Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Zimmer Biomet

Zimmer Biomet is committed to being a good corporate citizen. Our global team is dedicated to sustainable practices across the entire spectrum of the environmental, social and governance platform.

Environmental: Zimmer Biomet Environmental Sustainability supports our business mission of corporate citizenship by delivering value to healthcare providers, their patients, and stockholders, while embracing our social responsibilities. This mission commits us to environmental stewardship and drives us to continuously identify and act on opportunities for environmental performance improvement.

Social: Zimmer Biomet supports a number of community-based educational, civic and cultural activities supported by non-profit organizations across the country. At our headquarters located in Warsaw, Indiana, we are a large contributor to the United Way of Kosciusko County, which provides support to local agencies and service organizations.

Governance: Zimmer Biomet is committed to protecting the environment and the health and safety of our employees, our customers and the public. We maintain management systems designed to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and company requirements, and which support the integration of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) into our business processes.

Environmental Sustainability

Zimmer Biomet is committed to the protection of human health and prevention of pollution. We strive to identify and eliminate negative EHS impacts associated with our facilities, activities, services and products throughout their lifecycle. By harmonizing environmental sustainability across the manufacturing network, we work to reduce impacts with focus in the following areas:

- Greenhouse gas emissions as calculated to the equivalent of Carbon Dioxide (CO2e), also known as the carbon footprint.

-Hazardous waste generation: wastes that become landfilled are being recycled or re-purposed.

- Reductions in the consumption of water.

- Corporate Energy and Water Requirements direct and guide sites to continuously reduce or improve the utilization of these consumables. Metrics gathered at the site level further drive positive outcomes by high-lighting utility usage and trends.

- Energy Audits have been conducted at the largest Zimmer Biomet campuses to locate significant energy uses and focus our Teams' efforts on managing these sources with the greatest efficiency. Less impactful energy consumption points are located with energy “treasure hunts” to drive down consumption and educate our workforce on energy conservation.

- During 2015 as the two legacy companies merged to become Zimmer Biomet, an enterprise-wide Resource Conservation project was conducted. The project collected key data on environmental impacts, which then became the baseline to measure improvements and best practices going forward.

Community Impact and Philanthropy

In 2018, the Zimmer Biomet Foundation, Inc. was established as the philanthropic arm of Zimmer Biomet in order to address the needs of our global community. As an independent, philanthropic and non-profit organization, the Zimmer Biomet Foundation improves the quality of life for our communities by providing resources to help: build healthy communities, advance STEM education, provide disaster relief and advance diversity, equity and inclusion.

NAACP:
Zimmer Biomet Foundation has partnered with the leading civil rights organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Through the Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Zimmer Biomet, is committing $2 million over the next three years to support partnered efforts with the NAACP to end racial injustice and advance diversity and equality.

The Perry Initiative:
The Perry Initiative is committed to inspiring young women to be leaders in the fields of orthopaedic surgery and engineering. “Zimmer Biomet Foundation has been an ardent supporter of The Perry Initiative and our mission to build the career pipeline for women in orthopaedics. Since 2009, over 12,000 women across the United States have participated in Perry Initiative programs at no cost, thanks to our partnership with the Zimmer Biomet Foundation. Amazing!” - Laurie Meszaros Dearolf, PhD, Executive Director

Nth Dimensions:
Nth Dimensions was founded in 2004 by orthopaedic surgeons working collaboratively with academic institutions, community surgeons, and industry to address the dearth of women and underrepresented minorities (URMs) in orthopaedic surgery. The overarching goal of Nth Dimensions is to address and eliminate healthcare disparities for all communities.

Product Donations:
Each year, Zimmer Biomet supports Medical Mission trips by providing Zimmer Biomet products for underserved patients to be treated by surgical teams affiliated with nonprofit organizations. Zimmer Biomet also donates products for charitable surgeries in the U.S. to help uninsured patients.

To learn more about Zimmer Biomet's philanthropic efforts, visit Our Impact page on www.zimmerbiomet.com.