91 2021 ESG Report Transparency Appendices Responsible supply chain Product impact Climate change Introduction Healthy workforce and communities ESG issue Definition How we manage this issue Product Impacts on Human Health and the Environment • R educing waste and optimizing opportunities for recovery, reuse or recycling of products and by-products and appropriate waste disposal. • R eporting performance against waste targets. • Designing pr oducts to extract maximum value over their lifetime through longevity, reuse and recycling. • Mitigating en vironmental and human health impacts (e.g., from chemicals, energy, water and waste) across the life cycle of BD products. Stakeholders are particularly concerned with waste in the healthcare ecosystem and would like to see more transparency about BD’s efforts to address it, including collaborations and partnerships. We have established 2030+ commitments and goals intended to reduce the environmental impact of our portfolio and to address the sustainability needs of our customers. Refer to the section on Product impact . For details on how we manage waste from our operations and performance against targets, refer to Waste management . Product Quality and Safety • Supporting r obust quality and regulatory management, including communicating quality and safety standards to our suppliers. Conducting supplier audits and product monitoring and evaluations. For further details about our programs in this area, refer to Product safety . Regulatory Compliance • A dhering to local laws and regulations for product design, manufacturing and quality in the countries where BD operates. In accordance with our Code of Conduct, we follow the laws, rules and company policies that apply to us. Details of how we manage compliance with specific laws are detailed throughout this report. Social Impact • Driving and measuring in vestments in healthcare innovation and community development and engaging associates in community service and capacity training. Social impact is an element of our 2030+ commitment to build Healthy workforce and communities . Supply Chain Continuity and Sustainability • Supporting c ontinuity of product supply including assurance of manufacturing, inventory tracking and pandemic readiness. • De veloping supply resilience strategies to help meet customer needs when natural disasters, political disruption or healthcare policy changes occur. • Sour cing materials responsibly with minimal negative environmental and social impacts and seeking to establish a sustainable upstream supply chain via climate resilience, supply chain diversity and responsible sourcing. Given our role in healthcare ecosystem, supply chain and business continuity—including climate resilience—are key to our ability to meet customer needs. Stakeholders have indicated that BD has an opportunity to encourage more sustainability in the industry given our leadership position. We have established 2030+ commitments and goals intended to create a supply chain that is adaptable to disruption and able to contribute to strong environmental and social performance. Please refer to the section on Responsible supply chain . Transparency • Maint aining overall transparency with key stakeholders, including disclosures on sustainability strategy and programs. It is our commitment to invite trust across stakeholder groups through transparent reporting of our performance on ESG issues relevant to our business. We have set 2030+ commitments and goals to provide our stakeholders with regular disclosures about our ESG performance and programs. We will do so by aligning with relevant and recognized external ESG reporting frameworks and providing issue-specific information. This report provides the foundation for our goal to provide information about our ESG programs and performance. Water • Optimizing the use of w ater and reducing and reusing of wastewater throughout operations. • R educing potable water use and improving water disposal and discharge. • R eporting performance against water targets. For details on how we manage water usage in our operations and performance against targets, refer to Water management .