Net-zero medical devices by 2040.

Thermo Fisher sustainability planning connects packaging, connected diagnostics, logistics, service dispatch, and supplier audits into measurable operating targets.

Carbon roadmap

A staged plan for regulated healthcare supply chains

Medical device sustainability cannot ignore uptime, sterility, validation, and patient privacy. The roadmap below treats carbon goals as operational commitments: packaging changes must preserve barrier performance, connected service must protect cybersecurity, and supplier audits must respect quality system controls. Each milestone is written to be evaluated by procurement and compliance teams, not only sustainability committees.

  1. Scope 1+2 net-zero at HQ campus

  2. All packaging FSC and recycled where validated

  3. Scope 3 supplier audit covering 80% of value chain

  4. Reprocessable instrument programs expanded

  5. Net-zero installed base operating model

Sleep mode firmware

-32%idle power target for connected instruments

Low-power modes are paired with validation steps so laboratories understand wake timing, data continuity, and alarm behavior.

Reusable packaging logic

-41%landfill reduction opportunity per case

Packaging transitions are reviewed against sterility, transport damage, label durability, and cold-chain excursion handling.

Cloud diagnostics

-68%truck rolls reduced in eligible service events

Remote diagnostics can shorten downtime when cybersecurity controls, SBOM review, and authorization rules are in place.

LCA material choices

-24%embodied carbon reduction target

Materials decisions include device performance, biocompatibility, sterilization compatibility, and disposal requirements.

Practice Greenhealth

Framework alignment for healthcare environmental excellence and facility-level reporting.

Healthcare Without Harm

Advisory reference for healthcare climate strategy and waste reduction initiatives.

NHS Net Zero

Supplier roadmap alignment for buyers serving public health systems.

Kaiser Permanente Sustainability

Collaborative model for device sleep mode pilots and operational measurement.

250,000connected devices modeled
18Mkg CO2 saved per year target
4.2MkWh saved per year target

Help us hit 2040.

Co-design a sustainability initiative that still respects validation, service access, and regulated documentation.

Co-pilot a Sustainability Initiative