Sustainability

A mission to improve and sustain health and wellbeing.

Medicover’s mission is to improve and sustain health and well-being. Our mission sets our direction not only for our services to our customers but also for our relationship with all stakeholders and our contribution to society. To be able to fulfil our mission, we need to be a sustainable company for the long term. This includes, but is not limited to, being profitable, continuously striving to improve our relationship with our employees, customers, partners and suppliers, ensuring the highest standard of governance and business ethics, promoting diversity, equal opportunity and gender balance in our organisation, and taking responsibility for our environment. 

Through engagement with key stakeholders we have identified the areas where Medicover has the biggest sustainability risks and opportunities. Based on this a sustainability framework have been developed which focuses on three key areas and two supporting areas. These key areas are strongly linked to, and support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

Three SDGs that are most relevant to Medicover have been identified and where Medicover contribute positively, the strongest link is to Goal #3: Good Health and Well-Being. We also contribute towards two more of the SDGs; Goal #8 Decent Work and Economic Growth, and Goal #4 Quality Education. Medicover’s objectives in these areas are mutually reinforcing, which increases our overall positive impact.

Care provision

Our sustainability objectives, linked to SDG #3, are to increase healthcare funding in the countries where we are present, and to extend access to care, for our customers and for the communities as a whole.

People and partners

Our sustainability objectives, linked to SDG #8, are to develop the healthcare workforce and support them with tools and systems that enable them to be more productive. We consider primarily our own employees but also the staff of our partners and customers. We also recognise that Medicover’s healthcare has a substantial impact on the health and productivity of our patients, directly contributing to economic growth.

Prevention and education

Our sustainability objectives, linked to SDG #4, are helping people to stay healthy and promoting prevention and early detection. We also contribute to education through the ongoing investment in education and training of our staff and medical partners.

The sustainability outcomes

Taking these three areas together we help to achieve the following outcomes:

• People lead healthier lives and need health treatment less often.
• When they need care, they can get it quickly and conveniently.
• Care providers are equipped, trained and empowered to do their jobs well. 

Strong alignment of Medicover’s sustainability goals with the SDGs.

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Medicover’s sustainability framework also includes two supporting areas.

Care for the environment

A healthy population needs a healthy planet to live on, and we recognise that immediate actions are needed to make sure current and future generations can enjoy the climate and the environment we have at times taken for granted. Medicover is committed to play its part in the achievement of SDG #13: Climate Action.

Governance and business ethics

The way Medicover works is as important for us as the results we achieve. We aim to be open, inclusive and ethical at all times. That is reflected in SDG #16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Medicover follows all relevant frameworks including but not limited to the Swedish Corporate Governance Code and the Swedish Companies Act.

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Medicover is a signatory to the UN Global Compact and EPiHC.