Environmental Statement
KCI takes our responsibility to preserve the natural resources of the communities in which we live and work seriously. As careful stewards of these resources, we continually strive to incorporate measures within the development, manufacture and delivery of our therapies that reduce the overall environmental impact of our processes and our products. As a global leader in our markets, we are committed to global environmental leadership to help ensure sustainable development and the improved health of our planet.
The KCI environmental commitment includes:
- Managing our daily business operations in a manner that is regulatory compliant, energy efficient and environmentally responsible.
- Ensure the selection and deployment of fuel efficient vehicles within our service fleet.
- Select and use ecologically friendly cleaning materials in our global service centers.
- Comply with all relevant global and local regulations relating to the use and deployment of our products in all markets we serve.
- Continually reduce travel to minimize our carbon footprint.
- Utilizing renewable resources in the design and manufacturing of our products and in our daily business practices whenever possible.
- Select recyclable materials in the design and manufacture of our medical devices.
- At the retirement of our rental fleet products ensure that we recycle the materials wherever possible.
- Implementing source reduction and waste minimization best practices throughout our manufacturing process and waste disposal activities.
- Implement recycling programs for paper, metals and glass in all KCI global facilities.
- Introduce initiatives to minimize the use of printed materials in our communications and record keeping.
- Educating our employees, healthcare professionals, and the end-users of our products on proper waste disposal methods and how to be good environmental stewards.
- Provide learning materials to all KCI employees on the importance of recycling and minimizing waste and energy consumption both at work and in their homes.
- Provide recycling programs at all KCI facilities.
- Working with our suppliers to purchase recycled products whenever possible and to assist our suppliers in developing environmentally friendly products and programs.
- Select suppliers geographically placed to minimize delivery distances.
- Encourage our suppliers to reduce waste in their own operations.