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Apyx Medical Corporation Releases Environmental, Social and Governance Data in New Tear Sheet
CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Apyx Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:APYX) (the “Company”), the manufacturer of proprietary helium plasma and radiofrequency
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[{"type":"text","content":" CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nApyx Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:APYX) (the “Company”), the manufacturer of proprietary helium plasma and radiofrequency technology products marketed and sold as Renuvion® in the cosmetic surgery market and J-Plasma® in the hospital surgical market, today announced its first reporting of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) data via a newly released tear sheet. This data provides context to the Company’s ESG goals and priorities important to its business and stakeholders.\n\nThe Company’s tear sheet outlines environmental, social and governance priorities, and includes selected data for the year ended December 31, 2021. Under the oversight of the Nominating and Governance Committee of its Board of Directors, and with the assistance of a third-party consultant with expertise in this area, the data was compiled by various members of the Company’s management team, with much of it being collected for the first time. The goal of the tear sheet is to provide an overview of the Company’s recent performance and set a baseline for assessing future progress.\n\nThe tear sheet provides disclosure in accordance with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (“SASB”) standards for the Medical Equipment and Supplies sector. In addition, it provides disclosure of additional ESG metrics that are relevant to the Company’s business and identifies where efforts and programs are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“UN SDGs”).\n\nThe priorities documented in the tear sheet include environmental issues such as energy and waste management. Social priorities documented include product safety and quality, ethical marketing practices and supply chain management, as well as workforce diversity, employee health and safety, employee training, development and engagement and pay equity. Governance priorities documented include Board diversity and oversight, data privacy and security and employee and supplier business ethics.\n\n“At this early stage in our ESG journey, we know how important it is to assess and understand where we are in order to measure progress and achieve the goals we have communicated,” said Charlie Goodwin, President and Chief Executive Officer. “These efforts will positively impact our employees, our physician customers and their patients, enhance our care of the...