Climate Change Data

QuidelOrtho Corporation

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:45,291 tCO2e/year (Scopes 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:17,320 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:27,971 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:9%
Total Energy Consumption:228,661 MWh/year
Water Consumption:105 million gallons/year
Waste Generated:5.5 million pounds/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Impact of Operations and Products
  • Access to Diagnostic Testing
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • Corporate Governance
  • Product Safety and Quality

Environmental Achievements

  • 15% absolute energy reduction versus 2019 baseline
  • 2% absolute waste reduction versus 2019 baseline
  • 19% improvement in nonhazardous waste recycling from 2020 (6% from 2019 baseline)
  • Avoided use of 57.6 million pages of paper (2.3 million pounds) between 2019-2021

Social Achievements

  • Launched a global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) initiative
  • Hired 700 new employees in 2021
  • Promoted 450 colleagues into senior positions
  • Piloted 120 stretch assignments

Governance Achievements

  • Completed an underwritten secondary offering of shares resulting in the company no longer being a “controlled company”
  • Adopted a new Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, an Anti-Corruption Policy, a Data Privacy Policy, a Global Environmental Health and Safety Policy and a Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Launched training on insider trading

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality
Short-term Goals:
  • 4% decrease in energy use in 2022 from 2019 baseline

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic disruptions impacting operations and waste management
  • Supply chain interruptions (raw materials and labor shortages)
  • Increased demand for products leading to challenges for recycling partners
Mitigation Strategies
  • Corrected waste-hauling supply chain issues
  • Changed management and took back control of product distribution
  • Ortho employees volunteered to help keep distribution center going during shortages

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Conflict Minerals program
  • Diverse supplier engagement

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Vitros analyzers (waterless)
  • XT MicroSlide technology

Awards & Recognition

  • Stevie® Awards for Exceptional Customer Service
  • IMV ServiceTrak™ Awards (No. 1 in Service and Support)
  • Edison Awards finalist
  • MedTech’s 2020 Outstanding Contribution to the Bio/Med Industry Award
  • Forbes America’s Best Mid-Sized Employers
  • Great Place to Work in India
  • Top Employer in China

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:53781 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:26,371 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:27,420 tCO2e (location-based), 28,869 tCO2e (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:894,796 GJ
Water Consumption:66.43 ML
Waste Generated:5,366 metric tons
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate change
  • Pollution
  • Water
  • Circular economy
  • Workforce employment conditions and rights
  • Workforce equal rights and opportunities
  • Value chain employment conditions, rights and opportunities
  • Value chain human rights and fundamental freedoms
  • Consumer information and data
  • Consumer and end-user health and safety
  • Good governance
  • Business ethics and compliance
  • Research and innovation

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced indirect water use by 5.7% year-over-year (Pencoed, Wales)
  • Recycled over 2,000 metric tons of waste and diverted over 30 metric tons of hazardous waste from landfills
  • Reduced energy usage by 2% through replacing outdated HVAC units
  • Vitros XT MicroSlide technology led to a remarkable reduction of up to 50% in slide cartridges

Social Achievements

  • Average of approximately 17 hours of training per employee in 2022
  • 70% of employees reported receiving useful and timely feedback on their performance (Q4 2022 survey)
  • 75% of global employees participated in a confidential, global survey (September 2022) showing positive sentiment around engagement and workplace experience
  • Various community initiatives and philanthropic programs supported

Governance Achievements

  • Established a comprehensive compliance program including third-party due diligence, healthcare professional interaction approval system, and ethics hotline
  • Implemented annual Code of Conduct training for all employees
  • Separated the roles of Board Chair and CEO in December 2022

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Expand renewable energy usage
  • Improve the circular economy and lifecycle of our product line through the use of recycling and reuse strategies
Medium-term Goals:
  • Develop lower-cost platforms for emerging markets and introduce additional immunoassay products
  • Refine waste management practices by implementing improved segregation strategies and adopt more sustainable packaging
Short-term Goals:
  • Implement energy-efficient systems, infrastructure improvements that conserve water, and eco-friendly alternatives that support waste reductions
  • Promote recycling and harness advanced technologies to efficiently manage energy demand

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions due to semiconductor shortages
  • Water scarcity and drought
  • Managing GHG emissions from energy-intensive processes and transportation
  • Rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity risks
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in additional capacity and maintaining higher raw material stocks
  • Diversifying the supply base
  • Developing waterless technologies
  • Implementing site-specific energy conservation programs and investments in green technologies
  • Upgrading systems to enhance cybersecurity

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier and Distributor Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
  • Conflict minerals compliance program

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB

Certifications: ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Site

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Vitros waterless dry-slide technology

Awards & Recognition

  • Numerous awards listed in the report