December 22, 2023- BD was recognized during the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the company’s public commitments to decarbonize its operations and improve resilience in the face of climate change.
The pledge reinforces BD’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) as part of its 2030+ environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, and calls for health care companies across the U.S. to reduce GHG emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
BD has previously committed to reducing emissions by joining the United Nations Race to Zero, via the Business Ambition for 1.5°C and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company continues to address its environmental footprint, making progress toward its 2040 carbon neutral goal by reducing its scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 10 percent in Fiscal Year 2022 (from a Fiscal Year 2019 baseline), and increasing the number of the company’s sites using renewable electricity.