Dentsply Sirona Sustainability Report 2024 Fifth year of continued progress, with several goals reached ahead of time

Since the launch of its sustainability strategy "BEYOND: Taking Action for a Brighter World" in 2021, Dentsply Sirona has worked to advance its environment, social and business health both within the company and across the global dental industry. The Company's 2024 Sustainability Report reaffirms this commitment and showcases the tangible progress made during 2024.

Charlotte, N.C. Dentsply Sirona, the world's largest diversified manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, has published its 2024 Sustainability Report which shows that the Company has met several goals ahead of the 2025 timeframe and introduced a new environmental goal focusing on recyclable packaging.

"We are proud of the progress we have made since launching our sustainability strategy and we are encouraged by the outcomes we achieved over the past year," says Tony Johnson, SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer and Executive Sponsor for ESG at Dentsply Sirona. "We've strengthened our governance systems and set a new ambitious goal around packaging as we continue to work towards Net Zero - all while acting responsibly for the planet, society, our company and our customers."

Driven by its sustainability strategy "BEYOND: Taking Action for a Brighter World", Dentsply Sirona is proud of the meaningful progress achieved across the strategy's three pillars: Healthy Planet (environmental goals), Healthy Smiles (social goals) and Healthy Business (governance goals).

Key highlights from the 2024 Sustainability Report

• Reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 45% on an absolute value compared to the 2019 baseline. On track to overachieve the 15% reduction goal ahead of the original 2025 timeframe.
• Reduction of water withdrawal by 26% on an absolute value compared to the 2019 baseline. On track to overachieve the 15% reduction goal ahead of the original 2025 timeframe.
• Remain committed to achieving Net Zero carbon emissions (Scopes 1-3) by 2050.
• Further strengthened its sustainability impact within the dental industry through long-standing partnerships, knowledge-sharing and contributions of funding, product donations and volunteer time. Key examples include impactful collaborations with Smile Train and FDI World Dental Federation.
• Enabled and empowered over 5.1 million smiles across global communities, employees and the industry, contributing to more than 22 million smiles since 2021 and remaining on track to achieve 25 million by 2025.
• Achieved and maintained total average gender pay parity across the global workforce, reaching the target a full year ahead of the 2025 timeframe.
• Achieved more than 221,000 registrations for Dentsply Sirona's clinical education courses, including the Sustainability Educational Curriculum, from participants in 155 countries and hosted six DS World clinical education events.
• Maintained its strong focus on a safe working environment, achieving a top decile injury and illness prevention rate of 0.17 for the second year in a row, once more surpassing the original goal of 0.27 by 2025.^[1]
• Held both a dedicated Global Quality Day and an Ethics & Compliance week.
• Launched an ambitious new packaging goal - striving for 100% recyclable packaging by 2030.

In 2024, Dentsply Sirona also completed its first double materiality assessment, aligned with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and launched a Global Sustainability Policy to guide operations through five key principles: governance, compliance, progress, disclosure and engagement.

Dentsply Sirona's sustainability actions in 2024 were acknowledged by several leading institutions. The Company was included in Newsweek's list of America's Greenest Companies and named a Top-Rated Company in healthcare for ESG by Sustainalytics. Dentsply Sirona also received numerous awards for its inclusive workplace culture and community programs, including recognition from LinkedIn and the Global Good Awards.

"2024 was a year of focused effort and strategic action that resulted in measurable progress across our sustainability priorities," says Tony Johnson. "From product innovation and emissions reduction to inclusion-focused programs and education, our sustainability progress in 2024 is thanks in no small part to the exceptional talents of our employees and our valuable partnerships with our stakeholders. Together, we are working to further strengthen a resilient business that creates lasting value for all our stakeholders. We remain committed to going BEYOND and invite all our stakeholders to take action with us."

The 2024 Dentsply Sirona Sustainability Report

is available for Downloadon the website.