Henry Schein

Henry Schein, a US-based Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesaler, has reported its carbon emissions and set ambitious climate commitments.

In 2025, the company's total reported emissions were approximately 3.107 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of around 37.048 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of approximately 16.627 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of about 3.053 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions in 2025 were purchased goods and services (approximately 2.406 billion kg CO2e), use of sold products (about 259.871 million kg CO2e), and end-of-life treatment of sold products (approximately 152.085 million kg CO2e).

Looking back, Henry Schein's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 33.553 million kg CO2e in 2024, 38.896 million kg CO2e in 2023, and 38.067 million kg CO2e in 2022. In 2021, the company disclosed Scope 1 emissions from mobile combustion (around 15.189 million kg CO2e) and stationary combustion (about 6.766 million kg CO2e), alongside Scope 2 purchased electricity emissions of approximately 11.715 million kg CO2e. For 2020, Scope 1 stationary combustion emissions were approximately 2.904 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 purchased electricity emissions were about 11.391 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 business travel emissions were around 0.870 million kg CO2e.

Henry Schein has committed to Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) aligned goals. They aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across their value chain by 2050. Their near-term targets include reducing absolute Scope 1 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030 from a 2022 base year. They also commit to increasing active annual sourcing of renewable electricity from 0% in 2022 to 100% by 2030. Furthermore, Henry Schein plans to reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions by 51.6% per million USD value added by 2030 from a 2022 base year. For their long-term goals, the company commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 GHG emissions by 90% by 2050 from a 2022 base year and further reducing Scope 3 GHG emissions by 97% per million USD value added by 2050 from a 2022 base year.