For MedNet, sustainability is a philosophy that shapes our corporate activities with a holistic view of our customers and employees: We want the world to remain a place worth living in and therefore assume our share of responsibility, particularly for future generations. Against this background, we have committed ourselves to climate-neutral action.
MedNet has been certified as a climate-neutral company since 2022. We are committed to recording emissions, reducing them and offsetting remaining emissions by investing in clean energy, using energy more efficiently, or supporting climate protection projects.
For this purpose, MedNet has put together a project team led by Dr. Silke Flotho-Westrup, quality manager at MedNet. Based on the Carbon Footprint Calculator in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14064-1 and in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG) Corporate Accounting Standard, the CO2 Footprint calculated by MedNet.
On this basis, our interdisciplinary team continuously develops and implements measures, such as the use of renewable energy through the purchase of green electricity. Measures such as the purchase of climate-neutral electrical appliances, the offer of job bikes and home office days, and the climate-neutral transport project contribute to reducing emissions.
The climate protection projects selected by MedNet not only support a number of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but also promote economic growth and improve the living conditions of local people.
The majority of Nigeria's population cooks with solid fuels on traditional stoves and open fires, resulting in significant air pollution and the highest number of deaths from indoor air pollution in the world.
The project includes the production and distribution of efficient charcoal stoves, which are intended to replace the previous cooking areas. The project will help thousands of families and small and medium-sized businesses in Nigeria and reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions.
With an expected operating period of at least 40 years, the Las Pizarras project will make a significant contribution to sustainable power generation. It includes the construction of a run-of-river power plant on the Chancay River and feeding the generated energy into the national electricity grid (SEIN). In addition, the power plant is expected to reduce environmental impact by avoiding 68,132 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (tCO2e) per year.
The aim of the project is sustainable power generation through the construction of photovoltaic systems. The renewable energy generated in this way is intended to replace the energy derived from fossil fuels, which is mainly fed into the Indian power grid. As a result, the emissions that would result from conventional power generation are reduced accordingly.
The project aims to generate renewable energy through the incineration of poultry waste and biomass. Waste from the local poultry industry, which was previously discarded in landfills, is used to generate sustainable electricity with the help of a generator. This avoids emissions in two ways: The sustainably generated electricity can replace the electricity previously generated from fossil fuels and avoid the associated emissions. On the other hand, methane emissions caused by the rotting of poultry manure that has remained in the fields so far are avoided. In addition, the new waste disposal system improves hygiene and living conditions in the surrounding villages.
