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Tyvek®—Advancing sustainability in healthcare packaging June 2021 We are proud of our role in helping people live longer and healthier, Taking actions to meaningfully and we believe that advancing sustainability in healthcare packaging is an important extension of that role. That’s why ® is actively working to advance sustainability advance sustainability across the healthcare packaging value chain.

We understand that making healthcare packaging communities thrive. Specifically, we are focusing sustainable is about managing risks for patients, our efforts on: products and the environment, while considering • Relentlessly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) the entire lifecycle of packaging. We also recognize emissions that this is a challenging journey that requires sustainable innovation, continuous improvement • Continuously improving our overall energy and proactive collaboration. efficiency by investing in Bold Energy Plan Projects Consistent with the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable • Implementing 4R (Reduce, , Repurpose, Recycle) Development Goals (SDGs), and in support of the reduction programs at our manufacturing sites DuPont 2030 Sustainability Goals, we are committed • Partnerships and active collaboration with other to delivering trusted solutions for healthcare stakeholders in forums promoting the advancement providers that will also help address climate of a in the healthcare value chain change, drive towards a circular economy and help

Tyvek® for sustainable Continuous improvements Collaboration towards healthcare packaging in our operations a circular economy

• Certified 100% recyclable • Over -40% CO2e emissions* • Advancing post-consumer • Enables mono-material • -18% energy intensity* waste circularity packaging • 96% of waste for • Advocating for safe and • Lifecycle savings and circular healthcare packaging

*From baseline year of 2016 by production volume.

2 3 Advantages of Tyvek® for sustainable innovation

Tyvek® is the standard of excellence against which other sterile packaging Designing sustainable materials are compared. Due to its tough, durable sheet structure, Tyvek® provides a unique combination of physical properties that no other sterile healthcare packaging packaging material can match. Incorporating Tyvek® into the package ® helps promote health and well-being, thereby helping to enable people with Tyvek and societies to thrive.

Compatibility with recycling techniques Less waste Tyvek® styles 1073B, 1059B, 2FS™ and Low material weights, superior tear- 40L are made of HDPE and are readily and puncture-resistance of Tyvek® recyclable through established and can result in less energy and resource emerging advanced recycling techniques, consumption over the product lifecycle, helping enable truly sustainable and as well as helping to reduce the risk of circular packaging solutions. package failures throughout the life of the product. Light weight The superior strength-to-weight ratio Low additives of Tyvek® helps enable: lightweight Tyvek® is made without plasticizers or packaging configurations; possible restricted chemicals listed in European reduction in secondary packaging; Directives, such as RoHS (Directive and potential decrease in energy use 2015/863/EU) or REACH Substances in transportation compared to heavier of Very High Concern (SVHC). cellulose-based products.

Tyvek® is manufactured in Richmond, VA, USA, and in Contern, Luxembourg, Europe, under verified environmental management policy according to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001.

4 5 sustainable design guidelines established by a variety ® Designing for recyclability Tyvek is certified 100% recyclable Recyclability requires not only the compositional of industry organizations, including the Healthcare An independent analysis and assessment of C E R T I F I C A T E Recycling Council (HPRC), CEFLEX and ® Recyclability of Packaging Component quality of packaging materials to enable recycling, the recyclability of Tyvek styles for healthcare DuPont de Nemours (Luxembourg) s.à r.l. DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC RecyClass. Some of these guidelines include: Rue Général Patton, Contern 5400 Jefferson Davis Highway it requires an infrastructure for collecting and packaging was conducted by Institute cyclos-HTP. L-2984 Luxembourg Richmond, VA 23234, U.S.A.

® ® ® The company receives the certification of recyclability for the following packaging component. sorting materials into existing waste streams As a result, Tyvek 1073B, Tyvek 1059B, Tyvek Designation • Designing with mono-material whenever possible Tyvek® 1073B, Tyvek® 1059B, Tyvek® 2FS™, Tyvek® 40L ™ ® Sheet materials for medical packaging applications. and then converting them into new products. 2FS and Tyvek 40L have been certified as 100% Additional inks or can affect the recyclability of these products. Test result • Minimizing labels and components ® Allocation to path/specification: -films, Fraction No. 310, 310-1 (DE) ® recyclable. This means, after their initial use, Tyvek Mixed Polyolefins, Fraction No. 323 (DE) Tyvek is made of HDPE, making it compatible Flexible Polyolefin Items, Fraction No. 323-2 (DE) Assessment via path/specification: Plastic-films, Fraction No. 310, 310-1 (DE) • Not combining with paper in packaging products meet the material and physical prerequisites Recyclate (final product): Polyolefin or LDPE Regranulate Test standard / scope of application: with existing (mechanical) and emerging ☒ Requirements and assessment catalogue of the institute cyclos-HTP for EU-wide certification (state 07.10.2019) / Scope of validity according to nation states, see chapter 1 Within the certification process, conformity with the following standards was also checked: to be recycled to become a secondary product made ☒ Minimum standard for measuring the recycling capacity of the ZSVR (state 31.08.2020); also integrated ☒ DIN EN 13430 with regard to material recyclability in the post-use phase; also integrated (advanced) recycling techniques. In addition, ☐ Under consideration of COTREP – Recyclability of Plastic Packaging; on request ☐ Under consideration of APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability; on request of similar material. Although the recyclability of The potential recyclate yield is equal to the recyclability determined according to the CHI standard. This due to its unique combination of properties, amounts to: (AT, DE, ES, FR, IT, NL, NO for sizes ≥ A4) (AT, DE, ES, NL for sizes < A4 and ≥ A5) 100 % ® the entire package must be assessed separately, (AT, DE for sizes < A5) Tyvek facilitates adoption of packaging designs— This certificate (No. 2445-2021-002183) is valid until the 31.05.2022 (1 year upon issue) relating to the ® countries identified in the assessment report. This certificate will lose validity in of qualitative or the 100% recyclable rating of Tyvek provides an quantitative changes of packaging components. such as mono-material structures—that meet the Aachen, dated 10.05.2021

optimal starting point, especially for mono-material

Dr. Joachim Christiani Institute cyclos - HTP Publicly appointed and sworn expert for the IHK for Institute cyclos -HTP GmbH package designs. disposal Maria-Theresia-Allee 35 - 52064 Aachen

Competent authority: IHK Aachen phone: +49 (0) 241 / 949 00 - 0 fax: +49 (0) 241 / 949 00 - 49 The certificate is only valid in conjunction with the 10 following pages of the report (No. 2445-2021-002183).

A copy of this certificate can be downloaded at medicalpackaging..com/sustainability

Sustainability across the lifecycle Materials & Production, pack-out, Distribution Product use Post-consumer waste package design handling & sterilization Tyvek® can reduce product loss Tyvek® supports a safe and Tyvek® enables mono-material By using Tyvek®, there are opportunities ® ® incurred from transportation aseptic presentation of structures for improved at every stage of a product’s lifecycle to Tyvek can enable reduction Tyvek can optimize pack-out damage because it is tear- and products while minimizing mechanical recyclability and it improve sustainability. in package size and streamline configurations and distribution secondary packaging to efficiencies (e.g., smaller case puncture-resistant; and it helps package damage in healthcare can help optimize secondary generate downstream sizes = more units per lessen carbon footprint over facilities due to its clean packaging configurations. In ® efficiencies. It can also = downstream sustainability the product’s lifecycle because peel and superior tear- and addition, Tyvek is compatible eliminate the need for labels improvements) and can it is lighter weight than puncture-resistance. with emerging advanced because it can be printed on provide increased sterilization cellulose-based products. recycling techniques. using standard commercial efficiencies by streamlining printing equipment. secondary packaging.

6 7 Progress towards continuously improving our operational footprint

We continue to strive for operational excellence and improved Continuously improving productivity while simultaneously reducing environmental impact. Our Bold Energy Plan has enabled us to achieve more than 40% GHG our operational footprint emission reductions over the past five years.* on the environment

Energy and emissions As part of the Bold Energy Plan, we overhauled Emissions utility production equipment to switch to more intensity by sustainable energy resources, which facilitated production CO2e significant GHG emission reductions. In fact, 100% we reduced CO2 emissions by more than 40% 80% between 2016 and 2020. 60% Examples of other energy savings projects we 40% 20% have undertaken since 2016 at our Tyvek® 0% manufacturing sites include optimizing heat 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 recovery systems; improvements to heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; Normalized per metric ton of produced Tyvek® at both manufacturing sites. and upgrading to light-emitting diodes (LED) lighting. These projects have resulted in an 18% energy intensity reduction since 2016. Energy intensity by production 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Normalized per metric ton of produced Tyvek® at both manufacturing sites.

*The operational footprint information shown here is for all styles of Tyvek®, including those for healthcare packaging applications. 9

8 Waste This mechanical recycling system makes it easy Water Our waste reduction efforts build on years of and efficient to reprocess post- back Another aspect of our global footprint is to continuous improvement driven by the ISO 14001 into HDPE granulates for reuse. As an example, understand where and how DuPont operations certification process and by other compliance audits, the recycled HDPE granulates are used to produce interact with local watersheds. We withdraw and as well as by our own internal standards and our plastic cores around which Tyvek® can be wound for purchase water from various local sources and vision of achieving —a goal we are very storage and shipping. DuPont also has an ongoing entities to conduct business. Some of that water is close to accomplishing. partnership to give Tyvek® production waste in treated and returned to a local waterbody; some is Richmond, VA, a second life in highly engineered rendered in our manufacturing processes or used As part of our commitment to implement a 4R Rate of recycling water management products. for other purposes, such as employee health and (Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle) waste reduction and energy hygiene. As part of our ISO 14001 certification, we program at our manufacturing sites, we have recovery in 2020 96% continuously monitor and strive to optimize our established an onsite recycling facility alongside water consumption. our Tyvek® manufacturing lines in Luxembourg.

10 11 Leveraging partnerships and collaborating along the value chain

As a leader in healthcare packaging, we actively seek ways to enable Proactive collaboration companies along the value chain to adopt recycling methods that divert healthcare packaging waste—not only Tyvek® but also other plastic waste— towards a circular economy from and landfilling, with the goal of achieving complete circularity in the longer term. We know that this requires a better understanding of the barriers across the value chain, as well as collaboration to overcome them.

Due to the complexity of recycling multi-material In 2021, we forged a Tyvek®-converter-advanced packaging used at healthcare facilities and the recycler partnership to better enable closed- current infrastructure, most loop utilization of plastic waste generated sterile packaging waste is either incinerated during packaging production. This collaboration or landfilled. underscores our commitment to achieving circularity in healthcare. We expect this is the first of such partnerships.

Collaborating to advance post-industrial waste circularity

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Advanced recycling, also known as chemical recycling, converts mixed plastic waste streams into their original building blocks, feedstocks for new chemicals and plastics, specialty polymers and other valuable products. It will play an increasingly important role as the healthcare industry moves away from a linear “take-make-dispose” model and adopts a lifecycle approach to plastics waste management.

12 13 Collaborating to advance We are also active members of: Developing standards for sustainable post-consumer waste circularity healthcare packaging Our commitment to promote the advancement Standards for healthcare packaging are essential of a circular economy in our value chains is both to ensure patient safety while minimizing the strong and long-standing. Our corporate roots International Sustainability environmental impact. Through the standards- include a founding membership in the World & Carbon Certification (ISCC) setting process, the value chain can align on a set Business Council for Sustainable Development; supporting the development and the adoption of common goals and adopt a systematic approach early adoption of the UN Global Compact; of sustainable and circular solutions to better ensure success through consensus, and decades of engaging industries, national collaboration and innovation. governments, international bodies and others Standards are a key tool for achieving the to advocate for action on climate change. MedTech Europe Environmental sustainability objectives of packaging set by & Sustainability Committee national and regional regulations that are being addressing sustainable development challenges introduced to support sustainable development. within the medical technology sector, including Europe, with its new circular economy and its Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council healthcare packaging new green deal is currently leading the way, In 2010, DuPont joined with other leading companies but other countries will follow. in the healthcare, recycling and waste management ISO and European Committee for Standardization industries to form the Healthcare Plastics Recycling PlasticsEurope Mass Balance Taskforce (CEN) are committed to help governments, industry Council (HPRC). We are proud to be a founding engaging industry partners to develop key criteria and consumers achieve the UN SDGs. For example, member of this technical coalition that is working when applying mass-balance approaches and to an annex on environmental aspects of packaging to inspire and enable viable, safe and cost-effective ensure a verifiable and certified approach is applied was added to the 2019 version of ISO 11607 for the recycling solutions for plastic products and packaging by companies willing to accelerate the use of first time. While ISO 11607 continues to position used in the delivery of healthcare. renewable feedstocks and waste feedstocks along patient safety and maintaining sterility as top We are pleased to be actively collaborating with the value chain priorities, it now encourages users to include value chain partners on numerous initiatives, such as: environmental considerations when designing sterile barrier solutions. Other standards are being • Creation of the Hospicycle toolbox to enable developed to address design for recyclability, quality healthcare facilities to adopt recycling practices Sterile Barrier Association of recycled materials and recycling processes, to that best suit their needs promoting the use of and providing education on the most suitable single use sterile barrier systems to name just a few. • Development of the healthcare recycling ensure patient safety Recognizing the vital importance of such vendor directory for Tyvek® and other healthcare standards, members of our Tyvek® team plastic waste continue to be actively involved in various • Co-authoring white on advanced ISO, CEN, ASTM International and Association recycling technologies for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation • Piloting recycling programs at healthcare facilities (AAMI) technical committees that develop state-of-the-art standards to advance the UN SDGs in collaboration with impacted stakeholders.

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