Dentsply Sirona announces new sustainability strategy. Beyond. Taking Action for a Brighter World.
23 Setembro 2021 - 8:35AM
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (“Dentsply Sirona”) (Nasdaq: XRAY), Dentsply
Sirona announced today its updated sustainability strategy, the
release of its inaugural sustainability report, and new
sustainability hub on its website. Dentsply Sirona’s disclosure is
aligned with the guidelines from the Sustainability Accounting
Standards Board (SASB) and the Task Force for Climate-related
Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
“Sustainability is fundamental to our mission and vision. We
strive to create long term value for all our stakeholders by
supporting our customers to provide world-class dental care, while
integrating sustainability and lifecycle thinking into everything
we do,” said Jorge M. Gomez, Chief Financial Officer, Dentsply
Sirona and chair of the Dentsply Sirona Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) Committee.
Aligned with 10 UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs),
Dentsply Sirona’s sustainability strategy focuses on three
strategic pillars: “Healthy Planet”, which strives to mitigate the
environmental impact of our operations; “Healthy Smiles”, which
focuses on improving oral health quality and access globally,
supporting our customers and fostering a healthy company culture;
and, “Healthy Business”, which ensures our business is built via
responsible and transparent practices and the effective integration
of sustainability principles across all aspects of our
business.
2020 sustainability highlights and the next milestones:
Healthy Planet highlights:
- Established a robust
baseline for Scopes 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and
implemented a range of on-site emissions reduction initiatives
- Set out to reduce
Scopes 1 and 2 GHG Emissions Reduction ≥ 15% by 2025, and to
achieve net zero carbon emissions (scopes 1-3) by 2050
- 6% YOY decrease in
total waste (solid and hazardous) per measure of net sales, and set
out to reduce total waste ≥15% by 2025
- Established a goal
to reduce water withdrawal for manufacturing/warehouse operations
by ≥15% by 2025
Healthy Smiles highlights:
- Trained more than 1 million dental
professionals in 2020
- Nearly 7,300 Clinical Education and
training courses conducted in 80 countries
- Set goal to achieve 25 million
smiles by 2025
- Working to achieve gender parity and
gender pay parity by 2025
- More than $10 million provided in
cash and in-kind donations to philanthropic and community
initiatives
Healthy Business highlights:
- 50% of Board members are gender
and/or ethnically diverse, with average tenure of 5 years
- 60% of Board committees chaired by
women
- 91% of Board is independent (all
except Chief Executive Officer)
Joining forces to achieve more
Dentsply Sirona is partnering on a series of initiatives
designed to move the dental industry forward towards a more
sustainable future. Dentsply Sirona is a Founding Partner in the
FDI World Dental Federation’s “Sustainability in Dentistry”
initiative, joining GSK, Procter & Gamble, Colgate and TePe to
create a Code of Good Practice, which will provide guidelines and
objectives for achieving a sustainable procurement and supply
process throughout the dental industry.
“The world is facing major environmental, social and economic
challenges, and all sectors need to step up and play their part,”
says Don Casey, Chief Executive Officer, Dentsply Sirona. “As a
global leader in dentistry, Dentsply Sirona has a responsibility to
go above and beyond to create a more sustainable future –
empowering not only our employees, but our customers, partners and
peers to take action with us.”
About Dentsply Sirona
Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of
professional dental products and technologies, with a 134-year
history of innovation and service to the dental industry and
patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and
markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and
oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices
under a strong portfolio of world class brands. As The Dental
Solutions Company, Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative,
high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and
deliver better, safer and faster dentistry. The Company’s shares of
common stock are listed in the United States on Nasdaq under the
symbol XRAY. Visit www.dentsplysirona.com for more information
about Dentsply Sirona and its products.
Contact Information
Investors:Andrea DaleyVP, Investor
Relations+1-704-805-1293InvestorRelations@dentsplysirona.com
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