Sustainability

People's health is a foundation for a healthy and prosperous society. Improving health and well-being for all is of absolute importance for a sustainable future where people can thrive. High-quality healthcare and emergency services are vital for society not only to preserve and promote the population’s health and quality of life, but also to ensure economic growth and optimal use of healthcare resources.

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Four ways to advance sustainable healthcare

Falck’s purpose is to advance sustainable healthcare to meet people’s changing needs. We wish to improve patients’ quality of life, protect the climate and work smarter. This means taking a different look at patients and transforming the way we deliver our services. For example, if we can treat people at home instead of driving them to the hospital, it will improve their wellbeing and at the same time reduce carbon emissions. We will do it in four parallel tracks.

As an example, we are transitioning our fleet to electrical vehicles, testing health drones that can replace our fleet services, and investigating technologies to prevent hospitalisations and expand homecare solutions.

Our sustainability response

Climate changes and global health are highly interlinked, as climate change is the single biggest health threat, according to WHO. Currently, growing demand for healthcare outweighs the supply of healthcare professionals and healthcare systems are under pressure. Looking ahead, WHO predicts a shortage of 10 million healthcare workers by 2030.

That is why we are taking a significant step up on our sustainability journey. We have made four sustainability responses within areas where we can have the greatest impact on society and backed them up with targets and KPIs across our business.

We strive to advance sustainable healthcare while reducing our climate impact and at the same time secure a healthy and diverse workplace based on trust.

Advance healthcare

Every day, we go to work to improve and save lives, and we want to innovate and advance healthcare

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Reduce climate impact

We want to reduce adverse impact from our fleet and submit science-based targets

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Secure healthy and diverse workplace

To take care of others we must also take good care of ourselves

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Build trust

We want to conduct business in a way that never breaches the trust of our employees, partners or customers

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Sustainability highlights 2022

8.9 million

services delivered in 2022

11 %

decrease in CO2 tonnes/revenue (baseline 2021)

Commitment

to the Science Based Targets initiative

Commitment to the UN Global Compact

Falck is a participant of the UN Global Compact. We commit to the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption derived from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.

We integrate our sustainability efforts in our daily business decisions and strategy. Our commitment is firmly embedded in our Code of Conduct and in our Winning Behaviours.