Recently, Coloplast released a very satisfying full year result and a long term
ambition of performing in line with the best med-tech companies.
The ambition is to be fulfilled mainly by developing even better products; and
better products are made in a responsible way, states the new report. An
example is the catheter series SpeediCath® Compact and urine bag series
SpeediBag® Compact which is free of PVC and phthalates.
“Acting responsibly is one of our core values, but it also helps us drive
growth. Since we published our first Corporate Responsibility Report in March
2010, we've experienced an increased interest in the topic - also from
investors, healthcare professionals and buyers. It shows how closely our
corporate responsibility activities are linked to our business,” says Jeppe
Kromann Haarsted, Corporate Responsibility Manager.
Within the same financial year, the company has among other improvements
reduced the number of injuries and minimised waste and CO2 emission per unit
produced.
Selected facts from the report
• Coloplast can offer phthalate free alternatives to 80% of the products
containing classified phthalates. In 2008/09 the number was 60%. The goal is
100% in 2011.
• Reduction of greenhouse gas emission by 3.3% per unit produced, and 6% less
waste in 2009/10 compared to last year.
• Injury rates have fallen by more than 50% over the last four years.
• Eight ‘Access to Healthcare' projects approved in developing countries with a
budget of DKK 6.8 million.
• 38% of managers in Coloplast are women.
• Employee satisfaction rate has increased within engagement, values and
well-being. 92% of all employees responded.
Coloplast's corporate responsibility report covers the entire financial year
and follows the international standard Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
In 2002 Coloplast signed the UN Global Compact declaration and has since then
been a member of the Dow Jones sustainability index and the FTSE4Good index.
Download the full report here:
http://www.coloplast.com/about/responsibility/pages/responsibility.aspx
CONTACTS
Jeppe Kromann Haarsted
Corporate Responsibility Manager
+45 4911 1621
dkjkmh@coloplast.com
Morten Holmgård
Communications Consultant
+45 4911 1723
dkmoh@coloplast.com
