Practice Greenhealth

Events

Practice Greenhealth’s policy pulse

Date range
March 26, 2025, 4 pm ET (1 pm PT)
partners-exclusive
Description
Join our 30-minute monthly partners-exclusive forums to stay informed about the latest climate and environmental policy trends impacting health care sustainability. Our in-house policy experts will share emerging challenges and opportunities, and you will leave with your most pressing questions answered.

Harnessing policy to advance your sustainability efforts

Date range
March 20, 2025, 3 pm ET (12 pm PT)
partners-exclusive
Description
Listen to all the ways policy advocacy plays a role in advancing your sustainability efforts. Hear from BMC and Providence, members of the U.S. Health Care Climate Council, about their experiences and how to engage internal teams, such as communications and government affairs, on sustainability policy opportunities.

Enhance your climate resilience plan with new guidance

Date range
November 19, 2024, 1 pm ET (10 am PT)
public
Description
This session will provide an overview of health care climate resilience planning basics and share new concepts and elements for inclusion in existing climate resilience plans.

Solutions for common GHG inventory obstacles

Date range
October 9, 2024, 2 pm ET (11 am PT)
partners-exclusive
Description
Northwell Health, SSM Health, and AdventHealth shared strategies to develop strong governance, establish decarbonization goals, and gather and analyze data for a complete GHG inventory. Facilitators rounded out the workshop with some GHG inventory mythbusting. 

Quickstart tutorial: Health Care Emissions Impact Calculator 2.0

Date range
July 31, 2024, 2 pm ET (11 am PT)
partners-exclusive
Description

Join our expert Keith Edgerton for a 75-minute tutorial on the calculator's new features. Bring your questions, and learn how your organization can benefit from these improvements.

 

Lessons from federal health system sustainability successes

Date range
May 22, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
Hear from federal health system experts as they share lessons from their work to advance decarbonization and resilience efforts through the Federal Health Systems Learning Network.

How 2 health systems are meeting HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge targets

Date range
May 21, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
Learn from sustainability leaders from two health systems as they share strategies and tactics for reducing scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions to achieve HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge targets.

Guidance for conducting a complete GHG inventory | Scope 3 (Categories 5,8,11,13,15)

Date range
April 18, 2024, 2 pm ET (11 am PT)
partners-exclusive
Description
Hear advice from our in-house expert on calculating a complete greenhouse gas inventory, explicitly focusing on Scope 3 categories 5 (waste generated in operations), 8 (upstream leased assets), 11 (use of sold products), 13 (downstream leased assets), and 15 (investments).

Guidance for conducting a complete GHG inventory | Scope 3 (categories 1,2,3)

Date range
January 18, 2024, 1 pm ET (10 am PT)
partners-exclusive
Description
Hear advice from our in-house expert on calculating a complete greenhouse gas inventory, explicitly focusing on Scope 3 categories 1 (purchased goods and services), 2 (capital goods), and 3 (fuel- and energy-related activities).

Guidance for conducting a complete GHG inventory | Scope 2

Date range
December 14, 2023, 1 pm ET (10 am PT)
partners-exclusive
Description
Hear advice from our in-house expert on calculating a complete greenhouse gas inventory, explicitly focusing on Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy).

Guidance for conducting a complete GHG inventory | Scope 1

Date range
November 16, 2023, 1 pm ET (10 am PT)
partners-exclusive
Description
Hear advice from our in-house expert on calculating a complete greenhouse gas inventory, explicitly focusing on Scope 1 (direct emissions).

Developing a complete Scope 3 inventory & action plan

Date range
August 3, 2023, 1 pm ET (10 am PT)
partners-exclusive
Description
Sustainability staff at Carilion Clinic walk you through their journey to develop the health system’s first Scope 3 emissions inventory. 

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Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,500 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada. Partnership opportunities include hospitals, health systems, community health organizations, NGOs, nonprofits, government, academic institutions, and the health care value chain.