Reducing our Environmental Footprint CITIZENSHIP

INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY INTO BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Patient health and safety is our absolute priority in manufacturing medical technology. We have a responsibility to ensure the quality and sterility of our devices, as well as their safe delivery. We also understand the importance of caring for our world and its natural resources and focus our efforts on reducing the energy, water, and waste footprint of our operations and products.

Our global Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Policy establishes our performance management system to set goals, measure progress, and integrate sustainability into decision-making. It also addresses climate change — an issue that presents risks and potential disruption for global business.

We strive to incorporate EHS considerations when designing new products, considering impacts throughout the product life cycle from materials to manufacturing, distribution, and disposal. Our Sustainable Packaging Working Group strives to reduce the environmental impact of product packaging while maintaining our rigorous quality standards to ensure products reach customers in perfect condition. Other efforts include increased recycling to divert unusable products from landfills.

Guided by our 2020 Environmental Performance Goals, we proactively manage our operational energy use, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), regulated and non-regulated waste, and water.  In FY20, we will launch new goals, committing us to further reduce the environmental impact of our operations by 2025.

Waste Not, Want Not

The delivery of healthcare has an unfortunate environmental cost: medical waste. Learn how Medtronic is working to reduce, reuse, and recycle the resources we use to make and distribute our medical devices. 

READ ABOUT WASTE REDUCTION

EVERY DROP COUNTS

Water scarcity is a growing global concern. Conserving water for future generations must be a priority for everyone and that includes us. Learn how Medtronic is making a difference, one drop at a time, one day at a time.

FIND OUT HOW MEDTRONIC CONSERVES WATER

Saving Energy, Protecting the Planet

As a global citizen, Medtronic is constantly striving to shrink our environmental footprint by reducing how much energy, water, and other resources we use.

LEARN HOW WE ARE REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT

Taking the lead to shape safe, healthy workplaces

Employees play key role in building — and spreading — a culture of environmental health and safety at Medtronic.

READ ABOUT OUR HEALTHY WORKPLACE

POWERING UP: MEDTRONIC FOCUSES ON BATTERY QUALITY AND SAFETY

Unique battery facility sets high standards that are being shared in the industry.

READ ABOUT OUR FACILITY