June 22, 2026- Baxter International Inc. published its newly renamed 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s progress and refreshed approach to advancing a sustainable and responsible business model. The report highlights Baxter’s progress across key priorities in 2025, including strengthening collaboration with healthcare partners to improve patient care, driving operational efficiency and environmental sustainability, and advancing a culture of safety and well-being for employees.
The company and the Baxter Foundation also continued investing in communities worldwide, including more than $32 million in contributions through strategic partnerships, product donations and employee matching gifts. Building on this progress and more than 30 years of environmental reporting, the company has refined its sustainability strategy and governance approach.
Refreshed Sustainability Strategy and Governance
New targets include:
- Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) across Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2050, aligned with a 1.5⁰ Celsius science-based target
- 100% renewable electricity by 2040
- 80% of supplier spend in priority categories with suppliers that have science-based targets by 2030
- 100,000 employee volunteer hours by 2031, along with a previously established goal to invest $275 million by 2030 in underserved communities