Tools and resources

Empowering employees to green their office space at UC San Francisco Medical Center

• Employee engagement
• UCSF
• Employees Case Study
• Case Study
• Engaged Leadership
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) University of California Medical Center San Francisco engages staff to bring sustainability programming to the next level through certification, awards, communications, and education. The goal of the engagement strategies is to show that leadership is supportive of environmental initiatives and that they are encouraged to act to support sustainability programs.

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Environmental Protection Agents at Ridgeview Medical Center

• Employees Case Study
• Ridgeview Medical Center
• Case Study
• Energy Case Study
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) In 2012, Ridgeview started to implement a number of energy efficiency projects. Concurrently, the team started to analyze employee behavior as it relates to energy usage. The mindset is health care is a 24/7 operation, but not every space operates that way. This allowed Ridgeview to create a list of low- and no-cost actions for employees to help with energy…

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Employee engagement at University Hospitals

• Employees Case Study
• University Hospitals
• Employee engagement
• Case Study
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) University Hospitals Health System has structured its sustainability program on four pillars of wellness: building well, operating well, buying well, and living well. The system has taken multiple approaches to engage employees in its sustainability efforts, including general communication strategies, a system-wide sustainability council and facility-based committees…

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Hackensack University Medical Center Sustainability Certification program

• Employees Case Study
• Employee engagement
• Hackensack University Medical Center
• Case Study
• Engaged Leadership
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) Hackensack University Medical Center's Sustainability Certification program includes a one-hour lecture and thirty minutes for discussion. The educational content is in alignment with the Practice Greenhealth's six-category framework: Engaged leadership, leaner energy, healthier food, less Waste, safer chemicals, and smarter purchasing. The lecture connects these…

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Employee engagement: Human resources checklist

• Employee engagement
• Toolkit
• Tool

(Employee engagement toolkit) Maximizing the value of healthier environments supports staff recruitment, retention, satisfaction, safety, and health. Healthier environments are key to creating a culture and workplace that nurtures employees, providing a place they want to stay and grow. The number one concern of human resources professionals is keeping the workforce engaged. Environmental…

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Inova Health System Green Ambassador program

• Employees Case Study
• Case Study
• Inova Health
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) The Green Ambassador program trains and certifies Inova employees in sustainability, specifically initiatives and activities which reduce environmental impact and promote health and well-being for patients, employees and the larger community. The goal of the program is to develop a culture of sustainability throughout the organization and incorporate sustainability…

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Metro Health Hospital's employee engagement

• Employees Case Study
• Employee engagement
• Case Study
• Metro Health
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) At Metro Health, the commitment to sustainability goes beyond the innovative design features of the hospital. It’s evident in day-to-day business practices and ongoing strategies to conserve natural resources and promote a healthy environment. Over the past 10 years Metro has implemented numerous successful programs. Many of these programs in energy, waste and…

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Practice Greenhealth member: Employee engagement poster

• Employee engagement
• Poster
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) These are sample posters from Practice Greenhealth promoting how healthy environments equal healthy people.

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Stericycle - Stericulture Initiative

• Employee engagement
• Stericycle
• Case Study
• Engaged Leadership
• Employees Case Study

Paul Spiegelman, chief culture officer for Stericycle, is using his current role as his learning lab for his theory that employee engagement is a key tactic for business success, regardless of industry, geography or company size. If employees are treated in a way that enhances their empowerment and personal growth, then it follows that people will be more productive, work harder and be happier…

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Sustainability as a quality imperative at Virginia Mason

• Employees Case Study
• Virginia Mason
• Employee engagement
• Case Study
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) Virginia Mason’s award-winning environmental stewardship initiative, EnviroMason, is fully supported—from senior leadership to their team members. Sustainability is integrated into the everyday work along with patient safety and other organizational process improvement. The Virginia Mason Production System helps them identify and implement sustainability initiatives.

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