See how we're supporting healthcare practitioners to enhance patient care and the environment for a healthier tomorrow.
Through Practice Green, Henry Schein seeks to empower the health care sector with ways to reduce their environmental footprint while providing high-quality patient care. Practice Green provides customers and suppliers with products, solutions, and resources, enabling health care professionals to create a greener practice.
To foster a global community of health care professionals united by their commitment to addressing the intersection of climate change and human health.
By integrating environmental sustainability into health care practices worldwide, we can support practitioners to enhance both patient care and the environment, fostering a health care system that positively contributes to a healthy planet.
To advance health care toward Net Zero by 2050, we envision a sector that is powered by science-based practices, green innovations, and strategic partnerships. Together, we will drive industry-wide transformation, ensuring that health care delivers quality patient outcomes and a healthier planet for generations to come.
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Start with a full review to find areas that need improvement.
Build clear rules and accountability for long-term progress.
Upgrade equipment and facilities to save resources.
Use grants and on-site projects to reduce fossil fuels.
For more information, visit EPA’s Green Power Markets.
Adopt digital tools to cut waste and errors.
Buy sustainable products and work with green suppliers.
Replace disposable items and teach proper recycling.
Reward green actions and engage the community.
Upgrade systems and update emergency plans.
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Build accountability and clear policies to ensure progress.
Upgrade systems to save resources and reduce harm to the environment.
Use grants and on-site projects to reduce fossil fuel .
Upgrade infrastructure and update emergency plans.
Premier Dental, Executive Vice President
"For over 110 years, Premier Dental has been inspired by the great work that dental professionals all over the world do every day to provide oral healthcare to patients. Innovative, standard-setting and sustainable products have been at the core of our toolbox for these professionals to aid them in providing better procedures, practices, and patient outcomes. Premier is committed to promoting sustainability in the dental industry. For example, Premier has decreased plastic usage in our packaging. This has been achieved by substituting the shrink-wrap with wafer seals. Wafer seals are small, transparent, round stickers that can effectively seal a product's package while using considerably less plastic. In support of Practice Green, we are also pleased to provide eco-friendly products such as BioGREEN Micro-Applicators. They are the environmentally friendly alternative to traditional plastic applicators. Made from food production straw-byproduct, they are biodegradable and compostable. Another product, Vac-Attak™ GREEN, is a high-performance evacuation system cleaner designed to comply with the EPA's Clean Water Act. Vac Attak GREEN's environmentally-friendly formula meets the ADA's best management practices. Please join us in taking steps to create a more sustainable environment. Through innovative products and processes, we can work together to reduce our environmental impact." ...read more read less
Halyard/Owens & Minor, Corporate Account Manager
Promoting Environmental Stewardship "We work to minimize the impact of our operations on the environment. To minimize climate risk. we proactively review our facilities and supply chain and monitor for climate-related threats and opportunities to ensure continuity of our supply and operations. We manage our carbon footprint through fleet efficiency goals and a dedicated emissions reduction working group. Owens & Minor is a signatory of the Health Sector Climate Pledge, seeking to cut emissions from the Health Sector by 50% by 2030 and achieving Net Zero by 2050. We seek to reduce waste from our operations by improving our packaging and labelling, in-house scrap reuse in manufacturing processes, and by building recycling partnerships with our customers." ...read more read less
B. Braun Medical, Associate Director
"The 2024 Earth Day theme, Planet vs. Plastics, is another critical reminder that the types of plastics and chemicals used in medical device packaging impacts the health of patients and their environment. Here at B. Braun, we recognize the risks posed to patients, as well as the challenges of recycling products containing diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). This is why we offer a full line of IV drug and irrigation containers not made from DEHP or PVC." ...read more read less
BeeSure, Business Development
"BeeSure, a Pro2 Solutions company, takes a comprehensive approach to eco-friendliness, weaving it into every aspect of our dental product line. Our commitment starts with affordability, offering high-quality dental products made with up to 100% recycled plastic disposables. This ensures dental practices can make sustainable choices without sacrificing budget. We also utilize 100% post-consumer fiber packaging, minimizing reliance on virgin materials, and reducing overall waste throughout their supply chain. BeeSure believes every choice has an impact. Our partnership with Henry Schein gives all practices nationwide the opportunity to make green choices part of their purchasing decision. By offering greener dental products, offices can actively contribute to reducing their environmental footprint and collectively work towards protecting our planet. Read more here." ...read more read less
Nanosonics, President
"Nanosonics is committed to keeping patients and clinicians safe, while also protecting the environment for future generations. We developed the trophon device with this Environmental, Social, and Governance commitment in mind. The by-products of a high-level disinfection cycle are just oxygen and a few drops of water – preventing the need for disposal of chemical waste. Once a trophon device has reached retirement, we minimize the environmental footprint through a partnership with a state-of-the-art recycling facility. Their advanced technology keeps 100% of recycled materials out of landfills!" ...read more read less
Valarie Caufield, DAADOM Sodorff & Wilson Family Dentistry Spokane Valley, WA 2024 Green Leader
Heather Colicchio Founder & President, American Association of Dental Office Management
Erika Pusillo Practice Optimizer, Spodak Dental Group
Watch AADOM's Earth Day Message from Jennifer Vickery Chief Operating Officer, Ocean Dental
SVP, Global Supply Chain
Executive Sponsor, Environmental Impact Council
"As we celebrate Earth Day, I want to emphasize the critical role sustainable practices play in our global supply chain. Team Schein is at the forefront of Henry Schein's efforts to reduce emissions, mitigate waste, and manage our resources responsibly. This work is not just important for the impact on our own operations, but to drive change throughout the value chain. By collaborating with our customers, partners, and suppliers, we can mitigate the environmental impact of manufacturing, transport activities, packaging, business travel, and other sources, creating a resilient and healthy world for generations to come."
Managing Director, Henry Schein UK & Ireland
Member, Environmental Impact Council
"The health of our planet impacts everyone and knowing that Henry Schein actively works to reduce our environmental footprint is incredibly motivating. As individuals, every change for the better and every conscious decision towards sustainability matters. This year, we are starting a garden, planting vegetables that will be donated to local food banks. It might be a small step, but I'm proud to work alongside fellow Team Schein Members who are passionate about giving back. Being part of a Company that cares about the health of our planet, where working towards professional goals and sustainability go hand-in-hand, is an incredible feeling."
Supply Chain Project Manager, Henry Schein Australia
"After moving to Australia three years ago, I became enamored with the landscape. From the beaches to the national parks, I loved everything the country had to offer. But the increasing amount of extreme weather events causing devastating bushfires and floods is terrifying. Once-in-a-lifetime storms are becoming regular occurrences, and we all have a responsibility to alter the course of the planet. We need to incorporate sustainability across our supply chains and everyday lives. I'm proud to be a part of these efforts at Henry Schein, and in just one year, our Eastern Creek, Australia, distribution center has cut plastic tape use by 60%, saving enough to cover the distance from Sydney to Adelaide."
VP, Chief Sustainability Officer
Co-Chair, Environmental Impact Council
"Henry Schein has a significant global presence, with operations in 33 countries and territories and 51 distribution and manufacturing facilities strategically located worldwide, serving over a million customers. We acknowledge our environmental impact and are committed to managing it effectively as we strive to drive positive change throughout our global value chain. We're confident that alongside our customers, Team Schein Members, and supplier partners, our collective commitment will bolster a healthier planet for healthier people."
