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Carbon Footprint Assessment of Orion's Dry Powder Inhalers

Orion conducted a carbon footprint assessment (Life Cycle Assessment, LCA) for the whole Easyhaler® product range in 2023¹.  This is a continuation for the initial LCA made in 2019² for four Easyhaler products and the previous LCA for all six Easyhaler® products conducted in 2021³.  According to the newest assessment, the average carbon footprint of one inhaler is 0.547 kg CO2e.1 When considering the climate impact of inhalation therapy, dry powder inhalers have a low carbon footprint.4​

in 2020³

Executive summary of Easyhaler® Carbon Life Cycle Assessment Report for Orion Pharma. Carbon Footprint Ltd 2023. ​
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1. Product Carbon Footprint: Life Cycle Assessment Report for Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma. A study of 6 varieties of Easyhalers. Carbon Footprint Ltd 2023. Executive summary​
2. Product Carbon Footprint: Life Cycle Assessment Report for Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma. A study of 6 varieties of Easyhalers. Carbon Footprint Ltd 2021. Executive summary.​
3. Product Carbon Footprint: Life Cycle Assessment Report for Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma. A study of 4 varieties of Easyhalers. Carbon Footprint Ltd 2019. Executive summary.​
4. Wilkinson AJK et al. BMJ Open 2019;9:e028763. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028763​