DuPont: Powering US Healthcare Sites with Renewable Energy

Companies looking to cut carbon emissions are increasingly turning to renewable electricity as a direct route to lower their environmental footprint. Eliminating fossil fuel power can reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions while cutting operational costs.

According to DuPont, the company has cut its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 76% since 2019. Scope 3 emissions have dropped 66% compared to 2020 levels and DuPont says it is on track to reach net zero by 2050.

Renewable electricity for US healthcare

Half of DuPont's global electricity now comes from renewable sources. All European manufacturing sites operated by the company use only renewable electricity.

DuPont has extended this approach to its US healthcare facilities. US-based healthcare manufacturing operations are now powered entirely by renewable electricity through Renewable Energy Certificates.

"Achieving 100% renewable electricity at our US-based DuPont healthcare manufacturing facilities further contributes to our decarbonisation strategy and RE100 commitment, with more than half of our total DuPont global electricity already sourced from renewables," says Scott Collick, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Sustainability & Regulatory Compliance at DuPont.

According to DuPont, it procured approximately 30GWh of electricity annually for 12 manufacturing sites. This could reduce Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from grid use.

"Powering these additional US healthcare manufacturing facilities with renewable electricity is a meaningful step in advancing our sustainability commitments while enabling a more sustainable healthcare supply chain for the benefit of both our customers and patients," says Dean Childers, Vice President and General Manager at DuPont Healthcare Solutions.

Progress towards 2035 targets

This step puts DuPont at around two thirds renewable electricity globally in 2026. It moves the company closer to its Net Zero 2050 and RE100 goals.

DuPont is using Renewable Energy Certificates alongside Power Purchase Agreements and on-site renewable generation. In 2025, the company achieved 100% renewable electricity across European Union (EU) operations through a combination of RECs and on-site solar installations.

DuPont has embedded sustainability into its business operations. The company uses it to meet supply chain and regulatory requirements while targeting long-term profitability.

By 2035, DuPont aims to minimise, eliminate or avoid substances of concern in products where safer alternatives exist. Every facility operated by the company will implement a reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle programme to achieve a 10% reduction in total waste intensity.

Tedlar film operations

In February, DuPont announced its Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride film manufacturing operations were also powered by 100% renewable electricity through RECs.

According to the company, approximately 42GWh of electricity consumption was matched annually with RECs for manufacturing facilities in Buffalo, Louisville and Fayetteville.

"Fully integrating renewable electricity across our Tedlar manufacturing footprint reflects how we are advancing sustainability across our operations," says Tucker Norton, Vice President and General Manager at DuPont Printing & Films.

"This achievement supports our decarbonisation strategy while ensuring we continue to deliver the high-performance Tedlar films our customers depend on."

DuPont provides solutions for healthcare, water and a broad range of industrial segments. The company focuses on sustainable innovation, such as solving water treatment challenges, supporting medical device needs in healthcare and enabling AI for advanced computing.