Carestream Health, Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2017-2019)
Reporting Period: 2017-2019
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Product Design and Innovation
- Citizenship
- Our People
- Environment
- Responsible Business Practices
Environmental Achievements
- Windsor, Colorado facility recognized as a Gold Leader by Colorado’s Environmental Leadership Program
- ISO 14001:2015 certified (formerly ISO 14001:2004)
Social Achievements
- 21 charitable contributions and 5 educational grants
- 2,470 volunteer hours (estimated $106,000 in employee salary and benefits)
- 220 employees became Carestream Quality Advocates
- 50 employees received Lean Six Sigma green belt certification
- 6 employees received Lean Six Sigma black belt certification
Governance Achievements
- Developed a formal management system for sustainability program using ISO 26000 standard
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Eliminate mercury in products by 2025
- Perform LCAs for top 3 products by 2025
- Increase employee volunteer participation by 10% by 2025
- Reduce energy intensity by 10% by 2025
- Reduce max demand kW by 5% by 2025
- Reduce average per-site CO2 emissions by 4,000 pounds or more annually by 2025
- Develop baseline analysis for renewable energy by 2025
- Certify Science-Based Target for GHG emissions by 2025
- Annual participation in CDP Climate Questionnaire by 2025
- Annual participation in CDP Water Questionnaire by 2025
- Achieve zero waste to landfill certification for at least 1 major facility by 2025
- Reduce air emissions intensity by 10% by 2025
- Develop system to track employee continued education and training by 2025
- Update purchasing policy with more stringent requirements for environmental and social performance by 2025
Environmental Challenges
- Meeting aggressive 2025 sustainability goals
- Supply chain management challenges
- Climate change impacts
- Water scarcity and quality issues at certain facilities
- Material scarcity and waste management
- Air emissions from chemical processes
Mitigation Strategies
- Updated sustainability policy and framework
- Developed 2025 goals aligned with global trends and international standards
- Investing in renewable energy sector and multilayer coating technology
- Implementing energy conservation and efficiency projects
- Waste classification initiative in Shanghai facility
- Wastewater treatment plant construction in Guadalajara
- Bioswale installation in Oregon facility
- Water reuse and recycling initiatives
- Participation in local water planning and management
- Installing control devices to manage air emissions
- Exploring opportunities to eliminate solvent use
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: 142 EHS site audits (2017-2019)
Responsible Procurement
- Carestream Supplier Code of Conduct supplementing EHS Policy, Business Conduct Guide, Corporate Purchasing Policy, and Supplier Quality Process
- Supplier reporting on conflict minerals
- Declarations for packaging, battery, and restricted material compliance
- Encouragement of ISO 9001 compliant Quality Management Systems
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards
Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS 18001
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 2
- SDG 3
- SDG 4
- SDG 6
- SDG 7
- SDG 8
- SDG 11
- SDG 12
- SDG 13
Carestream contributes to these SDGs through its products, services, business practices, and corporate philanthropy.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- DRX-Transportable System/Lite
- DRX Ascend System
- DRX Revolution Mobile X-Ray System
- Eco-friendly packaging for CARESTREAM DRYVIEW Laser Imaging Films