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Cochlear | Sustainability Performance

https://www.cochlear.com

A global leader in implantable hearing solutions, including cochlear implants and bone conduction devices.

1981

Australia

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Medical Device

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#4667
Overallⓘ
#83
in Australiaⓘ
#74
in Medical Deviceⓘ

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

70 out of 169

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Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
51%2024
Leading
Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
431.1K$, 2024
Leading
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
6.2B$, 2026▲183.6% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
2.3B$, 2025▼4.6% YoY
R&D intensity ⓘResearch and development expenditure expressed as a percentage of revenue, reflecting the company's relative investment in innovation.
12.42%2025

Intensity

Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

18.4

B/M 37.6

29.8

B/M 97.2


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  • Cochlear Limited, Australian world's largest cochlear implant manufacturer, has faced sustained class actions over the historic 2018 USD 268 million Alfred E Mann Foundation patent infringement verdict (later reversed/settled) affecting Australian institutional shareholders, plus the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid US/European cochlear implant customer demand normalization affecting Australian institutional shareholders.
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Total sustainability employees

11+

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