Establish a Green Team

Early buy-in from colleagues and senior leadership is the key to success for carbon and waste reduction projects in healthcare. Getting started could be as simple as meeting with some like-minded peers over coffee. Invite your nurses, physicians, managers, facility team and finance professionals to get involved, and form a governance group to green your hospital. Once you shine the light, other people will follow.

Steps:

Project 1 Green Team

  • Recruit a sponsor from the C-suite, so that climate goals can be embedded in overall strategy and performance measures.

  • Identify champions, key stakeholders, and a leader for your Green Team.

  • Be sure to include the CFO or someone who reports to them directly, because this work will create ROI.

  • Agree on the Green Team’s remit: what is its role in the organization?

  • Keep to a regular schedule and agenda for meetings, and be sure to assign tasks with deadlines.

  • Engage the communications team to spread the message, involve staff, and encourage suggestions.

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