Be part of the movement for change.

We believe that business has a critical role to play in taking action on environmental, social and health issues facing our world. We’re part of a movement for change, and we’re here to make an impact.

Environmental Responsibility Statements

We are committed to identifying and advocating for more sustainable options to reduce our effect on the environment.

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    Our Operations

    From manufacturing to distribution centers to our shared service centers and new facility expansions, we identify ways to replace, optimize, and create opportunities to conserve energy and reduce waste.

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    Waste Management

    We recycled more than 432,000 pounds of waste in 2021, with over 18,000 of these pounds being electronic waste.

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    Carbon Footprint

    We continue our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint with 25% of our materials derived from bio-sourced or renewable resources.

Our Technology and the Environment

As a global company, we recognize our most salient environmental risk to be the irresponsible use of our products in violation of country specific regulatory law. We are committed to conducting our business in a manner that will foster a culture of continual improvement and excellence within all areas of environmental, health, and safety.

The technology of 3D printing plays a larger role. For the first time, objects are being optimized for the functions they will serve, instead of the manufacturing process.

For example, an airplane component can now weigh less yet perform better – shrinking fuel costs and environmental impact. 

And because 3D printing only uses the materials it needs, there is substantially less production waste than traditional manufacturing.
 

Download our Environmental Health and Safety Policy
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Social Responsibility

We are allies for social causes, and we give back to the communities where we live and work. We oppose all forms of human trafficking and forced labor. 

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    3D Systems Gives Back

    It’s important to us that we make a positive contribution to society and the communities where we work and live. We passionately and purposely encourage employees to support community programs and share their voice in social issues that align with our company values. 

    Our 3D Systems Gives Back is a volunteer program where our sites around the world choose a nonprofit or community service activity of their choice to volunteer together. To further expand our commitment, employees are allotted eight hours per calendar year to volunteer. 

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    Crisis Response

    The rapid spread of COVID-19 put many healthcare providers under great strain as they provided treatment and care to affected patients. 

    In the face of this extraordinary challenge, 3D Systems immediately stepped in to offer its services and issued a call to action to customers and partners to join us in sharing resources to help overcome the pandemic. 

    Learn more on our COVID-19 response
How Our Work and Technology Have Impacted the World
Dr. Lior Tzadok, Senior Craniomaxillofacial Surgeon, and patient at Galilee Medical Center
Changing the Face of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery
Galilee Medical Center is Pioneering Point-of-Care using D2P, Freeform and 3D Systems Printers for CMF Surgical Planning...
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3D Printing Helps a Toucan Get a New Beak
3D Scanning, Geomagic Freeform and 3D Printed Prosthetic Beak Gives New Life to Costa Rican Toucan
Life-saving prosthetic using Geomagic 3D scanning software and 3D SLS printing enables robust printed beak for abused bird...
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Derby the Dog running with 3D Printed Legs
Meet Derby the Dog
Custom-designed prosthetics, with inspired design using Geomagic Freeform, and 3D printed on MJP 3D printers, enables Derby the Dog to run...
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  • Global Responsibility and Sustainability Policies & Resources

    We hold ourselves accountable to ethical and responsible practices and policies.

Investor Relations

Visit our Investor Relations website to access our governance documents, Board committee charters and Board of Directors and Executive Officer biographies.

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Health & Safety

The health and safety of our employees is our number one priority. It’s why we continue to invest in safety and wellness policies and programs, and it’s why we continue to exceed industry-wide safety targets.

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    Safety Standards

    Achieved an incident rate of 0.60 compared to the additive manufacturing industry average of 3.1 in 2020*

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    Wellness Programs

    Comprehensive health plans, flexible time off practices and an employee assistance program that includes a variety of wellness resources

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    COVID-19

    Throughout the crisis, we implemented more than 30 initiatives to enhance safety and mitigate risk to our employees and operations

*OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) defines a recordable incident (i.e. recordable injury and illness) as 1) any work-related fatality, 2) any work-related injury or illness that results in loss of consciousness, days away from work, restricted work, or transfer to another job, 3) any work-related injury or illness requiring medical treatment beyond first aid, or 4) any work-related diagnosed case of cancer, chronic irreversible diseases, fractured or cracked bones or teeth, and punctured eardrums. Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) = # of injuries & illnesses x 200,000/# of hours worked by all employees. 3D Systems executed 4,979,268 work hours resulting in a OSHA Recordable TRIR of 0.60.