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Malini Ramanarayanan Moraghan is founder and managing director of Torana Group, a novel investment firm that helps people invest in their convictions, investing debt and equity into businesses where human and natural resources are strategic drivers of enterprise value. She has spent 20 years balancing margin and mission, working at the intersection of finance, strategy, food and agriculture, and ESG investments. She has advised family offices, national foundations, food and agriculture investors, and USDA leaders. Her imprint is on over $50 million in capital deployed toward more resilient… Read More
Type: Staff
Infection prevention and control in health care is of primary importance. However, some common ingredients in hand soaps used in the healthcare setting, including triclosan and triclocarban, can pose hazards for employees and the environment.
In light of environmental and human health concerns, Practice Greenhealth recently launched the Hand Hygiene Challenge to reduce the use of triclosan and triclocarban in the health care setting. In this session, learn how leading hospitals implemented policies to eliminate the use of triclosan and triclocarban in hand soaps, from commitment through… Read More
Type: Resources
Practice Greenhealth collected and compiled extensive sustainability data from 327 hospitals to provide timely information to hospitals and health systems working to build environmental stewardship into their mission.
The environmental performance data coming out of health care continues to substantiate the claim that sustainability initiatives can add value, reduce negative health and environmental impacts, and save critical health care dollars.
The hospitals that contributed data as part of their 2019 Environmental Excellence Awards submissions together saved an impressive $68 million on… Read More
Type: Resources
Food service departments across the country are influencing their supply chain by channeling human health values into their purchasing choices. Yet, the impact does not end at the point of purchase. When these products are tracked with intention, teasing out which are sourced locally and which are produced with verifiable environmentally and socially preferred practices, it reveals the sweet spot, the crossover where a product carries both attributes simultaneously.
Identifying and accurately tracking these crossover products allows hospitals to use their purchasing power to most effectively… Read More
Type: Press
What is composting?
Compost is created from the decomposition of landscape and food wastes. In a finished product, it is a dark, crumbly and earthy-smelling material that appears similar to soil. Composting provides institutions with a method to dispose of a large portion of these waste streams in a way that benefits their bottom line and the environment. By composting, an institution avoids high per ton incineration or landfill disposal costs for these dense and heavy materials. For some institutions that use an industrial food disposal system, composting avoids sludge issues at the… Read More
Type: Resources
Health care institutions and the communities they serve are intimately interconnected, especially during and following extreme weather events and human-made disasters. In January, 2017, Health Care Without Harm convened a Summit "Resilience 2.0: Healthcare’s Role in Anchoring Community Health and Resilience" focused on leveraging community health and climate resilience as a key strategy in the strengthening the health care sector’s climate preparedness. Outputs address 1) health care sector engagement in climate public policy; 2) a business case for climate resilient health care; 3)… Read More
Type: Resources
In the more than eight years Dunne (he/him) has been the sustainability lead at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the institution has received seven consecutive Top 25 Environmental Excellence Awards from Practice Greenhealth for leadership in health care sustainability and over 50 sustainability-related industry awards. He currently serves on a multitude of national and international leadership cohorts, councils, and planning groups related to sustainability, climate action, sustainable sourcing, and other health care strategies. He previously worked as a consultant advancing… Read More
Type: Event Presenters
Emma has dedicated herself over the last 25 years to building a better food system that nourishes our bodies, communities, and planet. In her current role, she leads a team of content experts and organizers to engage the health care sector to use their economic, social, and political influence to support the development of healthy, sustainable, and equitable food systems. Emma holds a master’s in Urban and Environmental Planning from Arizona State University.
Type: Event Presenters
Emma has dedicated herself over the last 25 years to building a better food system – one that nourishes our bodies, our communities, and our planet. In her current role, she leads a team of content experts and organizers to engage the health care sector to use its economic, social, and political influence to support the development of healthy, sustainable, and equitable food systems. Emma holds a master’s degree in urban and environmental planning from Arizona State University.
Type: Staff
"Adding novelty to an item can entice an individual to try something that they may not otherwise try." - Michael Atanasio, Overlook Medical Center
Overlook Medical Center in New Jersey is a signatory of the Cool Food Pledge, a new platform to help hospitals offer diners more of what they want while slashing food-related greenhouse gas emissions.
Overlook is one of 64 signatories from health care.
Here are some thoughts from Michael Atanasio, Overlook's director of food and nutrition:
Why have you focused on plant-forward eating in your facility?
Plant-centered diets can offer… Read More
Type: Resources
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