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New Nordic Sustainability Criteria Poised to Expand in Europe

Released in March 2022, the Common Nordic Criteria for more Sustainable Packaging in Healthcare were developed by stakeholders with the aim of reducing material waste, increasing recycling, and increasing the usage of recycled or renewable materials.

The new Nordic Criteria were presented by Susanne Backer, senior consultant, circular economy, procurement and clinical engineering, Central Denmark region, at LyondellBasell’s Advancing Quality Healthcare Event.
The new Nordic Criteria were presented by Susanne Backer, senior consultant, circular economy, procurement and clinical engineering, Central Denmark region, at LyondellBasell’s Advancing Quality Healthcare Event.

The newly released Common Nordic Criteria for more Sustainable Packaging in Healthcare were developed as a spin-off from previous efforts at Aarhus University Hospital (AUH) to improve hospital recycling rates in a meaningful and scalable way. (View the criteria here.)

The new Nordic Criteria were presented by Susanne Backer, senior consultant, circular economy, procurement and clinical engineering, Central Denmark region, at LyondellBasell’s Advancing Quality Healthcare Event, which took place 6/14-15 in Cologne (Advancing Quality Healthcare | LyondellBasell).

Backer has been working with change projects within the environment, clean tech, energy, and circular economy for more than 25 years at NGO, government, regional government, and bilateral cooperation levels. “Our strategy was first of all, from the start, to get the industry 'on board' to the largest extent possible, in order to increase the chances of a successful adoption of the criteria. But also, because the industry has the deepest insight and knowledge of what is possible right now–and maybe also in the near future,” Backer explains. “Secondly, representing only a small market (Denmark/Scandinavia) we realize that many of the suppliers of medical equipment operate at a global level. So we need to create alliances to match their scale.”


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