Sustainability
Our sustainability strategy
At Ferrosan Medical Devices, we strive to become a sustainable medical device company with a positive health impact. Our sustainability strategy brings together the areas where we can make the most meaningful long-term contribution across our operations and value chain around four key themes:
Health impact: maintain uncompromising product quality and safety while enabling better surgical outcomes
Environment: reduce emissions and resource intensity in operations and upstream/downstream activities
Social: advance DEI, employee development, and health & safety- with clear commitments for a safe workplace, skills growth, and inclusive leadership
Governance: uphold anti-corruption standards and embed human rights due diligence across the value chain
Environment
Water 💧
Decreased water consumption intensity 15% since 2021
Renewable electricity 💡
100% renewable electricity consumption
Waste 🚮
53% recycled waste
Energy consumption ⚡
Decreased energy consumption intensity 22% since 2021
Social
Inclusion ♀️
49% women in management
People 👥
529 full-time employees
Employee engagement 📈
2.9/4 employee satisfaction score
Health & safety 👷
Online health & safety incident reporting system launched
Governance & Health impact
Governance ✅
0 whistleblower cases in 2025
Health Impact 🩺
Devices used in 18+ million surgical procedures
Decarbonization
Science-based targets
We have formally committed to the Science Based Targets initiative, aligning our emission ambitions with the latest climate science. These targets reflect our long-term vision to decouple growth from environmental impact:
- Reduce absolute scope 1&2 emissions 42% between 2021 and 2030
- Reduce scope 3 economic intensity emissions 52% between 2021 and 2030
Decarbonization strategy
Operate with renewable and efficient energy
- Continue to consume 100% renewable electricity
- Develop an Energy Management Plan to guide investments in energy efficiency
- Improve energy data infrastructure to identify inefficiencies, monitor progress, and make smarter, more targeted improvements
Embed sustainability in innovation
- Work with Sustainability Guiding Principles as a foundational element of how we innovate
- Use our Product Carbon Footprint tool to make informed design decisions for new products, processes, and projects
- Reduce consumption of direct materials
Improve transport efficiency
- Optimize upstream/downstream transportation
- Transition to sea or truck freight where relevant
We are committed to the SDGs and UNGC
Ferrosan Medical Devices recognizes the climate change related impacts and risks to healthcare, the environment, our own business, and society. Therefore we support the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Ferrosan Medical Devices incorporates the ten principles for corporate sustainability in all new and revised relevant strategies, processes, and policies, ensuring that we meet our fundamental responsibilities in the four areas of Human Rights, Labor, Environment, and Anti-corruption.
Ferrosan Medical Devices reports on actions and progress within the four areas mentioned below in our annual financial statements. This reporting is done according to section 99a of the Danish Financial Statements Act.
