Environmental responsibility

Getinge works continuously with environmental issues and on developing work methods and procedures to minimise the company’s environmental impact in the best way possible.  In 2008, the Getinge Group initiated a systematic effort to establish an efficient and sustainable environmental and climate work, through measures such as updating the Group's environmental policy and formulating the Group's environmental objectives. In 2009, this work continued and the Group has established a regular internal reporting of environmental performance.

Environmental policy

The Getinge Group overall environmental objective is to contribute to a sustainable society. We are committed to optimizing the use of energy and natural resources, minimizing our emissions to air and reducing the environmental impact of our waste handling.

Therefore we shall:

  • Integrate environmental considerations into all our activities.
  • Consider environmental legislation and regulations as minimum requirements.
  • Encourage and empower our employees to take personal responsibility for contributing to a sustainable development.
  • Continuously improve our environmental performance and regularly report our performance to our stakeholders.

Environmental targets

 

  • Energy - Optimize energy use and minimize the climate impact of our production and transportation.  
  • Waste - Minimize the environmental impact of our waste handling.
  • Emissions to air - Minimize the environmental impact of  our emissions to air.
  • EcoDesign - Optimize the use of natural resources and minimize our environmental impact through the application of EcoDesign principles in all of our product and process development.

 

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