Getinge 2022 Annual Report
Getinge 2022 Annual Report
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Contents
UN Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs)
1 POVERTY
AFFORDABLE AND
CLEAN ENERGY
CLIMATE
ACTION
GOOD HEALTH
ZERO
SSS
AND WELL-BEING
W
OSTRY, INNOVATION
AND FRASTRUCTURE
QUALITY
4 EDUCATION
10 REDUCED
DECENT WORK AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH
14 LIFE BELOW
WATER
LIFE
15 ONLAN
EQUALITIES
16 PEACE, JAISTICE
INSTITUTIONS
5 GENDER
EQUALITY
AND COMMUNITIES
CEBER
PARTNERSHIPS
FOR THE GOALS
6 CLEAN WATER
AND SANITATION
12 RESPONSIBLE
CONSUMPTION
AND PRODUCTION
QO
THE GLOBAL GOALS
For Sustainable Development
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) launched by the UN
in September 2015 aim to achieve the changes necessary to realize
long-term sustainable development by 2030. The commitment of
companies and the actions they take are critical for achieving these
SDGs.
Getinge supports all of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development
Goals for environmental, social and economically sustainable
development, and has identified a number of goals that best
correspond to the company's impact on its business environment.
These goals are:
GOOD HEALTH
3
AND WELL-BEING
Goal 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote
well-being for all at all ages
Operating in the medtech industry, Getinge as a company
contributes its therapeutic innovations to considerably improve
health and well-being as an integrated part of its business
strategy. This includes all internal and external touch-points -
own employees, suppliers, distributors and customers.
QUALITY
4 EDUCATION
Goal 4 - Ensure inclusive and quality
education for all and promote lifelong
learning opportunities for all
Getinge continuously contributes to partners within healthcare
organizations, universities and medical schools to educate and
train healthcare professionals, as well as students starting their
medical training. Getinge supports the Pratham educational
program in India, to improve quality of education to children in the
fight against poverty. Also, Getinge is a partner of Universeum, the
largest science center in Sweden. With this partnership, Getinge
supports Universeum in their mission to strengthen science skills
and innovation, and to contribute to sustainable societal devel-
opment. Receiving high-quality education is a basis for a more
prosperous life.
GENDER
5 EQUALITY
Goal 5 - Gender equality
Diversity, equal opportunities, gender and inclusion are not only
part of Getinge's Sustainability Framework but are also key compo-
nents of the company strategy. Getinge is strongly committed to
improve diversity, securing equal opportunities and to close gender
gaps across the entire company.
In this year's report from Allbright Getinge climbs up to place
number 13 from number 129 (2021) on the Green list over compa-
nies that reach gender equality (40/60). This is a result of years of
working with gender equality and diversity. This report highlights
the issues existing in companies today and Getinge will continue
working towards full gender equality.
CLEAN WATER
6 AND SANITATION
Goal 6-Ensure access to water
and sanitation for all
Through its EcoDesign principles, Getinge is committed to a sustain-
able market offering, characterized by products that enable a reduced
water usage throughout the entire lifecycle. Getinge is also sup-
porting WaterAid in their work to make clean water, toilets and good
hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within one generation.
DECENT WORK AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH
M
Goal 8 - Promote inclusive and sustainable
economic growth, employment and decent
work for all
As a global company, Getinge works to promote long-term
sustainable economic growth, a higher productivity level and
technical innovation. Getinge strives to ensure protection of
employee rights, assurance of a safe and secure work environment,
and equality and equal conditions in working life.
12 RESPONSIBLE
CONSUMPTION
AND PRODUCTION
Goal 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption
and production patterns
Getinge addresses defined goals and indicators related to CO₂
emissions, energy efficiency, EcoDesign, waste and recycling.
Getinge works to achieve more sustainable consumption and
production that are anchored in environmental sustainable
goals and corresponds with international norms, standards and
certifications such as ISO 14001.
13 CLIMATE
ACTION
Goal 13 - Take urgent action to combat
climate change and its impacts
Getinge is committed to doing its utmost to combat climate
change and is actively working on minimizing its environmental
footprint. The company is engaged in achieving the Paris agree-
ment goals of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial
levels, and has committed to the Science Based Target initiative.
Getinge has set net zero targets for 2050 and aims to reduce the
emissions from its production sites already by 2025.
PARTNERSHIPS
17 FOR THE GOALS
Goal 17 - Partnership for the goals
Strong global partnerships and collaborations are key to realizing
the Sustainable Development Goals. Getinge collaborates with its
customers and partners as a part of its daily operations to develop
products and solutions that contribute to a more sustainable health-
care. In addition, the company works together with academia,
industry organizations, NGO's and governments to identify and
develop scalable solutions to healthcare related challenges.
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