Sustainability Hero

STERIS Life Sciences is proud to deliver products that help our Customers reduce their environmental footprint while sustaining their global manufacturing and research environments. In alignment with our Mission, Vision and Values we focus on designing and manufacturing products and producing services that minimize their impact on the environment as we produce them and when our Customers use them, and by pursuing sustainable strategies throughout our Company.

When it comes to Environmental Stewardship, STERIS’s Lean concepts and culture help us drive efficiency in our global facilities and in delivering products and services that help our Customers reduce their environmental impact.

STERIS Life Sciences focuses on three principles of environmental stewardship:

Sustainability Internal Efficiency

Internal Efficiency

STERIS's lean culture promotes efficient, sustainable facilities, workplaces, and supply chains.

Sustainability Engineered

Engineered Sustainability

Delivering products and services that help reduce our Customers' environmental footprint.

Sustainability Industry Engagement

Industry Engagement

On-going sustainability efforts through partnerships with our Customers and external organizations.



Internal Efficiency

Sustainability Engineered

As an award-winning partner in the EPA’s SmartWay program, which aims to save 150 million barrels of oil, STERIS is focused on fuel efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Learn more about STERIS’s environmental stewardship.



Engineered Sustainability

Sustainability Engineered

Approximately 1,407 pounds (641 kilograms) of plastic eliminated when Customers choose bulk delivery of STERIS pharmaceutical detergents over single use plastic containers. One tanker truck delivery is equivalent to 65 drums of product. Explore bulk delivery.



Industry Engagement

Sustainability Engineered

STERIS Technical Services and the Process and Cleaner Evaluation (PACE® Evaluation) program helps Customers optimize cleaning and rinsing. One Customer reduced water consumption by at least 20%. Read the case history.