3M Health Care Again Wins Practice Greenhealth "Champion for Change" Award for Sustainability
May 20 2016 - 09:00AM
Business Wire
3M recognized two years-in-a-row for
expanding sustainable practices
Practice Greenhealth, a leader in promoting environmental
stewardship, has again presented a “Champion for Change” Award to
3M Health Care for the company’s success in greening its operations
and for helping customers improve their environmental
footprint.
“We are thrilled to be recognized a second time with this
prestigious award for sustainability,” said Ann Meitz,
Sustainability Director, 3M Health Care Business Group. “At 3M we
work hard to apply science to solve customer needs every day,
whether it is to help improve patient outcomes, reduce waste or use
less energy.”
3M was recognized for its commitment to sustainability,
including:
- 69% absolute reduction in greenhouse
gas emissions since 2002 from company operations and purchased
energy (Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions).
- 30% reduction in energy use from 2005
baseline (indexed to sales).
- Prevention of more than 4.2 billion
pounds of pollutants since launching its unprecedented Pollution
Prevention Pays (3P) program in 1975.
3M solutions for improving outcomes and sustainability in health
care include:
- 3M™ Littmann® Stethoscopes with superb
acoustic performance and resilient next-generation tubing that
retains its shape and flexibility even after folding tightly into a
pocket. It provides longer stethoscope life due to improved
resistance to skin oils and alcohol, is less likely to pick up
stains and is made without natural rubber latex or phthalate
plasticizers.
- 3M™ Skin and Nasal Antiseptic helps
reduce the risk of surgical site infections when part of a
comprehensive preoperative protocol and also supports antibiotic
stewardship efforts.
- The first 3M Sustainability in Health
Care Summit was held in October 2015. The summit was attended by
thought leaders from across the country who came together to share
innovative best practices and to advance Sustainability in the
health care market.
- In addition to health care products, 3M
also makes sun filtering and energy-saving window films;
sustainable fire suppression fluids; high-efficiency air filtration
systems; and surface-cleaning products designed to help hospitals
and other facilities reduce energy, water usage and waste.
“I’m proud to accept this award on behalf of the 3M people
around the world who work to make our internal operations more
sustainable and who apply 3M science to create sustainable and
innovative solutions that improve people’s lives,” Meitz said.
The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards were
presented in Dallas, Texas, on May 19, at the CleanMed Conference
& Exhibition – the premier national environmental conference
for leaders in health care sustainability. To learn more about 3M’s
sustainable solutions for health care, visit
www.slideshare.net/IPSolutions3M.
About 3MAt 3M, we apply science in collaborative ways to
improve lives daily. With $30 billion in sales, our 90,000
employees connect with customers all around the world. Learn more
about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com
or on Twitter @3M or @3MNewsroom.
About Practice Greenhealth:Practice Greenhealth is the
nation’s leading health care community dedicated to transforming
health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental
footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability and a
leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice.
To learn more about Practice Greenhealth visit
www.practicegreenhealth.org.
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