Smith & Nephew | Sustainability Performance
A global medical technology company that develops and markets advanced wound management and surgical devices, catering to the healthcare sector.
1865
United Kingdom
10,001+ employees
Medical Device
$1B - 10B in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#1491
Overallⓘ#138
in United Kingdomⓘ#22
in Medical DeviceⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Aligned
Laggard
Laggard
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
11.5
B/M 12.3
221.6
B/M 150.3
37.6
B/M 37.6
108.7
B/M 97.2
1.7
B/M 0.8
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Controversy level
- Smith+Nephew plc has faced sustained scrutiny over the contested historic Smith+Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) and Smith+Nephew BHR/Modular SMF metal-on-metal hip implant customer compliance practices including the contested historic 2017 Smith+Nephew BHR UK High Court Group Litigation Order class action affecting UK institutional shareholders amid global medical devices sector regulatory pressure including US FDA 510(k) compliance pressure.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.