Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Carbon Footprinting Standard

Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Carbon Footprinting Standard The founding project of the coalition was to develop a greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting guidance document for the pharmaceutical and medical device sector. This research was initiated from the GHG appraisal...

Environmental impacts of poor control and improved control of paediatric asthma by use of intelligent digitally-connected Dry Powdered Inhalers (DPI)

Environmental impacts of poor control and improved control of paediatric asthma by use of intelligent digitally-connected Dry Powdered Inhalers (DPI) The use of digital technology in asthma treatment is relatively new and is still evolving. It promises to...

Sustainability of Type 2 Diabetes Management 

Sustainability of Type 2 Diabetes Management  Novo Nordisk applied the sustainable care pathways guidance to develop a case study on the management of type 2 diabetes.  Combining health economics data with environmental impact data available in the guidance it was...

Environmental Impact and Benefits of Care4Today Total Knee Replacement Care Pathway

Environmental Impact and Benefits of Care4Today Total Knee Replacement Care Pathway This new case study from Johnson & Johnson demonstrates the value of assessing care pathways with an environmental impact lens. It reinforces value-based healthcare, in that...

Six steps to promote recovery of the health and social care system from the covid-19 pandemic

The BMJ has published a paper jointly written by the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition, UK Healthcare Alliance on Climate Change , Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Healthcare without Harm Europe and the grassrooots group, Health Declares Climate and Ecological...

Healthcare, Circular Economy Principles And Sustainable Wellbeing

Global expenditure on healthcare represented close to 10% of GDP in 2015, a proportion that is anticipated to grow because of increasing access to healthcare, as a consequence of an ageing global population and the higher demands placed on healthcare services as we...