MADRID, SPAIN, 12 December 2023 – Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has activated its first European virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with leading renewable energy developer and solutions provider BayWa r.e., helping the company make progress on its decarbonisation targets.

Under this 10-year VPPA, BayWa r.e. will deliver additional electricity to the European power grid from the newly constructed and operational 15.1-megawatt (MW) Alcalá Solar Photovoltaic Plant close to Seville, Spain. In return, Boston Scientific can secure renewable energy to match approximately 80% of the company’s electricity consumption in Europe across all sites.  

“Our focus on improving patient health is inextricably linked with the health of the planet, and we have a responsibility to protect the world we all share,” said Paudie O’Connor, senior vice president, Global Supply Chain, Boston Scientific. “This power purchase agreement underlines our commitment to sourcing renewable energy in one of the many growing regions for our company where environmental sustainability is increasingly paramount for our customers,” he added.

The VPPA also helps the company build on its C³ energy strategy, which aims to cut the use of energy, convert to renewable energy, and to compensate for unavoidable emissions. Within Europe and the U.S., Boston Scientific already obtains¹ 100% of its electricity from renewable sources², and aims to achieve this globally by the end of 2024, a key milestone in reaching carbon neutrality by 2030². 

The company has set science-based net-zero and near- and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets, approved last year by the Science Based Targets initiative, the gold standard for business GHG emission standards.  

 “This is the first VPPA BayWa r.e. has signed with a health care company, which shows that renewable energies keep gaining traction throughout a variety of different industry segments,” said Daniel Parsons, head of PPA at BayWa r.e. “We’ve been active in the renewables PPA market since its beginnings and are very happy to see this type of green energy solution becoming more and more established across Europe.”

More information about the environmental performance of Boston Scientific and other corporate responsibility initiatives is available in the company’s performance report.

¹Purchased electricity matched with electricity from renewable sources.

²Inclusive of all manufacturing and key distribution sites only (scopes 1 and 2).

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