Waters’ 2021 Sustainability Report Highlights Progress on ESG Initiatives and Response to COVID-19
November 17 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
News Summary:
- Report covers Waters’ progress on Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) initiatives for 2020 through June 2021
- Provides increased transparency and data with detailed
disclosures in line with the Sustainability Accounting Standards
Board (SASB)
- Highlights Waters’ commitment and actions benefiting customers,
employees, shareholders, and society throughout the COVID-19
pandemic
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today released its 2021
Sustainability Report, highlighting companywide achievements such
as reductions in environmental impacts, supply chain enhancements
and diversity and inclusion initiatives. In addition, the report
covers Waters’ COVID-19 response priorities that include ensuring
the safety and well-being of its employees, helping to mitigate the
public health crisis, and maintaining global business
continuity.
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“As we look to a future beyond the pandemic, I believe Waters’
commitment to solve problems that matter has never been stronger,”
said Dr. Udit Batra, Waters President and CEO. “Our efforts are
focused on ensuring we leave the world better than we found it,
becoming more representative of the diverse society we live in and
enhancing our long-term value through governance and oversight. We
have made great strides, while also recognizing there is much more
to do as we continuously strive for measurable progress.”
In 2019, Waters announced its 2025 sustainability goals focused
on reducing its environmental footprint, while making the world
healthier and safer for generations to come. As part of its
commitment to annual reporting, the newly released 2021
Sustainability Report highlights Waters’ progress towards those
goals for 2020 through June 30, 2021.
Highlights from the report include:
COVID-19 Response
- Helped pharmaceutical researchers with rapid development of
methods on Waters’ systems used to characterize the mRNA molecules
that have become COVID-19 vaccines
- Implemented safety measures that resulted in zero confirmed
COVID-19 on-site transmissions across 82 global sites during the
reporting period
Environmental
- Reduced Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.4%
year-over-year from 2019-2020 and by 9.7% from a 2016 baseline,
Waters also began tracking Scope 3 GHG emissions for the first time
during the reporting period
Social
- Launched a new STEM program aimed at supporting Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and inner-city high schools
through hands-on, immersive experiences that combine scholarships,
local mentoring, career coaching, and Waters’ innovations
Governance
- Waters’ board is 40% diverse based on gender and ethnicity
combined
Waters’ 2021 Sustainability Report offers greater transparency
and data for its stakeholders. The report includes detailed
disclosures in line with the Core Level of the Global Reporting
Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards, and for the
first-time reporting information has also been aligned with the
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards for the
Healthcare — Medical Equipment & Supplies Sector.
Additional Resources:
- Read the 2021 Sustainability Report and learn more about
Waters’ Corporate Social Responsibility
- Follow and connect with Waters via LinkedIn, Twitter and
Facebook
About Waters Corporation (www.waters.com)
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT), the world's leading specialty
measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass
spectrometry, and thermal analysis innovations serving the life,
materials, food, and environmental sciences for more than 60 years.
With more than 7,400 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly
in 35 countries, including 14 manufacturing facilities, and with
products available in more than 100 countries.
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