Search Tag: Sustainability
2025 12 Jun
Restructuring enables sustainability teams within the company to have more direct access to external experts to drive implementation of ambitious sustainability goals / As new members, Facundo Etchebehere, Lisa Lange, Philipp Roesler, Her Excellency (H.E.) Toyin Saraki, and Cori Wittman Stitt bring extensive expertise in regenerative agriculture, food...Read more
2025 30 May
In light of the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, a resilient health system shouldn’t just bounce back to its previous state after a crisis; it should learn and transform to be better prepared for future challenges. A proactive and comprehensive approach are key steps for realising climate-ready healthcare systems as accountable...Read more
2025 26 Feb
Collaboration and centralisation in public procurement within the EU play a critical role in promoting sustainable growth, innovation and efficiency. Key reforms, including the 2014 directives and Spain’s implementation, highlight progress and ongoing challenges such as transparency, competition and innovation. Achieving value-driven procurement...Read more
2024 11 Nov
The health and social care sector faces mounting pressures, with increasing service demands, financial constraints and a pressing need for technological integration. Lord Darzi’s recent report on the NHS underscores an urgent call for reform, emphasising a shift from hospital-centred care to more community-focused support and advocating a tilt...Read more
2024 06 Jun
The potential benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine are substantial and diverse. AI can significantly improve disease recognition and diagnosis, assist in risk stratification for patients, predict outcomes, aid decision-making, and serve as a tool for analyzing public health threats. However, as AI technology continues to grow and...Read more
2024 06 Jun
The potential benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine are substantial and diverse. AI can significantly improve disease recognition and diagnosis, assist in risk stratification for patients, predict outcomes, aid decision-making, and serve as a tool for analyzing public health threats. However, as AI technology continues to grow and...Read more
2024 06 Jun
The potential benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine are substantial and diverse. AI can significantly improve disease recognition and diagnosis, assist in risk stratification for patients, predict outcomes, aid decision-making, and serve as a tool for analyzing public health threats. However, as AI technology continues to grow and...Read more
2024 06 Jun
The potential benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine are substantial and diverse. AI can significantly improve disease recognition and diagnosis, assist in risk stratification for patients, predict outcomes, aid decision-making, and serve as a tool for analyzing public health threats. However, as AI technology continues to grow and...Read more
2024 20 May
Midwife, Perrine Dhaisne, and senior house officer (SHO), Sam Maisey, have recently been appointed into a new clinical innovation lead role for sustainability across HRCH and Kingston Hospital, thanks to funding from Kingston Hospital Charity . As part of the role, which Perrine and Sam will job-share, they will be supporting us in our...Read more
2024 03 May
IBM has appointed Christina Shim as its new Chief Sustainability Officer, according to an internal memo seen by ESG Today, taking over the role from current CSO and Vice President, Corporate Environmental Affairs & Product Safety Wayne Balta, who will be retiring in June. Shim joined IBM in 2021, and has most recently been serving as Global...Read more
2024 03 Apr
It started with sea anemones at a college lab. As an undergrad in Swarthmore College’s marine biology program, Farah Hussain, MD , used the organisms to study coral bleaching, where a coral turns white from stressors like high temperature or pollution—a tell-tale sign of climate change. That’s when her interest in environmental advocacy began....Read more
2024 22 Mar
Fresenius Medical Care delivers on commitments during a year of fundamental transformation Progress towards sustainability goals in key areas: patient satisfaction, diversity in management, climate target roadmap Fresenius Medical Care (FME), the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases,...Read more
2024 22 Mar
Fresenius Medical Care delivers on commitments during a year of fundamental transformation Progress towards sustainability goals in key areas: patient satisfaction, diversity in management, climate target roadmap Fresenius Medical Care (FME), the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases,...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Healthcare workers are demonstrating increased engagement in their workplaces, marking a positive shift since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as indicated by a recent report by Press Ganey . This report depicts findings from 2.2M responses collected from annual, pulse, and lifecycle surveys conducted by organisations that partner with Press...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Healthcare workers are demonstrating increased engagement in their workplaces, marking a positive shift since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as indicated by a recent report by Press Ganey . This report depicts findings from 2.2M responses collected from annual, pulse, and lifecycle surveys conducted by organisations that partner with Press...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Over the past few years, the U.S. healthcare system has faced significant challenges, including those brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as financial strains, supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, and limitations on clinical services. These issues, compounded by inflation-related economic concerns, have deeply affected both healthcare...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Over the past few years, the U.S. healthcare system has faced significant challenges, including those brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as financial strains, supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, and limitations on clinical services. These issues, compounded by inflation-related economic concerns, have deeply affected both healthcare...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Over the past few years, the U.S. healthcare system has faced significant challenges, including those brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as financial strains, supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, and limitations on clinical services. These issues, compounded by inflation-related economic concerns, have deeply affected both healthcare...Read more
2024 29 Feb
Healthcare contributes substantially to the overall greenhouse gas emissions. Among all specialities, radiology is one of the most energy-intensive despite the industry's efforts to provide lower-consumption devices. Furthermore, contrast media residuals in wastewater and medical waste in interventional radiology contribute to radiology's environmental...Read more
2024 29 Feb
Healthcare contributes substantially to the overall greenhouse gas emissions. Among all specialities, radiology is one of the most energy-intensive despite the industry's efforts to provide lower-consumption devices. Furthermore, contrast media residuals in wastewater and medical waste in interventional radiology contribute to radiology's environmental...Read more
2024 28 Feb
With industry companies publicizing their efforts to decrease the energy consumption of devices and unveiling AI solutions for power management, sustainability was one of the main keywords of the ECR (European Congress of Radiology) congress in Vienna. In a session chaired by Jose Guilherme Couto (Malta) and Philipp Brantner (Switzerland), lecturers...Read more
2024 28 Feb
With industry companies publicizing their efforts to decrease the energy consumption of devices and unveiling AI solutions for power management, sustainability was one of the main keywords of the ECR (European Congress of Radiology) congress in Vienna. In a session chaired by Jose Guilherme Couto (Malta) and Philipp Brantner (Switzerland), lecturers...Read more
2024 13 Feb
A recent examination of residency programme data spanning from 2013 to 2022 reveals a significant gender gap in applications to radiology residency programmes compared to other specialties. Over this period, the proportion of female applicants to radiology residencies was nearly 21% lower than those applying to other programmes. Gender...Read more
2024 13 Feb
A recent examination of residency programme data spanning from 2013 to 2022 reveals a significant gender gap in applications to radiology residency programmes compared to other specialties. Over this period, the proportion of female applicants to radiology residencies was nearly 21% lower than those applying to other programmes. Gender...Read more
2024 13 Feb
A recent examination of residency programme data spanning from 2013 to 2022 reveals a significant gender gap in applications to radiology residency programmes compared to other specialties. Over this period, the proportion of female applicants to radiology residencies was nearly 21% lower than those applying to other programmes. Gender...Read more
2024 25 Jan
Photo: Ronald Lavater, CEO, IHF, with Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, Assistant Director, PAHO/WHO, and Dr Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr, Director, PAHO/WHO. The International Hospital Federation (IHF) and the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) have entered into a technical cooperation agreement...Read more
2024 25 Jan
The two investments will reduce the company’s carbon footprint by nearly 114,000 metric tons annually CVS Health® announced two agreements that total 264,000-megawatt hours with Constellation to purchase zero-emission, renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of nearly 1,000 CVS Health locations in California, Washington, D.C.,...Read more
2024 24 Jan
Xcel Energy and Gundersen Health System have signed an agreement to create one of the first 100% resilient and renewable energy healthcare campuses in the United States. Through Xcel Energy’s EMPOWER Resiliency, Gundersen will build an all-renewable energy microgrid on the health system’s Onalaska Campus. The microgrid will combine a...Read more
2024 11 Jan
Philips, a prominent global player in health technology, is taking a bold step toward putting patients and sustainable healthcare at the forefront with its latest global brand sustainability campaign, 'Care means the world.’ The campaign addresses a fundamental question: If our planet isn't healthy, can humans truly be? Philips recognizes...Read more
2024 11 Jan
Philips, a prominent global player in health technology, is taking a bold step toward putting patients and sustainable healthcare at the forefront with its latest global brand sustainability campaign, 'Care means the world.’ The campaign addresses a fundamental question: If our planet isn't healthy, can humans truly be? Philips recognizes...Read more