Medtechs Are Fully Engaged In Climate Change: ‘They Have No Choice’

European Industry Meeting Pulls No Punches About Scale Of The Challenge

The E in ESG: SUDs, reuse, disposables, refurbishing, reprocessed devices? Multiple panelists at the 2024 MedTech Forum addressed the role medtech manufacturers should have in the climate change challenge.

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Two years ago, Dutch surgeon and sustainability champion Laurens van Houte threw out what seemed like a counter-intuitive notion for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Addressing the MedTech Forum in spring 2022, he suggested that greater use of disposable medical instruments could ultimately yield climate...

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