Developing Circular Solutions

In order to ensure long term sustainability in our own operations, we need to rethink the way we deliver our solutions. Our ambition is to deliver more circular solutions driven by both circular use of materials and more circular and dematerialized user approaches.

The transition towards a more circular approach is driven by a ‘’Reduce-Reuse-Recycle’’ mindset that is integrated throughout the organization. To integrate sustainability into everything we do, we have devel-oped the Laerdal Future Fit model using elements from the Future-Fit Benchmark Model used by Novo Nordisk.

In working towards this ambition, we will deliver on our commitment of helping save lives while using less and more sustainable materials. We will ensure that our equipment is used in an efficient manner e.g. by developing sharing models, digital solutions and by building eco-systems to allow organizations requiring healthcare training to connect to equipment already in the field. The shift towards a circular business model is not only vital to deliver sustainable solutions, it is also key to achieving our ambition of carbon neutrality.

Laerdal Circular Model

我们将尽量减少输入原材料通过h a combination of recycling material and components and by developing more solutions that increase productivity. Our materials team are continually investigating new solutions to increase the sustainability of our material use. They have over the last year reviewed bio-based solutions as alternatives for plastic in our products.

调查结果表明，即使新的技术和解决方案正在出现，但到目前为止，其耐用性仍然存在局限性，而对于Laerdal来说，这是可持续性的关键因素。我们正在朝着更多使用此类解决方案迈进，但需要确保不会损害产品耐用性。通过更改用户模型来增强我们的长寿产品的可持续性将提高用户生产力并减少提供解决方案所需金宝搏官方app下载的材料。

Designing for more circular and dematerialised user models are key aspects of the product development process. Using the Laerdal Future Fit model, our development teams are focusing on design solutions which lead to a more sustainable product. They are finding alternative ways to reduce the amount of plastic used, making good choices on plastic types, including using non-virgin plastic where possible, and ensuring the products are designed to be easy to service and upgrade. But sustainability is not just about the product; it is also about reducing the amount of packaging material necessary and choosing sustainable packaging.

We have developed the ZeroAim Sustainability Guide to aid us in providing relevant direction to designers and engineers. Its purpose is to help to evaluate and compare multiple concepts and design more sustainable products. The guide also helps us to think about the impact of our decisions through-out the lifetime of products. Through integrating this tool, sustainability is not an add on, it is a core development feature.

In the approach towards a circular solution delivery, the manufacturing process is important. We have internal initiatives in place and planned to achieve operational efficiency through elimination of waste, recycling, using renewable energy, and enhancing resource and energy efficiency. A large part of our production is done by external suppliers, and it is key to collaborate in this change.

我们将与供应商合作以以健康和安全的方式交流知识并相互学习。我们已经开始使用有关环境IM-PACT的经合组织指南作为评估我们自己的生产的框架，并希望我们的供应商相同。

关闭供应链中的循环取决于增加物流的使用来优化我们的回购系统和新销售模型中的循环产品服务。

In this transition we will use our transportation tool to optimize our logistics and use transportation driven by renewable energy where possible.

我们向更循环解决方案过渡的重要组成部分是我们对销售和用户模型的变化。我们正在通过开发共享，数字和基于服务的解决方案从线性模型过渡到循环模型。这些解决方案不仅可以帮助我们通过非物质化和生产性使用来减少环境统计的影响，还将使我们能够增强帮助挽救生命的目标。

We will be able to increase the access to our solutions and train more people using less resources in doing so.

In Laerdal we have always had a great focus on durability and quality, which are key in delivering more circular solutions. The durability of our products will be enhanced with an increased focus on services and maintenance in a more sustainable manner.

圆形的解决方案需要有效的服务和maintenance programs. Durability and quality have always been a key priority for Laerdal, and we already have a good infrastructure in place through our deployed field engineers and our well-estab-lished Service Centers available for all markets. In addition, we have digital maintenance and services for connected solutions. We are continuously optimizing the durability of our solutions through providing easily accessible upgrade services.

我们将继续优化我们的服务和维修选项，我们将越来越关注组装/拆卸机会，这将进一步增强我们的耐用性方法。通过收购B-Line Medical（视频汇报和仿真中心管理解决方案）的领先提供商，我们的数字服务也正在扩大和改进（我们通过B-line Medical（B-Line Medical）部署新的平台和知识（请参见稍后）。

We are minimizing our internal waste by focusing on efficient manufacturing and by recycling our scrap and waste. We are also reducing waste linked to our products by delivering solutions that are circular, shared and dematerialized through digital platforms and are increasingly using materials that are widely recyclable and encouraging our users to recycle at the end of the product lifecycle.

我们还在制定背包方案，并增加我们的组装 - 隔离选项。对服务，维修和耐用性的关注不断增加，也将有助于我们减少浪费。

我们的解决方案中的可持续性首先是由耐用性和生产性使用来促进的。我们的重点是首先减少，然后再利用并在产品不再有目的的情况下回收。对我们来说，回收利用对于我们的一次性产品或寿命短的产品尤为重要。金宝搏官方app下载当技术进化时，我们决心扩大这些产品和长寿产品中可回收和可回收材料的使用，并且不会影响溶液的耐用性。金宝搏官方app下载我们将在内部或使用本地合作伙伴内部或使用本地合作伙伴来回收废料和消费后的材料。我们目前正在研究可以在供应链中关闭此循环的收集系统。

Cloud-based solutions from B-Line Medical

In 2019 we acquired B-Line Medical – the leading provider of video debriefing and simulation center management solutions – as a part of our strategic effort to enhance our portfolios through the use of enabling technologies. SimCapture, a key part of B-Line’s portfolio is fully cloud-based and allows us to more rapidly develop and remotely implement new features and trou-ble-shoot and support customers without having to physically be onsite – and thus reducing the need to travel significantly while at the same time increasing our responsiveness. Over time, the cloud-based solution will also require less hardware reducing the use of materials and electronics.