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Marlux Medical Carbon Reduction Plan

We are committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2038.

Our near-term targets:

• Reduce scope 1 emissions by 42% by 2030
• Reduce scope 2 emissions to zero by 2030
• To procure 80% renewable electricity by 2025 and 100% by 2030
• Reduce Scope 3 emissions by 42% by 2030
• Measure all scope 3 categories by 2025.

Our long-term targets:

• Reduce our total market-based emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3) by at least 90% by 2038
• Neutralise any residual emissions using verified carbon offsets.

You can read our full Carbon Reduction Plan here

Privacy curtains supporting your journey to a circular economy

Certified 100% CurtainMelt compliant all Marlux™ privacy curtains – including soiled and contaminated* – can be fully recycled and re-worked into alternative products.  CurtainMelt converts Marlux curtains into solid briquettes for recovery and reuse in the plastic manufacturing supply chain.  

This diversion of single use disposable curtains from an expensive and non-sustainable clinical waste stream places them into a truly circular economy significantly reducing waste and fully supporting the NHS target to reduce single use plastics by 350 tonnes (2021) and to become the world’s first carbon net zero national health system (2040)

*Environment Agency permit to treat required

ISO 14001 Accreditation

Environmental Policy

As a premier provider of healthcare products, we believe it is our corporate obligation to deliver on our duty of care towards future generations; therefore, we are committed towards minimising the environmental impact of our activities by creating an environmentally responsible operation, as an integrated and fundamental part of our business.

We shall endeavour to:

• Promote environmental awareness amongst our employees and encourage them to work in an environmentally supportive manner
• Minimise waste by evaluating processes and ensuring they are as efficient as possible
• Actively promote and support the reuse and recycling of materials
• Ensure compliance with industry best practice
• Promote the efficient use of materials and resources throughout our facility including water, electricity, raw materials and other resources
• Identify opportunities for ‘continuous environmental improvements’ within all aspects of our business operation, including our supply chain