Sustainability
Protecting the environment is important to us and we are committed to finding solutions that minimize our environmental impact and acting on them.
- To help reduce transportation emissions and overall carbon footprint, we work with our customers to consolidate orders and reduce shipments and packaging used.
- To improve fuel efficiency and safety, our fleet program uses software that uses live engine data to provide real-time feedback.
- We’ve strategically located our fulfillment centers so that nearly 90% of packages sent to customers are sent via ground service, resulting in significantly lower carbon emissions when compared to air emissions.
- Flexible work arrangements also help us reduce emissions from commuting.
- In the U.K., our drivers deliver goods in reusable totes. A circular economy of reuse, reduce and recycle is worked into every delivery they make.
We're sustainable with packaging, too
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We work with vendors to minimize packaging materials and manage shipping efficiencies and recycle or reuse all the materials sent from vendors.
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Our distribution centers ship fully recyclable thermal liners for our packages so customers are able to recycle all components of our packaging.
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The cartonization technology we use determines the optimal package size for shipping – reducing waste and improving cost efficiencies.
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We source Sustainable Forest Certified labeled corrugated boxes at several of our distribution centers with more locations being added.
Diversity, inclusion and belonging
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce strengthens our company in ways that align with Patterson’s purpose, vision and values. We encourage our teams to bring their authentic selves to work every day to create an environment where individuals from all backgrounds feel valued and respected. In so doing, we not only enrich our workplace culture but also drive innovation and success.
Our commitment to inclusion and belonging is unwavering, and we are dedicated to championing these principles throughout our organization. We support multiple employee affinity groups, diverse partnerships and inclusive policies to reflect our customer base and the people with whom we do business.
Industry collaboration
Our diversity efforts extend to the people with whom we do business. External organizations play a crucial role in creating an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the industries we serve.
Patterson partners and sponsors Women in Leadership and Management in Animal Health (WILMAH), an organization that provides opportunities to help women succeed at every stage of their careers through events and mentorship programs.
Through our work with Women in Dentistry, Patterson helps women in the dental field connect and support one another. The organization holds locally focused events in 30 U.S. cities. Patterson leaders provide content and speakers for events.
Patterson partners and sponsors Women in Leadership and Management in Animal Health (WILMAH), an organization that provides opportunities to help women succeed at every stage of their careers through events and mentorship programs.
Through our work with Women in Dentistry, Patterson helps women in the dental field connect and support one another. The organization holds locally focused events in 30 U.S. cities. Patterson leaders provide content and speakers for events.
Ethical business practices
At Patterson, we are guided by our Purpose, Vision and Values and by our Code of Conduct. This code defines how we ethically conduct business and addresses anticorruption, antitrust, health, safety, quality, distribution practices, engagement with business partners, protection of confidential and sensitive information, and whistleblower protections.
Our confidential compliance hotline – Speak Up Patterson – is an important avenue for employees and third parties to report potential concerns about the company.
Ethical business partners
We also hold our business partners to the same high standards we have for ourselves. Our Partner Compliance Standards outline how our business partners must uphold human rights of workers, fully comply with applicable laws and regulations and adhere to internationally recognized environmental, social and product quality expectations.
Environmental health and safety
We are passionate about working safely, promoting sustainability and protecting the environment and our communities. At all of our locations, we proactively advocate for employee safety and environmental awareness to ensure we operate in a safe and responsible manner that protects our people and the planet.
We strive to track and reduce the environmental impact of our operations through our procedures, policies and systems.
Corporate responsibility report
One of our key values is always advancing. Always advancing inspires us to improve management of our environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts; we believe a focus on issues of importance to our stakeholders can create long-term value in a changing world.
We continue to build on ESG efforts undertaken in recent years.
