Sustainable Solutions for a Healthier Healthcare System Report
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the strategies, innovations, and collaborations reshaping healthcare sustainability.
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Healthcare is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions, but it also holds the power to lead the way in environmental sustainability. As the industry increasingly prioritizes sustainability and decarbonization, new opportunities emerge to create greener, healthier systems. By adopting innovative solutions, healthcare organizations can reduce their carbon footprint while improving public health outcomes.
This report examines sustainability’s role in healthcare and highlights the groundbreaking startups and strategies driving this change. Packed with actionable insights and key data, it’s an essential read for anyone looking to make an impact on healthcare sustainability.
This report examines sustainability’s role in healthcare and highlights the groundbreaking startups and strategies driving this change. Packed with actionable insights and key data, it’s an essential read for anyone looking to make an impact on healthcare sustainability.
What to expect?
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- Explore how pollution and climate change threaten public health, with data showing healthcare contributes 4.4% of global emissions — equivalent to 514 coal-fired power plants.
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- Discover how improper disposal of medical waste, which makes up 20-70% of hospital waste, can harm the environment and health, and explore how a circular economy approach offers sustainable solutions.
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- Gain key insights into how food miles contribute to 20% of emissions, why plant-based menu options in hospitals can significantly lower GHGE, and how startups are advancing sustainable supply chains.

“The healthcare industry is heavily impacted by the negative effects of pollution, yet it is also one of the industries with higher greenhouse gas emissions.
In this report, we explore various innovative solutions that health systems can implement to make their centers more sustainable. We hope this serves as an initial overview of the possibilities, and we would be happy to further discuss this topic.”
Laura Soto
Senior Ventures Analyst, Health, Plug and Play
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