Our mission is to eliminate single-use plastic in medicine.
194B+
plastic medicine bottles are produced every year.1
90%
of them end up in our oceans, landfills and air supply, eventually breaking down into microplastics.2
Scientists estimate that we ingest anywhere from dozens to more than 100,000 microplastic particles each day.3
That adds up to about 1 credit card size of plastic every week.
Plastic is a
healthcare problem
For our planet,
and for you.
OUR APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY
We’re climate optimists who approach sustainability through product innovation, partnerships, and shared research and development.
OUR IMPACT
The profits from Cabinet Health fund sustainable projects focused in six core impact areas
Compostable Medicine Pouch
Objective: Create the world’s first fully compostable medicine packaging in order to reduce single use plastic in medicine.
| Overview | The compostable medicine pouch project developed the first application of compostable materials for over-the-counter medicines. Replacing plastic medicine bottles is not an easy feat and involves sustainable design, legal acrobatics, and rigorous safety and stability testing. |
| Status | Started in Jan 2020, In Progress |
| Challenges | Regulation, sustainable material sourcing, costs, industry buy-in |
| Impact Areas | Plastic Reduction Environmental Regeneration |
Refillable System
Objective: Create a smart bottle which sits proudly in the home to encourage customers on-going commitment to plastic free medicine.
| Overview | Plastic-free is lifestyle adjustment and we needed a bottle that make customers proud about their space and feel good about their sustainable choices. |
| Status | Started in Feb 2020, In Progress |
| Challenges | Regulation, sustainable material sourcing |
| Impact Areas | Plastic Reduction Personalized Care |
An Ethical & Transparent Supply Chain
Objective: Optimize our kind and conscious supply chain for quality manufacturing
| Overview | From raw ingredients through teammates our supply chain is an open book. This project continuously improves and refines our supply chain. |
| Status | Started in 1969, ongoing |
| Challenges | Global logistics and transportation |
| Impact Areas | Transparency Personalized Care Carbon Emission Reduction |
Plastic Offsetting
Objective: Offset all plastic and become plastic negative
| Overview | Plastic offsetting is a proactive measure to remove plastic pollution from the environment. It works by calculating the weight of plastic produced by Cabinet, and then funding efforts that remove the equal and more plastic pollution from oceans. |
| Status | Started in 2020, ongoing |
| Challenges | Consumer education, sustainable materials |
| Impact Areas | Environmental Regeneration Plastic Reduction |
Carbon Neutral Shipping
Objective: Neutralize carbon emissions on Cabinet last mile shipping and fulfillment so customer receive packages with no unnecessary carbon emissions
| Overview | Carbon neutral shipping measures the amount of carbon create by vehicles and then counter balances that impact with carbon sequestering activities such as planting trees. |
| Status | Started in 2020, ongoing |
| Challenges | Consumer education, sustainable materials |
| Impact Areas | Environmental Regeneration Carbon Emission Reduction |
We want a plastic free medicine world and more sustainable industry. And, we have a plan to get there...
THE THEORY OF CHANGE
A theory of change is a comprehensive framework and description that enables organizations to achieve the desired social impact they want to achive. A theory of change is required to measure, adapt, and resource plans to acheive results. Here’s ours.
References
1. Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Size, Share, Report [2020-2027]. www.fortunebusinessinsights.com. Accessed May 13, 2022. https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/pharmaceutical-packaging-market-102860
2. US EPA O. Plastics: Material-Specific Data. US EPA. Published September 12, 2017. https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/plastics-material-specific-data#:~:text=While%20overall%20the%20amount%20of
3. Cox KD, Covernton GA, Davies HL, Dower JF, Juanes F, Dudas SE. Human Consumption of Microplastics. Environmental Science & Technology. 2019;53(12):7068-707
