Sustainability
Sustainability
We’re committed to providing safe, sustainable products that not only protect patients and healthcare professionals, but also reduce our impact on the environment.
Ensuring a sustainable future for Vernacare and the healthcare industry is at the top of our priorities, and we understand the challenges of sustainable transformation is balancing the need to keep our business focus on infection prevention while making the necessary changes to reach our sustainability ambitions.
The healthcare sector faces tough challenges and becoming a sustainable business doesn’t happen overnight, but we are wholly committed to being an environmentally responsible business by improving and developing our products and processes.
We strive to make a positive impact on our own colleagues, and the communities in which we operate.
We're committed to reducing our environmental impact on the planet. Find out more about our sustainability journey so far.
Sustainability Credentials
Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation
We have been rewarded as a Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation by The Carbon Literacy Project, and 12 Vernacare employees, including our CEO and COO, are officially carbon literate.
EcoVadis Bronze Medal
EcoVadis, the global leader in sustainability ratings has assessed our ESG performance against their Sustainability, ethics & procurement rating system. In our latest report completed June 2023, we achieved a Bronze medal rating, scoring in the top 31% of all companies.
ISO 14001
We are accredited to BSI ISO 14001 - the international organisational standards for Environmental Management
Our solutions expand beyond our products
Working in collaboration to achieve common goals, leverage resources, and create positive impact for the customers we serve under pins what we do.
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