Sustainability
Commitment
m|devices is deeply committed to being an environmentally responsible business and continues to build a framework and roadmap toward meeting our ESG targets.
The roadmap focuses on four key areas:
- Review all products (full life cycle) and business operations to understand their environmental impact.
- Embed an Environmental Management System (EMS) to ensure our everyday work practices align with our ESG objectives.
- Procurement and Sourcing Partnerships to encourage our suppliers to be more environmentally sustainable.
- Investing in Clean Energy and Sustainability Programs in partnership with Carbon Neutral Australia.
We have teamed-up with Carbon Neutral Australia, which is a certified Climate Active business, with the goal of reducing carbon intensity globally.
Ecovadis
Also working with us, to help improve our ESG performance, is Ecovadis.
Earlier this year (2024), we shared data across key sustainability indicators and we are proud to announce that we have been awarded a Silver Medal rating on their scorecard, which rates us in the 94th percentile relative to other businesses in our category.
Our Projects
Since starting this journey in 2023, m|devices has worked closely with Carbon Neutral Australia to identify the most relevant and impactful projects available to help us reduce our carbon footprint. The projects include:
- 2024 - Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Reforestation in Western Australia
- 2024 - AXIS Wind Farms in India
- 2023 - Wind Farms in Verra Hebie Yuxian China
Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor, Western Australia
This year m|devices has invested in Australia’s largest biodiverse reforestation, located in the Western Australian wheatbelt region.
Since 2008 Carbon Neutral has been planting mixed native trees and building an eco-system which will burn carbon and generate oxygen. So far more than 30 million mixed native species trees, plants and shrubs have been planted in the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor, covering over 18,000 hectares of formerly arid and degraded land.
AXIS Wind Farms, India
Through our investment into the AXIS wind farms in the Anantapur district in India, m|devices continue its focus on reducing the use of fossil fuels and replacing them with the renewable clean energy of wind power.
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The project should displace 211,554 MWh/year of electricity from the generation-mix of power plants connected to the Indian grid, which is predominantly powered by thermal/fossil fuels. |
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The AXIS wind farms aim to replace approximately 1,981,830 tonnes of CO2-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions, annually. |
Verra Hebei Yuxian, China
Through our investment into the Verra Hebei Yuxian Project in China during 2023, we focused on reducing reliance on fossil fuels and replacing them with renewable clean energy.
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Through this project, m|devices enabled the use of 33 wind turbines that create 112,170 MWhs of ‘green’ power, annually. |
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The project achieved net GHG emission reductions of 635,607 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. |
This inaugural project marked an exciting start to m|devices environmental stewardship journey in 2023.
Our story
From little things
We're committed to supporting the advancement of medical care in Australia by creating devices that are specifically tailored to the needs of clinicians and caregivers.
Acknowledgement of Country
We recognise the rich Indigenous heritage of this country and acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to their Elders both past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
m|devices acknowledge the past, recognises the present and looks forward to contributing to a brighter future.