Environmental Social Governance
Environmental Social Governance at Mediq
At Mediq, we believe that care works best when people feel heard. This conviction shapes our approach to healthcare, ensuring that our patients, consumers, partners, and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to pushing healthcare forward responsibly, balancing business growth with sustainability to empower patients to lead fulfilling lives. Our success relies on trust, transparency, and a commitment to sustainable and responsible practices. Our ESG strategy is organized around four pillars: Products, Services, Operations, and People, all aligned with key UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Our ESG Strategy
Mediq’s ESG strategy is a comprehensive and ambitious approach. This enhanced strategy now encapsulates our entire value chain—from the production phase of our products to their eventual disposal by end-users. While developing the new ESG strategy, we've examined the positive and negative environmental and social footprints we leave behind. Now, our strategy is structured around four key pillars: our products, our services, our operations, and our people. In addition, we aligned our strategy pillars with relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Ethically produced
We can only live up to our ambitions with our suppliers' help. That's why we focus on building strong relationships with suppliers willing to join our journey. Our annual supplier CSR due diligence process ensures that we work systematically to identify and mitigate supply chain risks.
Supplier Code of Conduct
Our business principles are founded on integrity: we do the right thing. We are open, forthright, and consistent in our work. With everyone we interact with, we are honest about our intentions and take pride in everything we do. The Code of Conduct offers guidelines to assist us in making moral choices at work. It is up to each of us to demonstrate our values through our behavior. That implies that you should speak up if you are unclear about handling a situation or have a query or worry.
We Care to Care
We recognize that the choices we make today will shape the world of tomorrow. That’s why we have curated the Care to Care selection, a range of products that meet stringent sustainability criteria. Currently available for our customers in Sweden and the Netherlands, this selection is based on the circularity principle (the 9 R'’s of sustainability: rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, rehome, repair, restore, recycle, and rot). These principles guide us and our customers in selecting products that are not only effective but also more environmentally responsible.
The need for Care to Care selection
Our Care to Care offering showcases products from our own Mediq Own Brands (MOB) portfolio, as well as those from our trusted partners who share our commitment to transparency and accountability. By choosing from this carefully curated collection, you can be sure that you are reducing your negative impact on the planet while providing the best care for your patients. Currently, our MOB product portfolio contains 117 products with an ecolabel.
Reporting and transparency
Twice yearly, we report on our ESG efforts to foster transparency and accountability. These reports—available in English, German, and Dutch—detail our achievements in health system strengthening, patient empowerment, sustainable supply chain management, environmental performance, and employee engagement. Please feel free to download and share these reports.