TePe publishes its 2021 Sustainability Report

Oral care company TePe Oral Hygiene Products AB has now published its annual Sustainability Report, highlighting progress and improvements of 2021. The report is available at www.tepe.com.  

“At TePe, we want to contribute to positive change and continue creating value for our customers and consumers. Besides promoting health and wellbeing, our teams have put tremendous efforts into reducing the carbon footprint of our products and packaging by means of continuous improvements, shifting to renewable sources, and using green energy”, says Hanna Hageberg Hammar, CEO of TePe. 

Selected highlights from TePe Sustainability Report 2021 

• Phasing out fossil raw materials from production resulting in a consecutive launch of biobased products with a significantly smaller carbon footprint. 

• Sustained use of 100% green energy in production, supplemented by energy from TePe’s own solar power plant. 

• Continuous increase of sustainable materials in packaging, reaching for 100% renewable/recycled/FSC certified materials in 2025, as well as improving packaging recyclability. 

• A reduced footprint from transport by upscaling transition from air to sea freight. 

• Maintained levels of gender representation (52% female managers) as well as high levels of attendance. 

• Reinforced focus on knowledge sharing with record-high 24,000 participants in topical on-line and on-site TePe Share lectures. 

• A stronger focus on collaborations for sustainable development, such as UNOPS S3i Innovation Centre, FDI World Dental Federation, and STEPS (Sustainable Plastics and Transition Pathways). 

More about TePe’s sustainability work and the full report is available at https://www.tepe.com/global/sustainability/. 

The sustainability journey continues 

Besides further improvements for the environment, including defining a goal of overall carbon neutrality, TePe will focus on continuous education and engagement of team members, customers, and consumers to enable conscious and informed choices. Furthermore, TePe emphasises stronger partnerships to drive sustainable innovation and change toward a circular economy in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

For more information, please contact: 

Maria Swartling-Jung, Communications Manager, TePe Oral Hygiene Products AB 
​​​​​​​+46 40 670 11 00, maria.jung@tepe.com

TePe Oral Hygiene Products, founded by the Eklund family in 1965, is an international company headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. TePe has 400 employees and a turnover of MSEK 914 (2021). Based on sustainable innovation and the vision to bring healthy smiles for life, TePe offers a complete range of high-quality self-care solutions, developed in partnership with the dental profession. Marketed by subsidiaries and business creators in 80 countries, TePe’s oral health products are available through dental practices, pharmacies, e-tail, and retail. For more information, visit www.tepe.com.