hospital, the Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark, the Danish Technological Institute, the Global Material & Asset Fund and EcoFITT ApS, found used blood collection tubes, made from high quality plastic, can be cleaned, shredded and moulded into new articles.3
The study that discovered improved logistical effciency
CHU Nantes partnered with BD on optimising logistics through the SCORE Program. Not only did we improve order delivery timeliness and completion, but also reduced CO2 emissions by 90% (24,8 tonnes, down from 264 tonnes) over the period of 1 year.4
Exploring circular economy for prefilled flush syringes
Research with Borealis, Hammarplast Medical, Mölnlycke Health Care, Reelab, Rondo Plast, Region Skåne aims to evaluate real volumes and quality of risk-free plastics collected for recycling. This helps us to collect information on actual costs for the separate handling and recycling of risk- free plastics.
Our story not only includes creating a deep sense of belonging for the people in our workforce, but also the public-private partnerships that work to serve communities across the globe. Helping to ensure health systems, workers and patients have access to life-saving care. Here’s just a few examples of our partnerships and investments.
- We are a member of the UN-hosted Stop TB project, which aims to end TB by 2030.
Learn more - BD has invested $360,000 to support the International Council of Nurses’ Organisational Development of National Nursing Associations.
Learn more - Our teams work to educate healthcare professionals across the world on noncommunicable diseases, from kidney disease to cervical cancer screening.
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Join Maureen Mazurek (Chief Sustainability and EHS Officer) and Fiona Garin (VP, Strategic Marketing EMEA) in exploring how BD are committed to creating meaningful, measurable change.
BD’s 2030+ sustainability goals
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FT Top 3 Diversity Leader in Europe
As a top 3 diversity leader in Europe, we have a dedication to inclusivity and reflecting the diverse health needs of communities worldwide.
3BL Media 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2024
3BL Media’s ranking honours our dedication to environmental, social, and governance practices, recognising our transparency across these critical areas.
S&P Global Dow Jones Sustainability Index Member
We are proud to be among the top 10% of companies globally recognised for our exceptional performance in environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
Chemical Footprint Project Disclosure Leader
This recognition highlights our commitment to safer chemicals, and our progress in reducing hazardous substances while adopting more sustainable alternatives.
Business Group Health Best Employers 2024
We have been recognised as having exceptional employee well-being initiatives, with leadership in mental health and health equity.
HIRC Transparency Partner 2024
The HIRC Transparency Partner badge recognises our commitment to healthcare supply chain transparency and resilience.
FTSE4GOOD Index Series 2024
This prestigious index measures the performance of companies that demonstrate strong ESG scores in environmental, social and governance practices.
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Our bronze medal from Ecovadis ranks us in the top 35 % of companies. Ecovadis leads the way in performance ratings based on International ESG standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact.
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We are one of the first companies to be aligned with the Climate Excellence Standard for Healthcare Suppliers from the US Health Care Climate Council. This standard defines superior performance in decarbonisation, as we work towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050
- Becton, Dickinson and Company. "BD issues Together We Advance: FY 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report". News BD.com. Published on July 10, 2024 https://news.bd.com/BD-issues-Together-We-Advance-FY-2023-Corporate-Sustainability-Report .
- Francesco Operamolla, "BD-135920 Fraga Sustainability Video EMEA", *Becton Dickinson and Company*, Published on February 10, 2025.
- Becton, Dickinson and Company. "BD and Health Care Consortium in Denmark Find Success in Medical Waste Recycling Study". News BD.com. Published on March 18, 2024. https://news.bd.com/2024-03-18-BD-and-Health-Care-Consortium-in-Denmark-Find-Success-in-Medical-Waste-Recycling-Study#:~:text=The%20study%20shows%20that%20these,other%20types%20of%20new%20articles .
- "La pharmacie du chu de nantes réhabilite les stocks." *Achat Logistique Info*. Published on December 6, 2023 https://achat-logistique.info/logistique/la-pharmacie-du-chu-de-nantes-rehabilite-les-stocks/ .
