October 29, 2025- Jennifer Kim Field knows what it takes for the U.S. healthcare supply chain to forge a more sustainable future. The healthcare sector contributes approximately 8.5% of total U.S.-based greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and 4% of total global GHG. Thinking big picture, if the healthcare sector were a country, it’d be the world’s fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
Addressing healthcare emissions could make a significant dent in climate efforts. Initiatives include reducing single-use plastics, decarbonizing energy use, reprocessing devices, and switching to greener anesthetic gases.
But those are tasks no one company can undertake on its own. “It’s going to take all of us collectively to make that greater impact,” said Field, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Henry Schein, Inc. and Interim President for the Henry Schein Cares Foundation.
Indeed, Henry Schein’s Chairman and CEO Stanley Bergman often quotes the African proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.”
A “BOLD” plan
Sustainability is part of Henry Schein’s culture and values, particularly through the “Three Cs”: Community, Caring, and Career. It’s also embedded in the company’s corporate strategic plan known as BOLD+1:
- B – Build complementary software, specialty, and services businesses
- O – Operationalize a unified distribution model
- L – Leverage all businesses to deepen customer relationships
- D – Drive digital transformation
- +1 – Create shared value for all stakeholders (customers, Team Schein Members, suppliers, shareholders, and society)
Henry Schein’s BOLD+1 strategic plan is guided by a detailed blueprint composed of key pillars, each backed by specific goals and commitments. Field said stakeholder engagement is key in shaping these priorities.
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