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Highlights 2021 Highlights 2021 TePe’s Pink Ribbon initiatives, including the markets of TePe Nordic, Italy, Benelux, USA, France, Serbia, Portugal and Greece, contributed to over €100,000 to cancer research globally. We produced almost 3 million toothbrushes using energy from our rooftop solar power plant in 2021. 3,413 kg CO₂-eq was saved at the Malmö site through Atea GOITLOOP, a system for reusing and recycling IT equipment. TePe team members worldwide participated in the Feel GOOD February challenge, resulting in 3,500 workouts equal to going around the world. TePe is a founding member of “Die Grüne Praxis”, an initiative promoting sustainable dentistry in Germany and hosting the annual “Green practice” competition. The TePe UK team cycled 92 km to raise over £1,200 in support of Somerset Wildlife Trust, which works to protect and manage the bio- diversity of our local environment. TePe Share Clinical Symposium offered news and best practice in topics such as periodontics, implants, and diabetes to more than 2,000 participants in over 50 countries. 4 | TePe Sustainability Report 2021 In the summer of 2021, two beehives with over 100,000 bees were installed on the moss sedum roof of TePe’s new production building in Malmö, contributing to internal sustainability engage- ment and awareness. For colleagues and curious peers, we organised “TePe Trash Talks” in Singapore, Sydney, and Malmö – picking up trash along the shorelines and discussing circular solutions and responsible waste disposal.
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Highlights 2021 In August, team members from the TePe Group participated in a digital edition of the Midnight Run. TePe won the 2021 Energy Australia Sustainability Award by the Australian Dental Industry Asso- ciation and is a finalist also in 2022. As part of Mouth Cancer Action Month 2021, TePe UK climbed Bla Bheinn on the Isle of Skye, contributing to in total £45,000 to raising awareness about the role of self-checking for mouth cancer. Sustainability Report 2021 | 5
