Better and more sustainable healthcare at our core
Empowering better and more sustainable healthcare has been at the core of Arjo since our foundation. Every day, our products, solutions and expertise help enhance the safety and quality of life for patients, improve the work environment for caregivers and drive resource efficiency and circularity for care providers.
Building on this mission, we continue to evolve our contribution to healthcare and our sustainability efforts are key to our long-term success. Arjo continuously explores opportunities to further strengthen our competitiveness through the development of more circular products, solutions and business models – achieving our goals while actively contributing to our customers' sustainability agendas.
Reinventing circular healthcare - powered by water
Medical consumables account for a significant part of healthcare’s total climate and environmental impact. To address this, Arjo offers an innovative, 100% water-based process that enables safe reuse of medical devices - helping healthcare providers transform to more circular operations while maintaining high standards of care.
Top-rated by leading ESG institutes
Arjo is top-rated by two of the most influential rating institutes within environmental, social and governance (ESG).
- Highest (AAA) rating by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)
- Top-rated among healthcare companies globally by Morningstar Sustainalytics
This reflects Arjo’s commitment to responsible and sustainable business conduct and the Group’s continuous improvements in ESG performance and transparency.
Sustainability agenda
Arjo’s sustainability agenda defines our ambitions, targets and actions to drive continuous improvements across environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics throughout our operations and value chain. Our strategy focuses on the most significant ESG impacts, risks, and opportunities for Arjo. As expectations and regulations evolve, we regularly review our priorities to stay aligned with stakeholder needs, compliance requirements, and emerging business opportunities.
Environment
Driving climate and environmental action
We are committed to minimizing climate and environmental impact throughout our entire value chain, from product development to operations – as we transform to deliver more sustainable products and solutions.
Social
Ensuring healthy, fair and safe workplaces
Our culture and the way we operate is centered on safeguarding healthy, fair and safe working conditions, both within our own organization and in partnership with suppliers around the world.
Governance
Leading with ethics and accountability
Sound business ethics and well-defined principles for compliance are the core of our long-term business relations, placing the same high standards on ourselves as our partners.
Annual and Sustainability Report 2024
Learn more about our efforts and results in environmental, social, and governance topics in the 2024 Annual and Sustainability Report.
Key sustainability initiatives include:
- Unique, reprocessing solution (Arjo ReNu) – enabling the reuse of medical devices, reducing healthcare climate impact
- EcoDesign principles in all product development – enhancing resource use, energy consumption, material selection and waste generation
- Reducing climate footprint – optimizing use of materials, packaging and transportation throughout the value chain
- Transforming to renewable energy – using 100% renewable electricity at facilities and transitioning to electric vehicles
- Ensuring responsible business conduct – driving continued ethics and business conduct training programs
- Safeguarding healthy, fair and safe workplaces – implementing due diligence and audit programs
Progress highlights for 2024
Reduction of emissions in own operations
19%
19 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from own operations (Scope 1 & 2) since the base year 2021.
Share of female managers in leading positions
40%
40 percent of managers in leading positions were female.
Completion of Business Conduct training
96%
96 percent completion rate for the annual digital Business Conduct training among in-scope employees.
Sustainability from A-Z - Arjo's ESG index
Arjo is committed to a high level of transparency in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosure. In our ESG index, we present a range of ESG topics of importance to our business and our stakeholders. Discover our policies and statements, including links to relevant documents.
Highlighted stories
Continuing Arjo’s renewable energy transformation
Arjo’s commitment to renewable energy continues to gain momentum in Australia, where two major solar installations are powering operations and feeding surplus energy back to the grid.
Arjo receives highest ESG rating from MSCI
Arjo has received the highest ESG rating – AAA – by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), recognizing the Group’s strong performance in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
Solar energy covers almost 50% of the energy consumption in Arjo factory
Arjo’s first large-scale solar energy installation is now up and running on the rooftops of the company’s Suzhou factory in eastern China. Generating up to 600 MWh of electricity yearly, the installation is expected to cover almost 50 percent of the factory’s total energy consumption.