The Department of Dental Medicine protects the environment
The Department strives to conduct education, research and dentistry in harmony with the development towards a sustainable society. That's why we are environmentally certified.
We are environmentally certified according to the international environmental management standard ISO 14001:2015. The certification covers both the Department of Dental Medicine and the University Dental Clinic. It means that we have a structured way of working towards continuous improvement and reduction of our negative environmental impact.
Certifikate for the Department o Dental Medicine
Our environmental policy
The Department of Dental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet conducts education, research and delivers oral healthcare in harmony with the development towards a sustainable society.
To achieve this, we shall:
- Educate and engage everyone working in our facilities to actively contribute to our environmental work.
- Conduct environmental work that prevents and reduces overall negative environmental impacts, with a focus on the environmental impact of our activities.
- Consider environmental and climate aspects in all our activities.
- Ensure that legal and other binding requirements applicable to our activities are met.
- Maintain environmental work characterized by continuous improvement.