What Aboca actually makes
Aboca is a vertically-integrated natural healthcare company: it grows more than 95 medicinal plant species itself, organically, and processes them at its own pharmaceutical-grade extraction facility in Pistrino to make 100% natural, biodegradable medical devices and food supplements — not food or drink products, despite the “Società Agricola” in its legal name. Founded in 1978 in Sansepolcro, Tuscany, the company now sells across 24–26 countries under product lines including Colilen, Lenodiar, Neobianacid, and Sedivitax.
Aboca maintains a botanical collection of more than 1,000 plant species and has grown its own medicinal herbs organically since 1978, the year it was founded.
Where the vertical integration shows up
- Cultivation: in-house organic farming of 95+ medicinal plant species, harvested and dried at its own Gricignano site
- Extraction: a roughly 40,000 sqm “Factory 4.0” pharmaceutical-grade plant in Pistrino processing raw plant material into finished products
- Product range: medical devices and food supplements for IBS, respiratory conditions, sleep, stress, and metabolic wellness
Proof, not just claims
Aboca’s packaging is 100% FSC/PEFC-certified, and the company holds Biodiversity Alliance certification for regenerative farming practices. It co-developed a 2025–2030 Biodiversity Strategy with Italy’s National Biodiversity Future Center and joined the “CO2alition for Italy” in 2022, a coalition of more than 60 companies.
Why this belongs on a sustainability directory
Most healthcare and supplement brands buy raw plant material on the open market, with limited visibility into how it was farmed. Aboca controls that chain end to end: it decides how its own land is farmed, organically, before a single ingredient reaches its extraction plant. That vertical control is the concrete link between Aboca’s business model and SDG 15 (Life on Land) — its own biodiversity strategy and regenerative-farming certification apply to land it directly manages, not to a supplier’s promise it can’t verify.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Aboca based, and what does it sell?
Aboca is headquartered in Sansepolcro, Italy, and sells natural medical devices and food supplements — not food or beverage products — across 24 to 26 countries, made from medicinal plants it grows organically on its own land.
Which SDG does Aboca support, and how?
SDG 15 (Life on Land), through organic, in-house cultivation of 95+ medicinal plant species, a Biodiversity Alliance certification for regenerative farming, and a joint 2025-2030 Biodiversity Strategy with Italy’s National Biodiversity Future Center.
How is Aboca verified as a sustainability project?
Aboca is a Certified B Corporation and an Italian Benefit Corporation (Società Benefit), cross-referenced by Keys for Tomorrow against B Lab’s own directory of certified companies.
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