Introduction Transforming care Investing in our people Accelerating possibilities Protecting the environment Creating value responsibly Appendix Minimizing waste and water usage We measure and reduce waste and water usage at all Innovating to reduce In addition, our Costa Rica employees submitted manufacturing and key distribution facilities supported by environmental impact more than 1,000 sustainability ideas, including the ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system. an innovative way to convert waste. The teams A total of 17 Boston Scientific sites are now certified to Our manufacturing facilities in Heredia and implemented processes for collecting materials this standard. Coyol, Costa Rica deliver new advances to reduce used to produce our devices, such as protective Managing non-hazardous waste. The company has a environmental impact every year. In 2022, they booties, hairnets, trays, labels and pouches, and zero-waste goal of diverting a minimum of 90% of all waste led the way for the company’s energy and carbon converted that waste to plastic wood. Working from landfills and incineration by 2030. We are following the neutrality performance. The sites incorporate our with a local recycling vendor, they upcycled Total Resource Use and Efficiency certification program at our C3 strategy into daily practices. 75 tons of waste in less than six months. manufacturing and key distribution centers. • Cut. Both locations are ISO 50001:2018 Conserving water. We are committed to minimizing usage certified and in 2018 became the first and preparing for environmental challenges such as water Boston Scientific facilities to meet scarcity. Usage at our manufacturing and key distribution this standard. centers is predominantly associated with employees. In 2022, • Convert. Onsite rooftop solar installations only 24% of the company's water consumption was associated completed in 2022 generate a combined with production processes. 1.4MW power supply. More than 90% of our local energy needs are met by the Costa Rican electric grid generated from approximately 98% renewable sources. • Compensate. We compensate for remaining unavoidable emissions at each location with certified carbon offsets. 2022 non-hazardous waste recycling • Certified carbon neutral. Each year since 2016, both sites have achieved INTE B5 and 71% INTE/ISO carbon neutrality certifications from the Institute of Technical Standards of Costa of our non-hazardous waste from all manufacturing Rica (INTECO). In 2010, our Coyol site became one of the first medical technology and key distribution sites was recycled facilities in Costa Rica to achieve LEED Silver certification. 43 2022 Performance Report