Healthcare Climate ActionWorks

Oour mission is to educate and support healthcare organziations as they embark on the next frontier of community health: Delivering care at net zero.

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Hospitals are the largest emitter of carbon per square foot of any building in the world.

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50+ billion tons of Co2: the amount of emissions we are adding to the atmosphere annually

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100,000+ American die each year as a result of particulate emissions from burning fossil foils.

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Health systems contribute to 10% of the green house gas emissions in the United States

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IT IS ONE THING TO SET AMBITIOUS #NETZERO GOALS, BUT IT IS ANOTHER THING TO ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THEM. WE HELP YOU PLAN FOR THE BEST ROI, CHOOSE THE BEST PRACTICES FOR #REDUCING #EMISSIONS, AND WORK WITH YOUR TEAM TO GET RESULTS.

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Health systems are at different stages of readiness to tackle their #emissions. Our #diagnostic determines where you are in the journey, the understanding of your board and team, and your preparedness for implementing #emissionsreductions strategies.

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Step 3: Conduct a workshop to identify how to get the best results in their health system. These workshops get into the specific implementation details. No education session ends without a clear understanding of the next steps with a game plan.

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Step 2: Present to your team!

Our presentations are polished, interactive, and focused on driving constructive change. We spend as much or as little time with you as you require, from one hour to several days — whatever is necessary to get your team on board to achieve net zero.

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Step 1: Everything we do is rooted in research. We study the strategies and tactics of organizations outside of healthcare and share what we learned. Understanding what's worked in one program brings insights into what could work to reduce #emissions in your #healthsystem

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Our educational team has given thousands of presentations to boards and executives and has developed a best-in-class approach to education on emissions reductions.

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In our research into the most #sustainable organizations, including the most sustainable health system, one thing stands out: every organization must start with education.

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Why Should #Hospitals Get Started on #NetZero Now? #9 To Leave a Healthy Climate for Our Children and Grandchildren. Our children, and their children, deserve to inherit the same beautiful planet we did.

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Why Should #Hospitals Get Started on #NetZero Now? #8 Because Health Systems Are Community Leaders. #Healthsystems are often the largest employer in the community, and always an admired leader.

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Why Should #Hospitals Get Started on #NetZero Now? #7 To Improve Social Equity and Tackle Social Determinants of Disease. Particulate emissions disproportionately impact communities of color, as will #climatechange.

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Why Should #Hospitals Get Started on #NetZero Now? #6 Because Eliminating Health Systems Emissions Will Be Challenging. A US #hospital is the largest emitter of carbon per square foot of any building in the world.

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Why Should #Hospitals Get Started on #NetZero Now? #5 To Protect Your Brand and Grow Your Market Share. 4 out 5 consumers look for brands committed to #environmentalsustainability.

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Why Should #Hospitals Get Started on #NetZero Now? #4 To Enhance Recruitment and Retention. 64% of #millennials look at firm's #sustainability commitments when deciding where to work. #ClimateActionWorks #ActNow #hospitals #healthcare #netzero

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Why Should #Hospitals Get Started on #NetZero Now? #3 To Maintain and Improve Access to Capital. S&P and #Moodys plan to move to include #environmentalperformance metrics in their analysis ClimateActionWorks #ActNow

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Why Should #Hospitals Get Started on #NetZero Now? #2 Because Sustainability Can Lower Costs. Embracing #efficiency and shifting to #renewableenergy sources lead to #savings. #ClimateActionWorks #ActNow

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Why Should #Hospitals Get Started on #NetZero Now? #1 To Improve the Health of the Community. Emissions particulates lead to over 100k deaths annually. #CommunityHealth #ClimateActionWorks #ActNow