Henry Schein

Henry Schein, Inc., a US-headquartered wholesaler of medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies, reported its latest carbon emissions data for 2025. The company's total reported emissions for 2025 were approximately 3.107 billion kg CO2e. This figure includes Scope 1 emissions of 37,048,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of 16,627,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 3,052,762,000 kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions in 2025 included purchased goods and services (2,406,465,000 kg CO2e), use of sold products (259,871,000 kg CO2e), and end-of-life treatment of sold products (152,085,000 kg CO2e).

For 2024, Henry Schein reported Scope 1 emissions of 33,553,000 kg CO2e, and for 2023, Scope 1 emissions were 38,896,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, Scope 1 emissions stood at 38,067,000 kg CO2e. For 2021, the company reported Scope 1 emissions from mobile combustion (15,189,000 kg CO2e) and stationary combustion (6,766,000 kg CO2e), alongside Scope 2 purchased electricity emissions of 11,715,000 kg CO2e. In 2020, Scope 1 emissions from stationary combustion were 2,904,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 purchased electricity emissions were 11,391,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 business travel emissions were 870,000 kg CO2e.

Henry Schein has committed to several ambitious climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company aims to achieve Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by 2050. Near-term, Henry Schein is committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030 from a 2022 base year. Additionally, they plan to increase active annual sourcing of renewable electricity from 0% in 2022 to 100% by 2030 and maintain this through 2030. The company also commits to reducing Scope 3 GHG emissions by 51.6% per million USD value added (gross profit) by 2030 from a 2022 base year.

For the long term, by 2050, Henry Schein pledges to reduce absolute Scope 1 GHG emissions by 90% and Scope 3 GHG emissions by 97% per million USD value added, both from a 2022 base year. These targets reflect a commitment to a 1.5°C global warming scenario.