PLASTIC INDUSTRY
Impact story - Semadeni AG August 2022 CLOSING THE LOOP IN LIFE SCIENCES & HEALTHCARE Semadeni’s impact journey from single-use to circular value How Semadeni AG is scaling take-back and recycling with universities, hospitals and system partners to turn laboratory and medical plastics into a circular resource. STI Leaders since
Semadeni AG as one of four companies in the Semadeni Industry Group AG develops, produces and trades a wide range of plastic solutions for laboratories, healthcare and industry. The company serves critical sectors where plastics are indispensable for safety, sterility, and precision. Yet these same sectors face mounting sustainability challenges: high material intensity, single-use dependency, limited recycling infrastructure for me- dical and laboratory plastics, and increasing regulatory pressure on waste reduction and carbon emissions. In this context, Semadeni AG recognized that circularity is not just a res- ponsibility but a strategic differentiator. Customers in academia, health - care, and pharmaceuticals are under growing pressure to decarbonize
and reduce waste — demanding suppliers that can deliver both com- pliance and innovation. By positioning itself as a pioneer of circular plas- tics, Semadeni saw an opportunity to secure long-term competitiveness, meet evolving procurement criteria, and align with customers’ own sus- tainability goals. In 2022, the company joined and completed the Swiss Triple Impact (STI) program, becoming the first Swiss industrial company listed in the STI Di - rectory. Semadeni AG’s materiality work shows the hotspot sits in Scope 3: in 2021, 97% of the Corporate Carbon Footprint came from purchased materials and downstream use. That is why Semadeni made closed-loop plastics and supplier/partner engagement the central lever of its STI pledges.
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