Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Improving Oral Health
• Governance
• Workplace
• Supporting Local Communities
• Marketplace
• Environment, Health & Safety

Environmental Achievements

• Implemented energy policy at Molndal, Sweden site focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy, commissioning more efficient equipment and installing LED lighting.
• Energy reduction efforts at Hanau, Germany site including transitioning to LED lighting, installing motion sensors, and minimizing compressor runtime.
• Heat recovery installation at Rossbach, Germany site, reducing annual energy purchase by 955 MMBtu.
• Energy and emissions improvements across U.S. and European sites by switching to natural gas, replacing pumps and motors, and introducing new technology.
• 31% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per sold unit at Molndal site between 2018 and 2019 by increasing digital meetings and reducing business travel.
• Molndal site modified coating process to use solvents with lower environmental impact, reducing water and chemical use.

Social Achievements

• Supported over twenty oral health projects globally, including dental missions in the Amazon, Uganda, Guatemala, Kenya, Fiji, and China.
• Partnered with organizations like America’s Dentists Care Foundation, Build Your Smile, TeamSmile, and Mission of Mercy to provide dental care to underserved communities.
• Provided clinical education and training programs reaching over 470,000 dental professionals in 97 countries.
• Conducted second employee engagement survey to gather feedback and measure progress.
• Launched Global Wellness Program focusing on oral health, mindfulness, physical health, and heart health.
• Supported women in dentistry through the Smart Integration Award and Women Inspired Network (WIN) program.
• Participated in Diversity Day in Germany, promoting cultural diversity and inclusion.

Governance Achievements

• Established Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, distributed to all employees.
• Implemented Marketing to Professionals Code of Conduct to ensure ethical interactions with healthcare professionals.
• Administered training on anti-corruption, export compliance, confidential information, anti-trust, privacy, and third-party compliance.
• Supported global efforts to address exploitation, slavery, and human trafficking through internal policies and actions with business partners.
• No corporate funds used for political spending or lobbying in 2019.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Limited access to high-quality dental care in many parts of the world.
• Need to reduce environmental footprint and increase energy efficiency.
• Maintaining ethical business practices and compliance with regulations globally.

Mitigation Strategies

• Supporting dental missions and disease prevention initiatives.
• Implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects at various sites.
• Establishing and enforcing Codes of Conduct, providing ethics and compliance training.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

• Top Employers Institute: Top Employer Germany Engineers, Top Employer Switzerland
• Forbes Magazine: America’s Best Midsize Employers 2019

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Ethical Business Conduct
• Global Oral Health
• Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity by 17% from 2019 baseline (14% decrease from 2020)
• Reduced water withdrawal intensity by 26% from 2019 baseline (22% decrease from 2020)
• Implemented various energy and water saving initiatives across multiple sites (e.g., solar panels, waterless urinals, improved cooling lubricants)

Social Achievements

• Achieved 43% global gender parity
• Provided 7,687 clinical education and training courses across 80 countries
• Trained 281,134 dental professionals
• Expanded Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) from 3 to 7
• Launched Global Employee Assistance Program
• Donated over US$6 million to philanthropic community initiatives
• Supported 730 children's cleft surgeries through Smile Train partnership

Governance Achievements

• Integrated ESG risks and opportunities into enterprise risk management
• Conducted first materiality assessment
• Launched Global Community Engagement & Giving Policy
• Implemented Humantech ergonomic solution, reducing ergonomic injuries by 89%
• Reduced high-frequency injuries (lacerations, slips/trips/falls, line of fire) by 78-89%

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions due to extreme weather events
• Emerging regulations and carbon pricing mechanisms
• Increased severity and frequency of extreme weather impacting supplier production and transportation

Mitigation Strategies

• Crisis24 system tracks information related to weather events
• Developing a compliance strategy to meet upcoming climate-related financial disclosure requirements
• Evaluating and integrating climate change risks into decision-making processes
• Working with suppliers to track Scopes 1-3 emissions and identify reduction opportunities

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Business Partner Code of Conduct
• Conflict Minerals program
• Supplier quality agreements
• Regular supplier audits
• Business continuity planning assessments

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Acute physical events (extreme weather)
• Increased severity and frequency of extreme weather impacting supplier production and transportation

Transition Risks

• Emerging regulation and enhanced emissions-reporting obligations
• Emerging regulation and carbon pricing mechanics

Opportunities

• Energy type optimization
• Improved resilience
• Development of environmentally sensitive products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 13485, ISO 9001, MDD, MDR, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
• SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
• SDG 5: Gender Equality
• SDG 4: Quality Education
• SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
• SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Initiatives aligned with SDGs through improved oral health, employee development, gender equality, education, community engagement, climate action, and sustainable practices.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• CEREC Tessera ADL CAD/CAM Blocks
• Products with recyclable packaging
• Products not using heavy metals where feasible

Awards & Recognition

• Einpark Offices LEED PLATINUM certification

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas emissions and water withdrawal in line with targets
• Conducted energy and waste audits across several global sites
• Implemented measures such as solar panels at certain manufacturing sites to reduce energy consumption and waste
• Increased use and development of digital tools and solutions, leveraging Google Cloud Platform powered by 100% renewable energy
• Improved sustainability of packaging materials by replacing plastic with paper and using more recyclable options

Social Achievements

• Enabled and empowered 5.4 million healthy smiles in 2022, contributing to a total of over 11.2 million smiles
• Supported Smile Train with over US$1 million in cash and in-kind donations, supporting over 2,700 cleft surgeries
• Partnered with Smile Train and FDI World Dental Federation to develop digital cleft treatment protocols
• Made progress towards gender parity by 2025 goal, with 55% of global hires in 2022 being diverse
• Provided over 7,000 clinical education and training courses across 75 countries

Governance Achievements

• Achieved gender pay parity in the US for professional managerial levels
• Working to close the remaining international gender pay gap by 2025

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Use of more sustainable and recyclable packaging options

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Healthy Planet
• Healthy Smiles
• Healthy Business

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced combined Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity by ≥ 15% ahead of 2025 timeframe
• Reduced water withdrawal intensity for manufacturing/warehouse operations by ≥ 15% ahead of 2025 timeframe
• Reduced total Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 47% (absolute value) versus 2019 baseline
• Reduced water withdrawal by 29% (absolute value) versus 2019 baseline
• Reduced total waste by 9% (absolute value) versus 2019 baseline
• 13 global sites now source renewable energy, with nine using 100% renewable electrical energy

Social Achievements

• Achieved total average gender pay parity across the global workforce ahead of the 2025 target
• Exceeded goal to achieve top decile injury and illness prevention and/or avoidance rate by 2025
• Enabled and empowered over 5.5 million smiles in 2023
• Donated over $1.7 million in cash and in-kind donations to philanthropic community initiatives
• 44% of global workforce were women at the end of 2023
• 54% of global hires in 2023 were diverse
• Membership across nine ERGs increased by 46% compared to 2022

Governance Achievements

• Over 99% of employees completed online training and certified compliance with the code of ethics and business conduct
• Launched a new Global Sustainability Policy defining how sustainability is managed and pursued
• Updated ESG Committee Charter clearly defining duties and responsibilities

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate-related risks (physical: extreme weather, chronic: changing precipitation; transition: market changes, policy changes, technology risks, reputational risks)
• Supply chain disruptions

Mitigation Strategies

• Climate-Related Financial Risk assessment using TCFD guidance
• Site-specific self-assessments to combat climate risks
• Dialogue initiated with over 20 key suppliers on Scope 3 GHG emissions
• Development of sustainable packaging guidelines and roadmap

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
• Business Partner Code of Conduct
• Conflict Minerals Program
• Due diligence assessments

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Increased severity of extreme weather events
• Changes in precipitation patterns
• Rising temperatures and sea levels

Transition Risks

• Changes in customer behavior
• Increased cost of raw materials
• Increased pricing of GHG emissions
• Regulatory changes
• Technological shifts
• Reputational risks

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products and processes
• Sourcing renewable energy

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, SASB

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, EMAS

Third-party Assurance: Green Diamond

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
• Goal 4: Quality Education
• Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
• Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
• Goal 5: Gender Equality
• Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
• Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
• Goal 13: Climate Action

Dentsply Sirona's products and services support the provision of oral and continence healthcare, contributing to patients' overall health and well-being. The company also supports various initiatives related to education, economic growth, innovation, gender equality, and climate action.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• LoFric Elle catheter with renewable plastic
• Products with reduced material content and increased use of recycled materials

Awards & Recognition

• Newsweek America’s Most Responsible Companies
• Newsweek America’s Greenest Companies (four-star rating)
• Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
• Corporate Content Awards (silver and bronze)
• Sustainalytics ESG Industry Top-Rated Companies 2024
• Financial Times Europe’s Climate Leaders 2024 (Wellspect)
• Sustainable MedTech Innovation of the Year (Wellspect)