How to take climate action through plant-forward menus

Date range
March 6, 2024, 1 pm ET (10 am PT)
partners-only event
Description
Plant-forward menus reduce greenhouse gas Scope 3 emissions while maintaining customer and patient satisfaction. Practice Greenhealth partners will share how small changes to their menus have resulted in significant reductions in emissions. Also, learn how plant-forward menus are more inclusive, increase choices for eaters, and realize cost and health benefits. We will share additional details about how Practice Greenhealth can support your hospital in meeting food-climate goals.

How health systems plan for resilience

Date range
February 13, 2024, 3 pm ET (12 pm PT)
partners-only event
Description
This session will provide a brief overview of the HHS Pledge and summarize key lessons to help you through each stage of a resilience planning process.

Destination CleanMed 2024: Health care supply chain 101 - Leveraging the power of procurement

Date range
February 7, 2024, 3 pm ET (12 pm PT)
Description

View this session to gain a better understanding of how purchasing occurs at health systems and strategies for effectively engaging supply chain departments. Then hear from Vancouver Coastal Health about their Reusables First project – an effort to prioritize the purchase of reusable or reprocessable products over single-use ones to minimize waste and reduce environmental impact – which they carried out in close partnership with their supply chain.

 

 

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-only event
Description

Join our expert Keith Edgerton for quick, digestible advice on calculating a complete greenhouse gas inventory. Bring your questions to this 75-minute real-time solutions forum and get ready to learn new tips and tricks from other Practice Greenhealth partners. No matter where you are on your journey, these sessions are for you. This month will focus 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-only event
Description

Listen for quick, digestible advice on performing a Scope 2 emissions inventory, as part of a complete greenhouse gas inventory. During this real-time solutions forum, Practice Greenhealth partners shared their questions, tips, and tricks. No matter where you are on your journey, this session is for you.

Guidance for conducting a complete GHG inventory | Scope 1

Date range
November 16, 2023, 1 pm ET (10 am PT)
partners-only event
Description

Listen for quick, digestible advice on performing a Scope 1 emissions inventory as part of a complete greenhouse gas inventory. During this real-time solutions forum, Practice Greenhealth partners shared their questions, tips, and tricks. No matter where you are on your journey, this session is for you.

Tackling transportation emissions: Employee commutes & telehealth

Date range
May 25, 2023, 1 pm ET (10 am PT)
partners-only event
Description

With the rise of telehealth services and hybrid environments, many institutions benefitted from studies and data that informed changes, which translated into emissions reductions. In this session, clinicians and experts will share results from a 2020 Cleveland Clinic employee survey and the impact commutes had on Scope 3 emissions. Also hear about policy decisions made from commuting data and incentives from Stanford Health Care’s focus groups and interviews, and learn about system-level environmental savings from virtual visits in their radiation oncology department.

From commitment to action: A federal & private health system dialogue

Date range
May 25, 2023, 10 am ET
partners-only event
Description

Leaders from federal and private health systems will share strategies for achieving ambitious climate goals. From innovative decarbonization strategies to long-term electrification plans to emergency response preparedness and more, leading systems are paving the way for climate action.

ESG use cases from 4 health systems

Date range
May 24, 2023, 1 pm ET
partners-only event
Description

In a rapidly growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) landscape, health care organizations must continuously balance collecting relevant impact and performance data, responding to disclosure requests by third parties, and working to improve real-world performance across their organizations. How can health systems better ensure transparency and accountability on ESG performance indicators while maintaining an efficient level of overhead? 

Reducing plastics: Addressing infection prevention perceptions

Date range
May 24, 2023, 10 am ET (7 am PT)
partners-only event
Description

Single-use devices (SUDs) may seem like an easier and safer option than reusables from an infection prevention perspective, especially when considering operational needs for staffing and space within health care facilities. But they come at an enormous environmental cost and with the potential for supply chain disruptions when they are quickly consumed and discarded, as was experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Metered-dose inhalers: Small devices, big climate impact

Date range
May 23, 2023, 1 pm ET
partners-only event
Description
Learn about the climate impact of metered-dose inhalers, the benefits and challenges of switching to climate-friendly alternatives, and an approach to quantifying inhaler emissions.

Detailed assessments of durable goods using the Greenhealth cost of ownership calculator

Date range
September 29, 2016, 1 pm ET (10 am PT)
partners-only event
Description

This webinar will review and demo a detailed cost of ownership calculation on durable goods. The speakers will describe the data needed for a detailed assessment and the special considerations for durable goods. Users will view a demo, walking through a typical product scenario to fully understand how to use the calculator.

 

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