Sotera Health (SHC)

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Overall impact
B (71)

Commentary

Sotera Health is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 70.8 for overall impact (83rd percentile compared to all companies), Sotera Health ranks 20th out of 76 industry peers, behind IMAC, Enzo Biochem, Avedro and 16 others, and ahead of Invitae, Check-Cap, Organovo and 53 others. On top material causes for Sotera Health's industry (Healthcare Software & Services), Sotera Health performs well in Disease Eradication (96.1 score), Access to Affordable Healthcare (95.5) and Technology Innovation (95.0). Sotera Health did not receive a 'D' or 'F' rating on any cause.
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Northern Ireland (Macbride)
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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-Israel
Anti-personnel mines
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Modern slavery
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Company
Founded
2015
Employees
3,000
Sector
Health Care
Industry
Life Sciences Tools & Services
Sub-industry
Life Sciences Tools & Services
SASB industry
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Headquarters
Oh, United States
Share classes
SHC
More info
https://soterahealth.com
Description
Sotera Health Company provides sterilization, lab testing, and advisory services for the healthcare industry in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Sterigenics, Nordion, and Nelson Labs. The Sterigenics segment offers outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services using gamma irradiation, ethylene oxide processing, and electron beam irradiation technologies for the medical device, pharmaceutical, and food safety and advanced applications markets. The Nordion segment provides Cobalt-60 used in the sterilization and irradiation processes for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety, and high-performance materials industries, as well as in the treatment of cancer. It also offers gamma irradiation systems. The Nelson Labs segment provides outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. The company was formerly known as Sotera Health Topco, Inc. and changed its name to Sotera Health Company in October 2020. Sotera Health Company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Broadview Heights, Ohio.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Sotera Health, based on its industry sub-industry Life Sciences Tools & Services. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.
Access to affordable healthcare
Ensure universal access to affordable, quality healthcare
Accountable institutions
Build accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Child and maternal health
End preventable deaths of mothers and children, support reproductive health everywhere
Decent, safe work opportunities
Promote full and productive employment for all, in safe work environments
Disaster readiness and effective aid
Be prepared for natural disasters and provide effective aid when disasters happen
Disease eradication
Eradicate infectious and non-communicable diseases
Equal pay and opportunity
Achieve equal pay and opportunity for women everywhere
Fair labor practices
Ensure fair and humane labor practices everywhere
Humane treatment of animals
Ensure humane treatment of animals everywhere
Improved mental health
Support awareness and access to mental health support for all
Racial justice and civil rights
Eliminate racism and ensure justice for all
Reduced green house gas emissions
Continually reduce green house gas emissions and other pollutants
Reduced inequality
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Reduced use of tobacco
Continually reduce the use of tobacco
Reduced waste
Reduce waste and support re-usable materials
Sustainable use of natural resources
Ensure sustainable use of natural resources
Sustainable use of water
Promote sustainable management of water everywhere
Technology innovation
Foster technology innovation that supports sustainable economic development
Health and well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Peace and justice
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies, provide access to justice for all
Inclusive economies
Create inclusive economies with no poverty, decent work for all, and affordable living conditions
Climate action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Gender equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Life on earth
Protect biodiversity and ensure sustainable use of ecosystems
Sustainable resource use
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Water and sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Innovation
Innovate to foster economic growth and human development

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