How Fortive Uses AI to Drive ESG in Healthcare Tech
Fortive is working with Datamaran to embed data-driven ESG governance across its Advanced Healthcare Solutions business. The goal is simple: move from one-off assessments to a consistent system that scales across operating companies. For healthcare operations teams, that means clearer risk signals, faster compliance cycles and fewer surprises.
Why this matters for healthcare operations
Healthcare tech runs under tight rules: medical device safety, radiation protection and environmental standards. Manual, siloed assessments can't keep pace. Fortive implemented Datamaran to run materiality analysis and provide real-time visibility into ESG topics across units building medical devices, radiation protection tech and clinical workflow solutions.
- End-to-end monitoring across business units, not scattered spreadsheets
- Live view of emerging ESG issues, peer activity and regulatory shifts
- Standardized materiality that feeds enterprise risk processes
- Shared tooling across Sustainability, Legal/Compliance, Risk and functional SMEs
What leaders are saying
Drake Becker, Director of Sustainability at Fortive, said the platform lets teams spend less time on administration and more on decisions and action-delivering confidence, consistency and efficiency as rules change.
Dónal Ó Mearáin of Datamaran noted that manual tracking left gaps that could lead to non-compliance, especially in healthcare. Centralizing the work replaced fragmented processes with continuous monitoring across Fortive's global operations.
Pete Underwood, SVP and Chief Legal Officer at Fortive, said the data-driven view enables executive decisions, keeps strategies consistent across operating companies and helps the team spot risks earlier.
How it's integrated
The sustainability team leads materiality and regulatory alignment. Legal and compliance, including the General Counsel's office, use the platform to benchmark and monitor ESG-related risks affecting healthcare operations. Risk management pulls outputs directly into enterprise assessments, while subject matter experts add depth on topics like workplace safety in clinical settings and performance drivers across sites and product lines.
This has improved both the speed and quality of ESG assessments and disclosures. ESG intelligence now fits naturally into compliance workflows-reinforcing a culture of safety and innovation across healthcare technology operations.
Results you can use
- ~40% reduction in materiality assessment project time through automation and streamlined collaboration
- Real-time global regulatory tracking that removes outsourcing delays and strengthens compliance readiness
- Clearer risk signals for device development, radiation safety and site operations
- Consistent inputs for audits, ERM and CAPA-less rework, better traceability
Operational playbook: what to copy
- Map ESG topics to operating risk by business line (devices, radiation safety, clinical workflow tech).
- Centralize regulatory and peer monitoring; set alerts by region and product family.
- Standardize materiality methods with reusable templates and an audit trail.
- Feed outputs into ERM, QMS and supplier audits so actions stick.
- Run quarterly cross-functional reviews with SMEs instead of yearly catch-ups.
- Use ongoing regulatory updates and expert briefings to keep teams current.
Context for healthcare ops teams
Rules are getting stricter and more detailed. If you build or operate in healthcare tech, keep a close eye on frameworks such as the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): EU MDR overview and CSRD overview.
Level up team skills
If your operations, compliance or sustainability teams are building AI fluency to manage ESG data and automation, explore role-based learning paths here: AI courses by job.
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