Sonova | Sustainability Performance
Develops and manufactures hearing care solutions, including hearing aids and cochlear implants.
1977
Switzerland
10,001+ employees
Medical Device
$1B - 10B in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#47
Overallⓘ#2
in Switzerlandⓘ#1
in Medical DeviceⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Leading
Aligned
Leading
Leading
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
6.4
B/M 12.3
58.4
B/M 150.3
24.2
B/M 37.6
0.8
B/M 0.8
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Controversy level
- Sonova Holding AG, Swiss world's largest hearing aids manufacturer (Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, AB Cochlear Implants, plus Sennheiser Consumer Audio acquired 2022), has faced multiple international class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of US/European discretionary hearing aids customer demand normalization following the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility affecting Swiss institutional shareholders amid global hearing aids market normalization pressure.
Sustainability employees
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2-3
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.