Medical Device Sector Slow to Embrace Sustainability

The medical-devices industry has been slow to embrace the sustainability trend, according to companies working in the sector. “Our feeling is that most manufacturers are not on top of it,” said Stephen Knowles, managing director of Industrial Design Consultancy, a UK company that provides design and development services to medical-device manufacturers. “Many manufacturers say they want to do something, but are not sure what to do.”
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