Sustainability at Sonova

Sustainability at Sonova is rooted in our purpose: improving lives through better hearing, while acting responsibly and creating value beyond financial performance. It is not a parallel agenda, but integral to how we deliver long-term impact.

The need is clear: more than 1.5 billion people worldwide live with some degree of hearing loss, yet access to hearing care remains limited. While over 400 million people could benefit from hearing aids, adoption remains low, and untreated hearing loss is increasingly linked to broader health and social challenges.

As the global leader in innovative hearing care solutions, Sonova focuses on improving access, raising awareness, and reducing barriers to care across all stages of life. Guided by our ambition to positively impact 30 million people by 2030/31, sustainability is central to our strategy and long-term value creation for society.

Highlights 2025/26

Employees worldwide

(FTEs)

>

18,000

Scope 1, 2 and 3 (CO₂e) greenhouse gas emissions

CO₂e emissions compared to 2019/20

–

20.5

%

Supplier coverage of direct material spend

assessed through Ecovadis

81

%

Employees engaged in the Global Learning Week

>

4,800

Energy consumption per FTE

Compared to 2024/25

–

1.0

%

Improvement of the CI reliability rate

Compared to 2024/25

14

%

Employee Code of Conduct trainings completed on time

97.6

%

HCPs trained in low- and middle-income countries via SIHA program¹

554

Renewable electricity across our global operations

100

%

Recognitions, frameworks and initiatives supported

Sonova continued to be recognized by leading ESG rating agencies and included in prominent sustainability indices during the 2025/26 financial year. Sonovaʼs reporting on our ESG performance is made in accordance with several global reporting frameworks to improve transparency and comparability.

ESG ratings and indices

Ranked in the 98th percentile in the health care equipment and supplies industry in 2025 and included in the 2026 S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook; Constituent of the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World index.

Ranked 1^st and categorized as low-risk in the 2025 Sustainalytics ESG risk ratings in the medical device subindustry.

Rated “Prime” with a score of “B” in the 2025 ISS ESG Corporate Rating, placing Sonova in the top 2% of the health care equipment and supplies industry.

Awarded a CDP score of “B” in the 2025 climate change rating.

Received the EcoVadis Gold rating, ranking in the top 5% of all rated companies.

Frameworks and initiatives supported

Sonovaʼs ESG Report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards since 2012/13.

Sonova has applied the TCFD framework for climate-related risk reporting since 2021/22.

Sonova has used the SASB standard for medical equipment and supplies since 2020/21.

Since 2016, Sonova has been committed to the United Nations Global Compact and its principles covering human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption.