TePe, the leading Swedish oral health brand, has released its 2023 sustainability report focusing on three pillars and impact areas: good product, good people, and good practice. The report demonstrates how TePe continuously improves its practices taking the lead for sustainable development in oral health.
Julia Lönnegren, Sustainability Manager at TePe, says: “Our sustainability journey is about innovative solutions for reduced environmental impact and creating a lasting social impact through education by inspiring good oral health and well-being globally.”
In 2023 TePe continued to use 100 % renewable energy in its state-of-the-art production facility in Malmö, Sweden and investments were made to expand the rooftop solar panel park. TePe’s journey to phase out virgin fossil-based materials continues, and the launch of a new dental floss made entirely from recycled water bottles was an initiative supporting this journey while contributing to an interdental cleaning range made from renewable or recyclable materials.
Meanwhile, TePe’s goal of contributing to 25 million healthy smiles by 2030 is underpinned by the oral health expertise in driving oral health educational initiatives for social sustainable development worldwide.
Sanjay Haryana, Dentist at TePe, comments: “Sustainability is more than just bringing down our own emission levels by using renewable energy and plastics from recycled or renewable sources. Good people is about health and well-being for people, the social pillar of sustainability. Not only can good health for people support the overall quality of their life but also have a positive impact on the environment and economy since better oral health means that fewer resources are needed, for example less clinical waste.
TePe’s sustainability report emphasizes the importance of working together in partnerships like the alliance with the Swedish Society of Periodontology and Implantology with the aim to inspire good oral health awareness globally. The report also shows TePe actively contributing to the STEPS research programme led by Lund University, a collaborative effort to bring researchers and industrial partners together to work towards a society where plastics are sustainably produced, used, and recycled in a circular economy.
Sanjay Haryana says: “Over the years, scientific evidence supporting the connection between oral and general health has grown significantly. Developing products in collaboration with dental professionals with environmental aspects in mind and without compromising on quality, hygiene and safety for patients is the way forward. Conscious choices of raw materials and supporting good oral health for all people is something TePe has focused strongly on ever since the start in 1965.”
TePe’s sustainability report is available at https://www.tepe.com/global/sustainability/
