July 20, 2023 – BD issued its Fiscal Year 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report that details ongoing efforts that impact company health, human health, community health and planet health.
The report includes performance measurements and progress made toward the company’s 2030+ ESG goals, focusing on key areas where the company looks to create meaningful, measurable change over the next decade. Top highlights and achievements from this year’s report include:
- Climate Change – BD reduced its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 10 percent in FY 2022 (from a FY 2019 baseline), and made progress toward its 2040 carbon neutral goal by increasing the number of sites using renewable electricity to 31. Of these sites, 17 are using 100 percent renewable electricity, five sites are using partial renewable electricity, and nine sites are utilizing on-site renewables.
- Product Impact – BD launched the Sustainable Medical Technology Institute and initiated partnerships with health systems, regulated waste management companies and recyclers in the United States, Brazil, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand to explore circular economy solutions for managing BD products at end of life.
- Responsible Supply Chain –BD significantly increased the opportunities open to small and diverse businesses, achieving a 75 percent increase year-over-year in the number of certified, small and diverse-owned suppliers within the company’s supply chain. In this time, BD spent more than $600 million with these suppliers, ultimately totaling $1.1 billion in positive economic impact.
- Healthy Workforce and Communities – BD achieved a year-over-year increase in ethnic diversity at the associate, management and executive levels in the U.S., and an increase in global gender diversity at the management and executive levels. BD and the BD Foundation donated more than $22.5 million in cash and products worldwide to eligible non-profit organizations to support resilient communities and expand health care access and equity. The company also increased focus on advancing health equity in under-resourced areas of the world, furthering its longstanding commitment to expanding access and building capacity of health systems in developed and developing communities.
- Transparency — For its sixth consecutive year, BD was recognized by The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) with a rating of 100 percent on its 2022 corporate political disclosure and accountability index. As part of the company’s cybersecurity governance, BD achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification in FY 2022, which demonstrates a steadfastness to maintaining world-class cybersecurity standards.