Sustainability and Us

People + Purpose + Planet = Profit

As a premier health business, looking after People and Planet is who we are. We know sustainability is not just a fancy word, nor is it only something for big companies to worry about.

In Singapore, SMEs make up more than 90% of businesses and collectively contribute to 50% of the nation’s GDP. If every SME makes an effort, we can make a huge difference to the environment. 

Together we can build a sustainable future and create a better, brighter world for our children to inherit. 

Sustainability is good for business and good for the planet.

Our Sustainability Strategy Has Three Pillars

Environment

People

Community

Our Environment

We are committed to protecting the environment, operating responsibly, and positively impacting the planet.

We have signed the UN Global Compact’s Pledge for the Planet. We are working out what it will take for us to be a Net Zero business.

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Our Environment Impact Highlights

  • We actively encourage and promote the use of bamboo toothbrushes, which are eco-friendly and biodegradable

  • Practising digital monitoring in orthodontics to minimise excess trips to the clinic, thereby reducing carbon footprint and material waste

  • By using digital technology to scan patient bites instead of taking physical impressions, we have considerably reduced the use of plastic trays and bite registration materials.

  • We promote preventive dentistry and create awareness of oral diseases to ensure optimal oral health. This reduces costly interventions with minimal impact on the environment.

  • We have embraced digitisation in a big way. By digitising patient records, we have been able to cut down on paper use and material waste.

  • We have been phasing out single-use plastic in our clinics and switching to paper cups.

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Our People

We invest in the health and well-being of our employees and provide a safe, flexible work environment where they can thrive and be their best.

Our People Impact Highlights

  • We are one of the first companies in Singapore to introduce a 4-day work week, without a change in salary.

  • We have been awarded the Learning Enterprise Alliance Award 2021 by The Centre for Workplace Learning and Performance, IAL-SUSS, in recognition of our efforts in workplace learning and training.

Our Community

We are committed to creating a better world of hope, joy, and promise.

DP Dental is one of the founding members of B1G1 – Business for Good. This nonprofit social enterprise helps businesses achieve more social impact by embedding giving activities into everyday business operations.

Our Community Impact Highlights

Every time you receive an email from us, a child in India gets an e-learning opportunity. We believe that even though we are an SME, our impact is huge. Through B1G1, we have created global impact aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

Giving impacts created worldwide
Businesses making a difference, every second every day and in every way.

Sustainable DP 3

We hold ourselves accountable

We are a signatory to the ten principles of the UN Global Compact. 

We also commit to the following global standards to hold ourselves accountable for meeting our goals and impact targets: Great Places to Work, Global Initiatives and Science-Based Targets. 

By Green Ambitioning, we commit to sharing our journey so that other Singapore SMEs can benefit and join us in becoming sustainable faster.