Environmental & Social Responsibility

A lighter footprint for a profession that cares for bodies.

Orvida distributes medical-grade aesthetic products across Portugal and Spain. We believe patient safety and environmental responsibility should advance together — quietly, measurably, and without compromise to clinical integrity.

How sustainability sits inside a medical distribution business.

We distribute CE 2460, ISO 13485 products for injection into human tissue. That reality shapes every environmental decision we make. Here is how we reconcile the two.

01 — Non-negotiable

Clinical integrity first

Sustainability never compromises cold chain, sterility, or traceability. Every switch we make — packaging, carrier, handling — is validated against MDR and ISO 13485 controls before adoption.

CE 2460 Notified Body · ISO 13485 manufacturer audit
02 — Materials

Packaging minimisation

Transitioning to FSC-certified outer cartons, recyclable cold-chain packs, and returnable thermal inserts for volume clinics. Less waste at the treatment room, less landfill at its end.

Q4 2026 Target: zero single-use expanded polystyrene
03 — Logistics

Regional supply chain

Iberia-focused distribution from a single EU hub. Direct air-to-cold-chain handover reduces transfer legs between manufacturer and clinic door. Fewer hands, fewer miles, fewer emissions.

2 Markets served from one hub · carbon-per-unit to be published annually
04 — Sourcing

Ethical sourcing

Manufacturer audited to ISO 13485 with non-animal-origin hyaluronic acid (biofermentation). No animal testing, in line with EU Cosmetics Regulation and MDR requirements.

100% Non-animal HA · no animal testing

Specific, not aspirational.

We prefer dated commitments over round-number pledges. Below is where each workstream stands today, with status marked plainly. We update this list each quarter.

I. Packaging
  • FSC-certified outer cartons across all SKUsAchieved · Q2 2026
  • Recyclable cold-chain packs replacing plastic gel packsIn progress
  • Zero expanded-polystyrene by Q4 2026Committed 2026
II. Logistics
  • Single-hub EU fulfilment for Portugal & SpainAchieved
  • Emissions-transparent shipping (carbon per consignment)In progress
  • Carbon-offset freight across inbound and outboundCommitted 2027
III. Product stewardship
  • Unused-unit take-back programme for partner clinicsCommitted 2026
  • Sharps and syringe disposal guidance per clinic (GDP)Achieved
IV. Operations
  • 100% renewable electricity at HQAchieved
  • Paperless invoicing and document handlingAchieved
  • Annual ESG review with independent DPOCommitted 2026
V. Community
  • Practitioner education on pharmacovigilance and reportingOngoing
  • Non-profit clinical partnerships across IberiaExploring 2027

Verified at the source.

Our manufacturing partner, Hangzhou Techderm Biological Products Co., Ltd., operates under ISO 13485 and ISO 9001, with export clearance to sixty-plus regulated markets. We audit production controls annually and the facility is subject to EU MDR 2017/745 notified-body oversight under CE 2460.

Every hyaluronic acid batch is biofermented, non-animal in origin. There is no animal testing at any stage of R&D or release. This is non-negotiable — it is also the only way a modern aesthetic filler should be made.

Each unit arrives with a QR authentication code, linked to lot number, manufacture date, and chain of custody. A clinic can verify authenticity at the treatment room before a single syringe is opened.

Every unit · CE 2460 · ISO 13485 · QR authenticated.
100%
Non-animal HA origin
2
EU markets served from one hub
23
CE-marked SKUs
<5days
Average cold-chain delivery

A three-year horizon.

Shorter is honest. We would rather commit to what we can measure over thirty-six months than publish a 2050 pledge that outlives the team that wrote it.

2026
Current phase
  • FSC packaging rolled out across all SKUs
  • Returnable cold-chain pilot with volume clinics
  • First public sustainability report published
2027
Next
  • Carbon-transparent shipping, disclosed per consignment
  • Unused-unit take-back programme operational
  • Renewable-energy HQ milestone re-certified
2028
Horizon
  • Scope 3 emissions disclosed to partner clinics
  • Clinical partnership expansion across Iberia
  • Circular cold-chain at scale — returnable as default

Building a quieter footprint takes partners.

Clinics, suppliers, and industry peers working on lower-impact aesthetic medicine — we are open to conversation. Share what you are doing, and we will share ours.