Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
As a responsible corporate citizen, Noul develops diagnostic solutions that enhance access to healthcare while conducting its business with integrity. In doing so, we contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which serve as key milestones in our sustainability journey. The SDGs guide our ongoing efforts to measure and manage the social and environmental impact of our operations. These insights help us reduce negative impacts on stakeholders while continuously amplifying positive outcomes.
*Indicating the level of impact on the SDGs was informed by the Sustainable Development Goals section of Nudie Jeans' sustainability report 2021.
| SDG Goal | Target Description | Major Implementation Activities |
|---|---|---|
| Goal 1 + | 1.5 Build resilience to environmental, economic and social disasters | + Leverage miLab™ to help the resilience of the poor and vulnerable to disasters caused by infectious diseases + Leverage miLab™ to increase resilience to disasters and infectious diseases caused by disasters |
| Goal 3 +++ | 3.2 Reduce child mortality under age 5 3.3 Combat communicable diseases 3.4 Prevent noncommunicable diseases 3.8 Achieve universal health coverage | + miLab™ MAL enables quick and accurate malaria diagnostic testing to help eradicate malaria + miLab™ CER provides improved access to automated cervical cancer testing to help with early detection of cervical cancer + miLab™ BCM provides improved access to general blood tests |
| Goal 4 + | 4.4 Relevant skills for decent work 4.7 Education for sustainable development and global citizenship | + Provide employees with capacity building programs + Provide all employees with mandatory sustainability training programs + Conducted company-wide disability awareness training and gender sensitivity training, and hosted an internal seminar commemorating International Women's Day to raise awareness on gender equality |
| Goal 5 +++ | 5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women 5.5 Ensure women's participation and leadership 5.6 Ensure access to sexual and reproductive health | + miLab™ CER helps improve women's access to healthcare services by expanding access to cervical cancer screening + Establish policies to promote gender equality and women's rights + Efforts to build company-wide systems and culture to promote gender equality, monitor ratio of women in leadership positions + Employee training to embed respect for human rights + Establish a non-discrimination policy to ensure gender is not factored in recruitment and promotion |
| Goal 6 ++−− | 6.3 Minimize water pollutants 6.4 More efficient water use | + Develop eco-friendly NGSI (Next Generation Staining and Immunostaining) technology to reduce staining reagent usage by 99% compared to liquid staining, generating zero wastewater in the staining process - Need for systemic management of water pollutant discharge and water consumption |
| Goal 7 ++−− | 7.3 Improve energy efficiency | + Endeavor to improve the efficiency of energy use at manufacturing facility - Need to reduce energy consumption and transition to renewable energy |
| Goal 8 ++− | 8.5 Full employment and decent work for all 8.7 End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour 8.8 Protect labour rights | + Abide by the affirmative action to employ people with disabilities + Certified as a Great Employer by Gyeonggi-do + Stipulate human rights promotion policy, efforts to build company-wide systems and culture to uphold human rights + Operate a dedicated channel to submit grievances and public interest disclosures - Need to manage supply chain sustainability issues related to child labor and workers' rights protection |
| Goal 9 ++ | 9.5 Enhance research and upgrade industrial technologies | + Invest in R&D on next-generation technology |
| Goal 10 ++ | 10.2 Promote universal social, economic and political inclusion 10.3 Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination 10.4 Adopt fiscal and social policies that promote equality | + Pursue non-discrimination and non-exclusion in our HR policy and process + Match intern pay with the living wage threshold of Gyeonggi-do, provide equal welfare and benefits to both interns and full-time employees |
| Goal 12 ++−− | 12.1 Implement sustainable consumption and production framework 12.4 Responsible management of chemical and waste 12.5 Substantially reduce waste generation 12.6 Sustainable practices and sustainability reporting | + Work to reduce waste generated by product/packaging unit and increase recycling and reuse + Manage chemicals and hazardous waste + Opt for tumblers in the workplace and provide waste sorting and recycling guides + Regularly report sustainability implementation plans and improvement results internally and externally - Need to increase the use of recyclable materials for products and packaging - Need to manage supply chain sustainability for potential adverse impact in the environmental sector |
| Goal 13 ++−− | 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into policies and planning 13.3 Build knowledge and capacity to meet climate change | + GHG emissions measurement and management (Scope 1 & 2) + Conduct internal energy-saving campaigns to reduce carbon emissions + Develop and implement mid/long-term sustainability improvement plans for climate change adaptation + Provide employees with climate change adaptation training - Need to establish goals and implementation strategies to reduce GHG emissions - Need to define and calculate Scope 3 emissions |
| Goal 15 + | 15.2 End deforestation and restore degraded forests | + Introduce FSC-certified paper for miLab™ packaging step by step + Introduced a paperless QMS for over 90% of operations requiring QMS implementation to reduce paper consumption |
| Goal 16 ++− | 16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery | + Provide compliance and ethics training, establish code of conduct and conduct employee pledge ceremony + Operate a compliance-related whistleblowing channel to report corruptive practices and others + Introduce monitoring procedures for economic benefits and strengthen compliance risk management; establish the Code of Conduct and provide training for all employees - Need to bolster the compliance system continuously due to the potential occurrence of corruption |
| Goal 17 ++ | 17.16 Enhance the global partnership 17.17 Encourage effective partnerships | + Strengthening international collaboration in malaria and cancer diagnostics through participation in global public-private initiatives, including the Swiss Malaria Group and Cancer X + Expanding R&D and market access partnerships with public and private global health partners across Africa, including Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Malawi + Advancing sustainable development goals as a UNGC member through active participation in global sustainability partnerships and initiatives |