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Climate Excellence Standard for Health Sector Suppliers
The Climate Excellence Standard defines superior performance in decarbonization on the part of individual suppliers – including manufacturers and distributors – to ensure the health care supply chain is aligned with achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, while improving resilience. Reducing the health care sector’s reliance on fossil fuels is critical for reducing deaths and diseases related to…
Climate Excellence Standard for Health Sector Suppliers
The U.S. Health Care Climate Council established this standard to use its considerable purchasing power to signal to the market the need for significant progress in addressing the severe human health consequences of climate change. By acting collectively, the Council can achieve greater visibility for targeted actions to address supply chain opportunities, while committing to collaborate with…
How-to guidance for conducting a complete GHG inventory
Practice Greenhealth offers live and on-demand workshops that will walk you through how to perform a complete greenhouse gas inventory for your health care facility or health system. Each session provides guidance on how to perform a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory using the Health Care Emissions Impact Calculator, Practice Greenhealth's accounting tool specifically designed to help health care…
Sustainable waste process planning template and training
This template provides one-size-fits-all guidance to help health care organizations achieve successful waste management programs or projects. It outlines a new, 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…
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Strategies to reduce anesthesia gas
Three Practice Greenhealth partners share their strategies to reduce anesthesia gas emissions through the use of quality improvement projects focused on clinical education and interventions for propofol waste and a facility infrastructure project to reduce nitrous oxide.
Developing a complete Scope 3 inventory & action plan
Sustainability staff at Carilion Clinic walk you through their journey to develop the health system’s first Scope 3 emissions inventory. • Learn about all 15 categories of Scope 3 emissions and how to develop your organization’s Scope 3 emissions inventory by using the new Health Care Emissions Impact Calculator for facilities and health systems. • Understand which Scope 3 categories are easier…
University of Michigan Health Senior Vice-President and Chief Environmental, Social and Governance Officer Position Description
The University of Michigan - Michigan Medicine has a senior vice president and chief ESG officer, who reports directly to the University of Michigan Health president. More details can be found in the job description.
Stony Brook University Hospital sample of sustainability job responsibilities
Stony Brook University Hospital has formally embedded sustainability-related job responsibilities for a specified role. This is an example of the chief nursing officer or chief regulatory officer including sustainability responsibilities and expectations.
Bon Secours Mercy Health collaboration and governance frameworks
Bon Secours Mercy Health ESG initiatives are overseen by the board’s Executive and Governance Committee along with the executive leadership team. Day-to-day responsibility is managed by a cross-functional ESG Steering Council supported by various internal teams such as the Sustainability Council, Socially Responsible Investing Workgroup, and Clinical Leadership Council.
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