Reduced environmental footprint

Our vision of achieving net-zero by 2045 translates into actionable measures across the countries we are in.

  • Net-zero by 2045

    At Wellspect, we believe in the collective responsibility of businesses to drive a more responsibe production and to reduce the environmental footprint of the MedTech industry. This is why we scrutinize machinery, energy sources and materials to continously reduce our environmental footprint. 

    Our ambition to reach net-zero by 2045 is anchored in globally recognized science-based targets. To quantify our progress, we report on key environmental metrics, always using previous years' data as a baseline. 

     

    Read more about our progress towards net-zero in our Sustainability Report for 2022.

Reducing our carbon footprint

In 2022, we announced our commitment to the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), with the plan to submit our near and long-term targets for validation in 2023. Guided by a commitment to reduce our entire operation’s environmental footprint, we have established cross-functional groups to achieve the sustainability targets we have set in various areas, including waste management, energy consumption, and chemicals.

  • Carbon footprint

    We map and monitor our carbon footprint across emission scopes to continuously improve processes, lower emissions and improve data quality.

  • Waste management

    We work with reduction of waste in the whole value chain. Our work includes redesign of packaging to minimize waste and scrap as well as waste recycling activities.

  • Energy consumption

    Our manufacturing sites in Turkey and Sweden, use solely electricity from renewable sources. This includes renewable electricity with a guarantee of origin as well as self-generated electricity from solar power.

  • Chemicals

    We are optimizing core manufacturing processes to reduce the amounts of chemicals used in our products and to replace them with alternatives that are less harmful to living organisms.

Spotlight on our environmental footprint

  • Waste management

    In 2022, 27% of our manufacturing waste was sent for material recovery.

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  • Energy consumption

    100% of the electricity used at our manufacturing sites is from renewable sources.

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  • Water consumption

    A new catheter coating process at our production site in Mölndal, resulted in a 35% reduction of water consumption.

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  • Emission reduction

    In 2022, we reduced our direct emissions and indirect energy related Green House Gas (GHG) by 26%, compared to 2021.

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Connecting it all to the UN SDGs

We have identified where our opportunities and objectives are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our work on reducing our environmental footprint is aligned with the following goals:

  • SDG 9

    In our pursuit of sustainability across our value chain, we drive innovation throughout our company and its business processes.

  • SDG 12

    Our commitment to reducing our environmental footprint is based on being mindful of nature’s limited resources. It directly ties into responsible consumption and production.

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