Corporate Social Responsibility
Stericycle is in the business of protecting what matters to all of us. It is a fulfilling mission and a challenge that drives us every day. We never lose sight that communities around the world and over a million customers are counting on us daily.
We protect people and brands, promote health and safeguard the environment
We operate in highly regulated and complex arenas that have tremendous environmental and social impact. Every day, Stericycle teams are safely removing potentially infectious and hazardous materials on a massive scale, providing enormous benefit to the public. Our services divert millions of pounds of plastics from landfills and keep our oceans and waterways cleaner. We safely dispose of vast quantities of expired and unused drugs. We keep sensitive information safe, guarding against identity theft, and creating tremendous environmental benefit as we shred and recycle tons of paper worldwide.
Our focus on the future
This is an extraordinary time of change and opportunity in Stericycle’s history. We are engaged in a multiyear Business Transformation to streamline and modernise our operations through enterprise technology, real-time metrics and a cohesive global operating approach. Additionally, we have unified our global team around four strategic areas of focus; Safety, Service, Savings and Growth, actionable and timeliness principles to sustain Stericycle’s success and better the world we serve.
Our commitments
Protecting what matters is more than a mantra at Stericycle. It is a guiding principle. Because each of our service lines has inherent environmental and human impact, our social commitments and business goals are inextricably linked.
Part of our promise to protect what matters is our commitment to achieving net zero across our UK business and family of brands by 2045. Our UK Carbon Reduction Plan sets out our roadmap to net zero.
Responsible management of operations
Stericycle strives to lead by example. We hold ourselves to high standards in all that we do, from our role as an industry leader and innovator, to the culture we create to how we run our operations day-to-day. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we are always exploring ways we can improve our business impact while minimising our environmental footprint and protecting precious, finite resources.
Community outreach
We believe building relationships and engaging the diverse perspectives of our employees, customers, shareholders, community and government partners, strengthens our vision, builds trust and creates better outcomes.
The environment, health & safety
We are on a journey to re-engineer Environmental, Health and Safety across the enterprise with common policies and procedures, repeatable practices and a single EHS operational management system. Our EHS program is as important to us as the quality of our services, customer experience and business results.
The journey continues
We have always cared about the environment and our impact on the world around us. It’s simply how Stericycle operates and integral to our standards of excellence. While we recognise there is always room to improve, we never lose sight that we are stewards of the future for generations to come.
2022 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
During 2021 and into 2022, Stericycle continued executing on our key business and environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities. Our Corporate Social Responsibility Report outlines our achievements across ESG areas and provides insights into how our company incorporates sustainability throughout our business. Key topics from the report include:
- Environmental Impact
- Partnerships
- Responsible Operations
- Health and Safety in the Workplace
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Corporate Governance
Download our 2022 report to learn more.
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Archive – Corporate Social Responsibility Overviews
Click here for our 2021 Corporate Responsibility Overview.
Click here for our 2019 Corporate Responsibility Overview.