The E In ESG: An Opportunity For The Medtech Industry

While Health Care Is Coming Under Environmental Scrutiny, Businesses Are Seeing Where Value Can Be Exploited

Can environmental sustainability become a business differentiator? Some companies are already onto it. Boston Consulting Group puts the case in favor of the argument.

Environmental strategy
• Source: Shutterstock

Companies are understanding that there can be more to environmental sustainability compliance than merely ticking the boxes that show ethical responsibility and display good moral judgement.

More from ESG

RESILIENCE Initiative Navigates The World Of Making Medicines Through VR Technology

 

The process of manufacturing medicines can often be complex, expensive and harmful to the environment. Initiatives like RESILIENCE UK are seeking to simplify this process, utilizing VR technology to create a more sustainable learning environment for both students and companies.

Cracking Through ‘The Bamboo Ceiling’: East Asians Reach For Pharma Leadership

 
• By 

Despite the significant presence of East Asian professionals in the pharmaceutical industry, their representation in top leadership roles remains disproportionately low. This disparity can be attributed to cultural bias, limited access to influential networks, and systemic barriers within corporate structures.

Infographic: Analyzing The Gap In Women’s Health Care

 

Looking at a recent McKinsey report alongside our Evaluate data, the below infographic provides insight into the investment scene of pharma and raises questions as to how the industry is seemingly yet to seize the opportunity in women's health.

Growing Calls For Labelling Changes With Obesity Patients In Mind

 
• By 

Despite significant investments in weight loss treatments, pharmaceutical companies face criticism for neglecting to study their drugs in obese patients, possibly leading to incomplete labeling and patient risks, prompting calls for the FDA to enforce more inclusive clinical trials and updated drug information.

More from In Vivo

Building The Worm Atlas For I&I Breakthroughs

 
• By 

The next big thing in auto-immune therapies: worms. Or so a young California biotech believes. Holoclara is pioneering a new class of medicines derived from intestinal worms to revolutionize the treatment of autoimmune diseases, allergies, and more.

Reforming The Rx Rulers: A New Script For PBMs

 
• By 

As PBMs shift to value-based contracts, federal and state efforts seek to reduce drug costs, increase transparency and tackle anticompetitive practices.

Podcast: OSE Immunotherapeutics’ CEO On Ulcerative Colitis Asset

 
• By 

Nicolas Poirier, CEO of French biotech OSE Immunotherapeutics, spoke with In Vivo about the company's anti-IL-7R antibody, lusvertikimab, on the heels of impressive ulcerative colitis data presented at the 2025 European Crohn's and Colitis Organization meeting.