Everyone at Getinge is driven by a passion for life, and not only the life of a patient. We have a passion for all dimensions of life, for example the life of our planet. In addition to patient and planetary life, we care about human and societal life, as well as professional and business life. Together with our partners and customers, we do everything we can to improve on each of these dimensions of life and give us all a healthier and better future.
Planetary Life
We aim to do all we can to minimize our impact on the environment. We channel our efforts into a set of initiatives, carried out in collaboration with stakeholders across our value chain.
Human Life
When we say that we have a passion for life, we also mean beyond acute care situations. We support healthcare professionals, scientists and pharmaceutical producers in their work, combating cardiovascular diseases, minimizing the spread of healthcare associated infections and developing sustainable solutions for healthcare systems.
Patient Life
Saving lives is our highest priority. That’s why we develop products and solutions to assist healthcare professionals to do just that, which includes boosting treatment efficiency, increasing patient safety, supporting recovery and improving accessibility.
Professional Life
We support healthcare and life science professionals by helping them achieve optimal clinical outcomes while ensuring that they feel well prepared and equipped to meet challenges. We do this through a constant dialogue and by passionately developing our offering, optimizing our solutions and streamlining workflows.
Business Life
Saving more lives while populations are growing, and people live longer, is a big challenge. We think the way forward involves using resources in more efficient ways and offering expedient financial solutions. That’s why we keep innovating and pushing digitalization, as well as offering new dynamic business models and training programs.
Societal Life
We want to contribute to a society where social equity grows, where human rights are protected, and diversity and gender equality are enhanced. This includes working to ensure that all people have access to quality care and a healthy living environment. It also means building a diverse and collaborative organization of employees who can add to the development of our customers and of society.
Sustainability Report 2022
At Getinge we are committed to contribute to a more sustainable healthcare and society. Our work is driven by the conviction that a responsible company contributes to an increased value for as well our customers as the society at large.
Learn more about our ambition, goals and progress in the Sustainability Report as part of our Annual Report 2022.
Environmental, Social & Governance
Getinge’s sustainability work is an integral part of our passion for life. We help our customers save lives with a commitment to conduct business that is socially, ethically and environmentally sound across the entire value chain
Business Ethics
Getinge has signed the UN Global Compact and we support its ten principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. The sustainability work is governed by our Code of Conduct and a number of policies in a number of areas, such as human rights, anti-corruption and the environment.
UN Global Compact
Supporting the UN Global Compact is an important part of our sustainability efforts, and we strive to integrate its principles covering human rights, labor and the environment in our daily work.
UN Sustainability Goals
The UN Global Compact has established 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Getinge supports all of them and have identified those that are most relevant for our own operations.
EcoVadis
In 2019, we began to evaluate our sustainability performance through EcoVadis, which is the leading system for evaluating suppliers’ environmental aspects, working conditions, corporate social responsibility and subcontractors.