Most sustainable company

One of Scandinavia’s biggest investment banks, Storebrand Bank from Norway recently named Coloplast the most sustainable company in the healthcare industry.

We beat thirty other global healthcare companies for the title. Previous winners of this award – both in our industry and in others – include Adidas, Mærsk, Nike, Novo Nordisk, and Novozymes.

Why us?
Coloplast were rated on our approach to health, safety, environmental, and ethical issues.
“They were particularly impressed by our responsible supply chain management programme, our anti-corruption policy, our reduction in injury rate, our phthalate policy, and our waste reduction,” says Jeppe Kromann Haarsted, Corporate Responsibility Manager. (Read about these topics -  and more - in our Corporate Responsibility report.)

What did we do?
“We won because our people take these issues seriously,” Jeppe says. “Our Environment, Health and Safety managers in the production teams are very committed and our colleagues in Corporate Procurement make sure our suppliers meet our ethical standards.
“When it comes to phthalates, we decided to communicate openly about a sensitive issue, and we’ve been recognized for that.”

What does this award mean for us?
“The ‘Best in Class’ status proves that we were right to talk frankly about Corporate Responsibility,” says Jeppe. “I’m happy that our efforts are noticed by the outside world. I think it makes Coloplast more reliable and thus more attractive company.”