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Partners learned about the latest climate and environmental policy trends impacting health care and hospital sustainability while engaging in real-time conversations with our in-house policy experts to understand emerging challenges and opportunities.These monthly, 30-minute deep-dive discussions on federal, state, and local policy developments shaping sustainability in health care, such as federal clean energy incentives, climate resilience, disaster preparedness, and Medicaid’s evolving role in climate policy. Topics will depend on the specific moment and the most topical issues. This is… Read More
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CleanMed 2025 took place in person at in Atlanta May 6-8. CleanMed featured a STAT! Talks plenary session, a series of captivating, 10-minute talks, featuring thought-provoking stories on a variety of health care sustainability topics.Investing in sustainable health care clinician education, Dr. Wynne Armand Clinical care is the largest factor driving health care GHG emissions, yet health systems are rarely informing their clinicians of these climate impacts. Hear lessons learned from a hospital-wide physician quality incentive program addressing this issue. From bedside to director of… Read More
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By collecting and analyzing data on a wide range of factors – including energy and resource use, GHG emissions, waste, supply chain performance, and more – hospitals can generate the deep insights they need to guide their sustainability initiatives and improve their resource efficiency. Measurement is one of the keys to management, and data empowers leaders to make decisions based on facts, trends, and statistics.
Join this 90 minute session to learn about goal setting, data governance, and developing baseline data. Facilitators will also guide participants through a series of interactive… Read More
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Change happens through people. A successful sustainability program builds a culture that embodies its environmental mission within the assumptions and beliefs of its staff – sustainability then becomes everybody’s job. Further, engaged staff are often willing to play a role in interorganizational collaboration, influencing the supply chain and other key stakeholders.
Join this 90 minute session to learn about stakeholders, communication tools, proven engagement practices, clinical engagement, and how to avoid pitfalls. Facilitators will also guide participants through a series of interactive… Read More
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Establishing good governance is critical for advancing sustainability. Good governance promotes clarity, accountability, and transparency, and allows human, natural, economic, and financial resources to be managed efficiently. While governance does not guarantee a strong foundation, its absence severely limits a sustainability program’s success and can, at worst, impede it.
Join this 90 minute session to learn the basics of sustainability governance including core documents, structures, staffing, stakeholders, and resourcing. Facilitators will also guide participants through discussions… Read More
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Partners learned about the latest climate and environmental policy trends impacting health care and hospital sustainability while engaging in real-time conversations with our in-house policy experts to understand emerging challenges and opportunities.These monthly, 30-minute deep-dive discussions on federal, state, and local policy developments shaping sustainability in health care, such as federal clean energy incentives, climate resilience, disaster preparedness, and Medicaid’s evolving role in climate policy. Topics will depend on the specific moment and the most topical issues. This is… Read More
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Our guidance helps health care organizations achieve successful waste management programs or projects. Watch this training and use our standardized process for gathering the information necessary to design sustainable waste management solutions, optimize your project or program’s success, and develop a proposal for leadership buy-in.Successfully implementing a sustainable waste management program or project will require following a defined process. This process includes: Watch a training Watch the recorded training below to learn how to use the template and hear about real examples of… Read More
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This year, nearly 500 hospitals and health care facilities submitted data through Practice Greenhealth’s Environmental Excellence Awards. We analyzed the facility data and provided insights into how these facilities perform in select metric areas across 11 categories of sustainability action through personalized reports.During this session, Practice Greenhealth partners can ask questions about the personalized reports provided by the Environmental Excellence Awards program. Practice Greenhealth’s data analytics and insights team will provide answers and guide participants on using these tools… Read More
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This quarterly series will explore actionable insights and case studies on integrating sustainability into procurement strategies. Attendees will dive into topics such as developing a strategy and action plan, including policy, engaging suppliers, tracking, monitoring, and reporting the impact of your sustainable procurement program.
This will be a platform for networking with sustainability or supply chain professionals early in their journey and learning to take practical steps toward a more sustainable supply chain. The goal is to inspire and equip participants with the tools and… Read More
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This quarterly series will explore actionable insights and case studies on integrating sustainability into procurement strategies. Attendees will dive into topics such as developing a strategy and action plan, including policy, engaging suppliers, tracking, monitoring, and reporting the impact of your sustainable procurement program. This will be a platform for networking with sustainability or supply chain professionals early in their journey and learning to take practical steps toward a more sustainable supply chain. The goal is to inspire and equip participants with the tools and… Read More
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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.