In 2023 Mölnlycke was awarded a gold medal for Sustainability by EcoVadis
The world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings - EcoVadis, has awarded Mölnlycke a gold medal for our focus on sustainability. They have ranked us in the top 3% of companies worldwide.
The benchmarking procedure
Mölnlycke are in the second year of working with EcoVadis as an independent and credible organisation to benchmark strengths and improvement opportunities. The rating process required extensive amounts of data and documentation, and therefore teamwork between global sustainability, legal and compliance, information technology, procurement excellence, and people experience teams. Our submission was assessed over a four week period. As a continuation from the previous assessment, results and feedback will be used to prioritise improvement plans.
The result
A gold medal is awarded to the all top 5%, and our score puts us into the top 3% of all organisations from all industries worldwide. Particularly recognized during the submission were Mölnlycke's commitment to Science Based Targets and measurable improvements in emissions, the strength of Mölnlycke procedures relating to human rights, demonstrable progress in gender equality, and the availability of the Ethics Hotline to all Mölnlycke's stakeholders
The results certificate is available to download for verification below, EcoVadis will also provide a detailed validated scorecard to users of their platform.
Download our gold medal certificate from EcoVadis
Latest news
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Mölnlycke Health Care breaks ground on $135 million expansion of Wound Care manufacturing facility in Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine, USA and Gothenburg, Sweden. 23 September 2025. Mölnlycke® Health Care, a global leader in MedTech, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, today celebrates the groundbreaking of a major expansion to its wound care manufacturing capacity in Brunswick, Maine. This milestone marks the beginning of a $135 million investment aimed at significantly increasing Mölnlycke’s manufacturing capacity in the United States.
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High burnout among operating room staff poses significant risk to patient safety—new review reveals
Gothenburg, Sweden. 17 September 2025. A new narrative review published in the current issue of Journal of Patient Safety, titled ’Putting Patients at Risk: The Effect of Health Care Provider Burnout on Patient Care in the Operating Room’ reveals alarmingly high levels of burnout among healthcare workers in operating rooms (ORs) and warns of the serious implications for staff well-being, care quality and ultimately patient safety.
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Mölnlycke awarded second consecutive EcoVadis Platinum medal for sustainability performance
Gothenburg, Sweden. 21 August 2025. Mölnlycke®, a world-leading MedTech company, has once again been recognised as a global sustainability leader, earning the prestigious EcoVadis Platinum medal for the second year in a row.
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New study highlights the importance of double gloving with indicator systems
A new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection underscores the critical role of double gloving and indicator systems in reducing the risk of undetected glove breaches during surgery.
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Filippa Stenberg joins Mölnlycke Board of Directors
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Mölnlycke advocates a holistic approach to healthcare sustainability
New white paper calls for integration of environmental, human and economic metrics in sustainability assessments of medical technologies.
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Mölnlycke Health Care inaugurates new global headquarters at GoCo Health Innovation City
Gothenburg, Sweden. 21 May 2025 – Mölnlycke Health Care, a global leader in MedTech, has officially opened its new global headquarters at GoCo Health Innovation City in Gothenburg, Sweden—a major milestone in its journey to drive sustainable healthcare innovation.
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Mölnlycke Health Care’s long-term target to reach net zero emissions validated by Science Based Targets initiative
Gothenburg, Sweden. 13 May, 2025. Mölnlycke’s long-term net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), following prior validation of the company’s near-term GHG emission reduction targets.
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Mölnlycke Health Care supports the Wound Care Collaborative Community initiative to improve wound dressing standards
Gothenburg, Sweden. May 02, 2025. The Wound Care Collaborative Community (WCCC) is leading a groundbreaking initiative looking to develop a standardised pre-clinical testing framework for wound dressings.