Protecting our planet

We believe that people can only live their healthiest lives on a healthy planet. That’s why we reduce our environmental footprint by finding innovative ways to eliminate our operational carbon footprint, cutting our waste and water usage, and building sustainability into our products.

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Environment
What Wild Hearts Reveal
On a winter day in northern Minnesota, a black bear does something that would terrify a human cardiologist: she settles into hibernation.
Health & Healthcare
Improving Sustainability in Packaging & Products
At Medtronic, we consistently hear from customers worldwide that they want products and packaging to: weigh less, generate less waste, be more recyclable, and incorporate recycled materials wherever possible. So, what are we doing about it?
Environment
How Conservationists Are Using Healthcare Technology To Protect Vulnerable Species
For more than 25 years, Medtronic heart monitors have been helping advance conservation science.
Health & Healthcare
Balancing Act: Why Healthcare Can’t Choose Between AI Innovation and Sustainability
The path forward requires holding two truths simultaneously: AI is driving essential healthcare innovation that improves lives, and AI has environmental impacts we must actively manage.
Environment
Empowering Employees To Lead Environmental Change
Through advocacy, education, and connection, the Environmental Action Group is driving meaningful change across Medtronic and in our communities around the world.
Environment
CBS News: Human Heart-Monitoring Devices Find New Life Helping Biologists Understand Threatened Species
During his regular checkup, a 9-year-old clouded leopard named Masala undergoes a procedure to get a tiny heart monitor implanted under his skin at the Smithsonian's Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia.
Environment
Meet the Father and Daughter Tracking Heartbeats of the Wild
As scientists with Medtronic, Tim and Noelle Laske implant heart monitors in vulnerable species to study stress and survival, blending cutting-edge technology with a reverence for the natural world.
Environment
A Look at How Healthcare Technology Is Improving Wildlife Conservation
Research is well underway to build a deeper understanding of wolf physiology that can help improve both wild conservation and captive care.
Energy & Infrastructure
Medtronic: Here Comes the Sun – 3 Things To Know About Our Solar Footprint
Our first solar farm opened in 2014 in Santa Rosa, California and our solar energy footprint across the globe has been growing ever since.
Environment
Medtronic: Helping Lead the Way in Packaging Waste Reduction
As part of our commitment to operate sustainably, Medtronic is working to set an example for how our industry can reduce waste generated from the packaging of medical devices.

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