Hearing health

Sanctions expert: Sonova's sales in Russia are still permitted

Although hearing aids and cochlear implants are highly advanced devices, they cannot be utilized for war, which means they are not affected by sanctions, says a representative from the Confederation of Danish Industry. There is therefore no legal hindrance to Sonova continuing to sell products in Russia.
From a legal standpoint, nothing is stopping Sonova, the world’s biggest hearing aid firm, from continuing to sell its products to Russia, says an expert on sanctions | Photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
From a legal standpoint, nothing is stopping Sonova, the world’s biggest hearing aid firm, from continuing to sell its products to Russia, says an expert on sanctions | Photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by ALBERT RØNNING-ANDERSSON, translated by catherine brett and daniel pedersen

The world’s biggest hearing aid organization, Swiss Sonova, recently announced that it had no intentions to cease trading with Russia following the invasion of neighboring country Ukraine.

Already a subscriber?Log in here

Read the whole article

Get access for 14 days for free. No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.

With your free trial you get:

  • Access all locked articles
  • Receive our daily newsletters
  • Access our app
    • Must be at least 8 characters, including three of: Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
    Must contain at least 2 characters
    Must contain at least 2 characters

    Get full access for you and your coworkers

    Start a free company trial today

    Share article

    Related articles

    Sign up for our newsletter

    Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

    Newsletter terms

    Front page now

    Further reading

    Jobs