Medtronic Releases 2015 Integrated Performance Report
November 05 2015 - 9:00AM
"Further,
Together" Showcases the Company's Economic, Social and
Environmental Performance in Fiscal Year 2015
DUBLIN - November 5, 2015 -
Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) announces the release of its 2015
Integrated Performance Report, "Further, Together", which provides
a compelling, comprehensive view of how Medtronic creates value
over time through management of its financial resources, social
investments, and environmental impacts. The report highlights the
company's commitment to increase global access to care, promote
patient and employee safety, maintain financial strength, invest in
communities, and care for the environment.
Fiscal Year 2015 highlights include:
- The successful acquisition of Covidien in January
2015, which increases the number of patients who benefit from
Medtronic therapies to two per second.
- A $1.64 billion investment in R&D - including
investments to explore new ways of addressing health problems in
emerging markets such as China and India.
- Investments of more than $47.6 million in
employee training and development programs.
- Investments exceeding $108 million to build
greater healthcare capacity and access through the training of
50,000+ medical professionals around the world.
- Investing nearly $90 million in communities
through philanthropic contributions.
- Making significant progress toward our 2020
environmental performance goals by cutting carbon dioxide emissions
and water use by 7 percent and non-regulated waste by 5
percent.
The report is available for download at
http://www.medtronic.com/corporate-citizenship/sustainability/index.htm.
The company's second integrated report features a unique
Integration Index (found on page 75), which links readers to
content that highlights the most important ways Medtronic's
business success is tied to its social, environmental, and ethical
performance. Comments and feedback to the report are welcomed at:
integratedreport@medtronic.com.
About Medtronic
Medtronic plc (www.medtronic.com), headquartered in Dublin,
Ireland, is among the world's largest medical technology, services
and solutions companies - alleviating pain, restoring health and
extending life for millions of people around the world. Medtronic
employs more than 85,000 people worldwide, serving physicians,
hospitals and patients in approximately 160 countries. The company
is focused on collaborating with stakeholders around the world to
take healthcare Further, Together.
Any forward-looking statements in
this release or the 2015 Integrated Performance Report are subject
to risks and uncertainties such as those described in Medtronic's
periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated
results.
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Contacts:
Fernando Vivanco
Public Relations
+1-763-505-3780
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