GERMANY – Siemens Healthineers has published its comprehensive 2024 Sustainability Report, outlining bold plans to advance global healthcare access, environmental sustainability, and workforce diversity through and beyond 2030.
The 137-page report focuses on three key pillars: improving healthcare access, preserving resources, and fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Expanding global healthcare access
In an effort to address global disparities in healthcare, Siemens Healthineers aims to achieve 3.3 billion patient touchpoints by 2030, with 1.25 billion of these in low- and middle-income countries.
Patient touchpoints measure interactions between patients and the company’s systems, tests, or software solutions.
Leveraging its expertise in innovations like patient twinning, precision therapy, and AI, Siemens is dedicated to delivering advanced medical technologies to underserved regions.
For example, the company has expanded MRI accessibility through its Magnetom Free platform, which can now be installed in remote locations previously unsuitable for MRI technology.
Additionally, Siemens is collaborating with partners to deploy AI solutions in diagnostics, such as enhancing tuberculosis detection and treatment.
Accelerating resource preservation
Siemens Healthineers has set a goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and reduce Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90% by 2030.
As of 2024, the company has already reduced its operational emissions by 40% compared to 2019 levels and increased its use of renewable energy to 89%.
The company also emphasizes circularity, designing products like the Magnetom Sola eco system to be recyclable and energy-efficient, significantly cutting material-related emissions.
Siemens is also working to minimize Scope 3 emissions, which include supply chain, product lifecycle, and transportation emissions, through supplier engagement and product sustainability initiatives.
Advancing workforce diversity and training
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to Siemens Healthineers’ strategy. Toward diversity efforts, Siemens is poised to have 30% women representation in senior management roles by 2025.
Additionally, Siemens Healthineers delivered 4 million hours of healthcare workforce training in 2024 and plans to increase this to 6 million hours by 2030 to address the global shortage of healthcare professionals.
“By aligning our sustainability efforts with our purpose of pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare for everyone, everywhere, we are creating long-term value for patients, communities, and the planet,” said Darleen Caron, Chief Human Resources Officer.
The full 2024 Sustainability Report is available for review here.
