Health care organizations can include sustainable procurement principles as a foundation for the procurement of goods and services.
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A groundbreaking new guide, featuring stories from 25 health care organizations around the globe, offers a roadmap to develop a sustainable purchasing strategy that prioritizes community and environmental health and safety while reducing costs.
A brief overview of the seven core sustainability goals.
Eliminate both PVC and DEHP from at least two of eight priority medical product categories defined in this resource.
This commitment goal entails transitioning products and supplies from single-use, disposable products to reusable products for primary/general use in five of the 10 supply categories.
Health Care Without Harm’s Healthy Interiors criteria eliminates the use of priority chemicals of concern in furniture and furnishings. In order to achieve the goal of having 30% of annual purchases meet the criteria, resources are available to find and select compliant products.
Procuring renewable energy is a highly impactful step your institution can take to reduce negative health impacts associated with your carbon footprint. The cost of renewable energy sources has fallen dramatically in recent years, making a shift to renewables simpler and more cost-effective.
The Impact Purchasing Commitment (IPC) launched with the support of 12 health systems and was designed by the Healthcare Anchor Network in partnership with Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth.
Hospitals can help reduce the negative health impacts generated by our conventional food system by transitioning 20% of total food purchases to meet verified criteria while incentivizing food producers and businesses that apply healthful production practices.
These questions to ask during the RFP process will help make informed decisions when purchasing sustainable electronics.
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