Corporate Responsibility
For nearly a century, we have made a meaningful difference in global healthcare while creating lasting value for the communities we serve. We invite you to explore our corporate responsibility goals and accomplishments in more detail.
2024 Highlights
Our Corporate Responsibility and Reporting
We have a longstanding commitment to transparent reporting. Disclosures in our annual Corporate Responsibility Report reference the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reporting framework and are reflected in our Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index. We also report against the framework established by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures annually in our Corporate Responsibility Report.
Empowering Our Patients
We believe every patient deserves care that will give them the best chance of a longer and healthier life. We've committed to empowering our patients by investing in innovative initiatives, products and therapies that help tackle barriers to safe and quality care.
Protecting Our Planet
Baxter seeks to minimize the environmental impact of our operations and products and to advance sustainable, responsible practices within our supply chain.
Championing Our People and Communities
We strive to create a best place to work for our employees and make a meaningful difference in communities around the world. Baxter and the Baxter Foundation invest in strategic partnerships and product donations to support underserved and disaster-affected communities.
Our 2030 Corporate Responsibility Commitment and Goals
Protect Our Planet
- Achieve Carbon Neutrality for Direct Operations by 2040
- Implement Strategic Water Management Plans
- Implement Strategic Materials and Waste Management Plans
- Advance Sustainable Procurement
Champion Our People and Communities
- Achieve Top Quartile Workplace Safety Performance
- Invest in Underserved Communities Globally
Our 2030 Commitment supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and 2030 Agenda with a global blueprint for achieving a more sustainable future. While our business and corporate responsibility initiatives align with select UN SDGs, we focus especially on the following:
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Our Governance and Materiality
Corporate responsibility matters receive strategic insights and oversight at the highest levels of our company, including our chair and CEO, senior leadership team and Board of Directors. Our corporate responsibility strategy is run by a council of executives and subject matter experts from across the company. This council leads our efforts to integrate corporate responsibility throughout our business and ensure high standards of accountability for the management of our corporate responsibility priorities and goals.
Our corporate responsibility strategy prioritizes material topics and their impacts across the value chain.