“ We have implemented similar data governance and controls to those used in SOX compliance,” Jennifer says, referring to the Sarbanes-Oxley framework for financial reporting.
The goal is investor-grade, auditready sustainability data. The company has also adopted a specialist sustainability data platform, Watershed, to manage greenhouse gas and environmental metrics.
Watershed now houses Henry Schein’ s Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions as well as other indicators, with plans to expand coverage across the“ S” and“ G” in ESG.
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