Sustainability
We believe in creating the greatest good for society.
As a portfolio medical technology company, Smith+Nephew’s purpose is to restore and promote health and wellbeing.
We believe that this applies not just to the benefits our products deliver to patients, but also to the wider health of the planet and society.
Our sustainability strategy
Sustainability
Targets:
- Between 2020 and 2030, contribute 1 million volunteer hours to the communities in which we live and work
- Between 2020 and 2030, donate $125 million in products to underserved communities
- Empower and promote the inclusion of all
Our progress in 2021:
- 10,000 hours of volunteering in 2021. Total since 2020 = 18,000
- $1.4 million product donations in 2021. Total since 2020 = $6.1m
- 9 global Employee Inclusion Groups are now established, up from 8 in 2020.
Additional actions:
- Revise social responsibility strategy and implement globally, including guidance to all locations on philanthropy and volunteering
- Continue to measure and report on all current health and safety metrics (i.e. incident rates)
- Implement targeted training and performance elements in Commercial areas
- Continue to share best practices across operations sites
- Continue and extend robust Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) audit programme
- Become fully compliant with identified applicable international labour standards within Smith+Nephew
External recognition
We are proud to have maintained our listing on a number of high profile and prestigious socially responsible investor and sustainability indices.