SHANGHAI, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TÜV Rheinland Greater China (hereinafter referred to as "TÜV Rheinland"), an international independent third-party testing, inspection and certification organization, recently announced at the 2024 China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) that Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "United Imaging Healthcare") and its subsidiaries United Imaging Healthcare Poland Co., Ltd., Wuhan United Imaging Medical Technology Co., Ltd., United Imaging (Changzhou) Medical Technology Co., Ltd. has issued an organization-level greenhouse gas verification (i.e., carbon verification) certificate based on the ISO 14064-1:2018 standard.
TÜV Rheinland issued the ISO 14064-1 Greenhouse Gas Verification Certificate for United Imaging Healthcare
TÜV Rheinland issued the ISO 14064-1 Greenhouse Gas Verification Certificate for United Imaging Healthcare
Wang Shumei, Vice President and President of Quality Management Department of United Imaging Healthcare, Fang Weimin, Vice President of Personnel and Business Assurance Services of TÜV Rheinland Greater China, Geng Wen, Vice President of Medical Device Services, and other representatives from both parties attended the ceremony.
In her speech, Wang Shumei said, "As a medical device company committed to providing high-performance medical devices to customers around the world, United Imaging Healthcare actively practices corporate social responsibility and takes sustainable development as its own responsibility. In 2023, we carried out an inventory of greenhouse gases and passed the verification by TÜV Rheinland. In the future, we will continue to promote energy conservation and emission reduction in the company and supply chain, so as to achieve sustainable economic, environmental and social development. "
Fang Weimin said, "Congratulations to United Imaging Healthcare for obtaining the ISO 14064-1 Greenhouse Gas Verification Certificate at the Organization Level. As a certified body recognized by the EU ETS, TÜV Rheinland has deep technical strength and global resource advantages in the field of low-carbon and energy, which will help more enterprises interested in green and low-carbon transformation and upgrading to carry out overall planning and jointly promote global sustainable development. "
In this cooperation, TÜV Rheinland provides United Imaging Healthcare with greenhouse gas verification services based on the ISO 14064-1:2018 standard, helping it to fully understand its own greenhouse gas emissions status and potential risks, improve energy and material efficiency, reduce operating costs, and explore more cost-effective emission reduction opportunities. By managing the organization's carbon emissions and product carbon footprint through the greenhouse gas management platform, United Imaging Healthcare can achieve energy conservation and emission reduction more efficiently.
Geng Wen pointed out that as Chinese medical device companies gradually penetrate the European market, carbon verification not only meets the strict requirements of the target market for environmental protection, but also demonstrates the company's responsibility for environmental responsibility. This move can not only promote green production and enhance the international competitiveness of Chinese medical device companies, but also achieve a win-win situation of economic and environmental benefits.
As the world's leading technical service provider, TÜV Rheinland has more than 15 years of rich experience in the field of energy conservation, environmental protection, low-carbon emission reduction, and is authorized and recognized by the German Accreditation Board (DAkkS), the European Union Emissions Trading System (ETS), the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) and the Taiwan Certification Foundation (TAF). In the building materials and other industries, we provide services such as data collection, modeling, quantitative indicators and evaluation of energy consumption and carbon emissions covering the entire life cycle, involving raw materials, design and development, production process and product recycling. Up to now, TÜV Rheinland has successfully registered and applied for international EPD, Italian EPD and Norwegian EPD for many domestic enterprises, providing LCA, product carbon footprint verification and organizational carbon footprint verification services.