Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY AT RYMAN
Our purpose is to enhance freedom, connection, and wellbeing for people as we grow older. We keep this at the heart of every decision to ensure long-term sustainable value for our residents, team, communities and shareholders.
We are currently refreshing our sustainability strategy to ensure it aligns with our evolving business priorities and long-term direction.
Reports and policies
Climate-Related Disclosures Report
Our climate-related disclosures, prepared in line with the Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standards, outline how we identify, assess, and manage climate-related risks and opportunities. These include physical and transition risks, the potential impacts, and the steps we are taking to build long-term resilience across our operations.
Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan
As a Trans-Tasman organisation, we're committed to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the places we operate. Through this Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan, we're laying the groundwork to build meaningful relationships, amplify Indigenous voices, and guide our contribution to reconciliation.
Modern Slavery Statement
We are committed to upholding human rights and preventing modern slavery across our operations and supply chains. In line with the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018, we publish an annual Modern Slavery Statement outlining how we identify, assess, and address the risks of modern slavery. We work closely with our suppliers to improve transparency, enhance due diligence, and support ethical and sustainable practices across our value chain.
More information
Learn more about our governance approach and view our other policies here.
Science-Based Targets validated
Ryman Healthcare is proud to have its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This confirms our targets are aligned with the latest climate science and the goals of the Paris Agreement, strengthening our commitment to a low-carbon future.
THE THREE PILLARS
of our sustainability strategy
Through detailed interviews with a range of external stakeholders as well as input from internal stakeholders, 25 issues were identified as material for us. They are the issues that are key for us to address to ensure we are moving towards a successful sustainable future.
These have been grouped into the following three pillars:
We have identified our key priorities from the ambitious programme of important projects we have committed to.
Climate change
Establish science-based emission targets
We have been measuring our greenhouse gas emissions for several years, refining our approach and reporting our progress publicly. In 2023 we will join an elite group of global companies and be one of only three healthcare providers in Oceania to register with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and establish a verified near-term science-based target. By the end of this first year we will deliver a detailed emissions reduction plan, including milestones to achieve our science-based emissions target.
Quality care
Deliver future-focused dementia design
We understand the criticality of our continuum of care model to our success, and its value to current and future residents. Quality care sits firmly as a material issue. Our goal is to be the exemplars of quality in the aged-care industry; delivering care that is tailored to our residents’ health needs, preferences and rights, and innovating for the future. With the impending tsunami of age-related dementia threatening to overwhelm health systems, sustainable dementia communities will become an increasingly important offering within our model. This coming year we will invest in research and pilot leading dementia design, moving beyond dementia care centres to create dementia-friendly communities.
Indigenous engagement
Enhance indigenous engagement
As a leader in our sector, we have chosen to prioritise our deliberate engagement with indigenous communities in both Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Our goal is to cultivate meaningful relationships with Ngā iwi Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand and First Nations People in Australia to empower an indigenous perspective across our business model and into all of our services. We are excited to already have our Taha Māori Kaitiaki – Cultural Navigator appointed in Aotearoa New Zealand to help guide us. In Australia, we will focus on developing a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
