The Ambu approach
As a global supplier of single-use medical devices and the largest supplier of innovative single-use endoscopes, Ambu feels a responsibility to forge the way with targets and actions that contribute to a sustainable future. These efforts include:
Partnering up with Plastic Bank®
Ambu will prevent over 166,000 kgs of plastic from entering the ocean in partnership with Plastic Bank®.
Goals and achievements
Circular products
2025 goal: Bioplastics implemented in all single-use endoscopes
Circular packaging
Goal: 100% recyclable packaging
Recycling
2025 goal: Recycling at scale in all focus markets
Long term goal is to design for recycling
*Visit the Sharps website at https://sharpsmws.com/recycle-sud for more information
Committed to approaching net-zero emissions
2030 goals: Ambu commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 75% by financial year 2029/30 from a financial year 2020/21 base year
Ambu also commits that 82% of its suppliers by emissions covering purchased goods and services will have science-based targets by financial year 2026/27*
2045 goal: Reach net-zero emissions**
* equivalent to approximately 68% of total scope 3 emissions
**long-term net-zero target is not validated by SBTi
Partnerships
Ambu requires all partners to sign our code of conduct, which commits them to full compliance with all environmental laws, standards and guidelines in the jurisdictions where they operate. Below are partnerships with organisations that share our values and ambitions with regard to sustainability.
A plastic-neutral partnership
As the world’s largest supplier of single-use endoscopes, we want to act responsibly by working towards materials that enable the recycling of our products, and thus contribute to a circular economy.
While we work towards finding future possibilities for safe processing and recycling of scopes, we have partnered with Plastic Bank® to support the collection of ocean-bound plastic waste and to improve the lives of vulnerable coastal communities.
How the partnership works
Our partnership with Plastic Bank® encourages collectors in coastal communities in the Philippines and Indonesia to gather plastic waste that otherwise would have ended up in the ocean. Plastic Bank® builds ethical recycling ecosystems and reprocesses the materials for reintroduction into the global manufacturing supply chain.
Helps stimulate community growth
Collectors receive a premium for the materials they collect to help them provide basic family necessities, such as:
- Groceries
- School tuition
- Health insurance
Ambu and Plastic Bank® FAQ
Ambu signs with Operation Clean Sweep
An international program to prevent pellet loss
The aim of Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) is to ensure that plastic pellets, flakes and powders that pass through manufacturing facilities are handled with the care they deserve and do not end up in a body of water.
Pellet spills can occur at all stages along the plastics value chain, including production, handling, transportation, conversion and recycling.
Ambu takes an environmental pledge
By signing with OCS, Ambu commits to the six actions of this program:
- Improve worksite set-up to prevent and address spills.
- Create and publish internal procedures to achieve zero industrial plastic material loss.
- Provide employee training and accountability for spill prevention, containment, clean-up and disposal.
- Audit performance regularly.
- Comply with all applicable state and local regulations governing industrial plastics containment.
- Encourage partners (contractors, transporters, distributors, etc.) to pursue the same goals.
Read about our latest sustainability efforts
Download our annual report and find out more about our sustainability strategy and initiatives in the sustainability section.
