“SW Sustainability Solutions is honored to continue our collaboration with Premier and to provide its members with the most advanced sustainable hand protection solutions available,” said Belle Chou, President of SW Sustainability Solutions, Inc. “We are committed to reducing waste, improving hand health, and offering high-performing gloves that meet the needs of today’s healthcare professionals while also prioritizing sustainability.”
SW gloves is a best-in-class solution, offering an unparalleled combination of sustainability, healthcare performance, supplier diversity, waste reduction and cost effectiveness. By choosing SW, Premier members gain access to gloves that help drive both clinical excellence and sustainability initiatives.
Innovative, Hand Health and Sustainable Glove Technologies
SW’s exam gloves incorporate several proprietary technologies to meet providers sustainability, clinical, diversity, operational, and cost requirements:
- Sustainability
EcoTek® Sustainable Technology: Reduces landfill waste by 92.6% in only 2.5 years.¹
- Sustainability
EcoTek® Sustainable Technology: Reduces the release of greenhouse gas emissions during incineration (i.e., Sulfur Dioxide SO₂ -81%.) ²
- Hand Health
EnerGel® Hand Conditioning Technology: Clinically proven to hydrate and soothe skin.³
- Hand Health
pH Natural® 5.5 Technology: Actively manages the skin’s natural pH balance to discourage microbial growth.⁴
- Hand Health
Low Dermatitis Potential (LDP): FDA approved claim that gloves were clinically tested and have a reduced potential to cause skin irritation.⁵
- Hand Health
Chemotherapy drugs and chemical permeation: Provides for safe handling of hazardous drugs and chemicals to minimize the risk of exposure to clinicians, patients and environment.⁶
- Cost Effectiveness
Flat Stacked Dispensing: Reduces glove waste by 20-30%.
A Resilient and Reliable Supply Chain
SW’s gloves are manufactured in Malaysia and Thailand, ensuring stability in the supply chain and avoiding tariff impacts from China. This reliability helps Premier members maintain consistent glove availability while supporting environmentally responsible sourcing.
Premier is a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, providing solutions to two-thirds of all healthcare providers in the U.S. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers, payers and policymakers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, consulting and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost.
About SW Sustainability Solutions, Inc.
SW Sustainability Solutions, Inc. was founded with a single purpose: to make our customers more successful. To achieve this, we invest in quality manufacturing, focus on new product development, and create features that benefit those who rely on our products every day. Our mission also encompasses sustainability, social, and ethical responsibility, ensuring that our innovations not only enhance performance but also contribute to a healthier planet.
For more information about SW Sustainability Solutions, Inc. and our products, please visit www.swssglobal.com.
Footnotes:
¹ EcoTek gloves tested to ASTM D5526-12 Standard Test Method for Determining Anaerobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials Under Accelerated Landfill Conditions. Results are 92.6% biodegradation in 60% solids landfill at 945 days. Future results cannot be predicted/extrapolated. If you need more information on the test reports, send email to cs@swssglobal.com.
² EcoTek Incineration - Results are based on 3rd party testing when compared to a regular glove.
³ EnerGel – Clinical evaluation showed improved skin hydration with Energel was nearly 2 times higher than Aloe Vera, CPT Testing Company, 5/21/2019.
⁴ pH Natural 5.5 – Raisa Mirza, et al., “Effect of Glove pH on Skin pH and Irritation,” Contact Dermatitis, 2006: 55:20-25.
⁵ LDP – Skin Sensitization Test (Modified Draize-95 Test), CPT Testing Company, 1/26/2021.
⁶ Tested using ASTM D6978 - Assessment of Resistance of Medical Gloves to Permeation by Chemotherapy Drugs. Breakthrough time (BTT)>240 minutes.
Clinical and test results are available upon request.
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