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As we innovate healthcare IT technologies, we should also heal our planet. At Tiga Healthcare Technologies, we prescribe a healthy dose of sustainability for the healthcare IT industry. We build effective healthcare IT systems that promise a sustainable future for the next generations. Our Green Information Declaration recaps the roadmap to this healthier future by solving the puzzle of reducing healthcare technologies' environmental, social and economic impacts. You can click the link below and discover how we lead the green path to healthcare IT innovations: https://lnkd.in/dznxMj53 Let’s shape the future together, as always! #Tiga #HealthcareIT #PharmaIT #GreenInformationDeclaration

Did you know that healthcare contributes 4-5% of global emissions, surpassing aviation and shipping. Learn more about what the health industry is doing to address this as Elizabeth Sukkar is in conversation with industry leaders as part of Economist Impact’s 4th Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP 29

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Raising the Bar for Healthcare: Global Sustainability Standards Published 🌍 The Geneva Sustainability Centre, in collaboration with Joint Commission International, has published on 1st July environmental sustainability standards for hospitals. They form the Global Health Impact chapter of JCI’s Accreditation Standards for Hospitals and will be effective from January 2025. This initiative represents a pivotal step in reducing hospitals’ carbon footprint while maintaining the highest standards of care. It focus on five key areas ▪ Governance: Overseeing and documenting sustainability efforts. ▪ Employee Involvement: Encouraging staff participation in green practices. ▪ Resource Management: Efficient use of energy and materials, and implementing green processes. ▪ Supply Chain: Purchasing sustainable products and managing suppliers. ▪ Infrastructure: Ensuring services can withstand environmental challenges. For organizations looking to stay ahead of the curve, now is the time to act and to join the movement towards a sustainable future in healthcare! Read more 👇 https://lnkd.in/dpt8SRJC #Healthcare #Sustainability #GlobalStandards #PatientSafety #NetZero

🌍 We had an incredible day at the Sustainable Innovation in Healthcare Conference! 🚀 Engaging speakers, thought-provoking insights, and plenty of inspiring conversations with new connections. Sustainability is definitely a hot topic in healthcare, and it’s exciting to see so much innovation and passion driving change! 💡💚 #SustainableHealthcare #Innovation #FutureOfHealth

Single-use or reusable—what’s more sustainable in healthcare? 🤔 The debate in healthcare is heating up, especially around gastroscopes. 💡 A new study reveals single-use (SU) scopes generate 2.5x the carbon footprint of reusable (RU) ones—primarily due to production and disposal. Yet, RU scopes consume far more water in reprocessing, raising trade-offs in sustainability efforts. ❗ Despite these insights, there are some limitations, such as not assessing clinical outcome. Balancing environmental concerns with healthcare efficiency remains a complex challenge. Full study here: https://lnkd.in/eUuEwKfP

Hospitals are more and more on the way to be sustainable. New standards are guiding the direction.

I had the pleasure of interviewing 3 leaders in health & sustainability: Lutz Hegemann, President of Sustainability at Novartis; Katrine DiBona, Global Head of Sustainability & Public Affairs at Novo Nordisk; & Robert Metzke, Global Head of Sustainability at Philips. At Economist Impact’s 4th Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP 29, we discussed mitigation and adaptation efforts, noting healthcare’s significant environmental impact. From operating theatres to large-scale medicine manufacturing, the sector contributes 4-5% of global emissions, surpassing aviation and shipping. SO, work needs to be done, and fast. At the same time, the sector needs to manage the human health impacts of climate change - the adaptation challenge. Policymakers need to identify how to cut greenhouse emissions while increasing access to quality healthcare. Some of my takeaways from the discussion: Burden-benefit-risk equation: The healthcare sector must provide benefits to patients with the lowest possible environmental burden. It's crucial to frame this correctly. Low-carbon care pathways: This area will likely gain traction in the coming years, with prevention as a key component. Approaches may differ between high-income countries and LMICs. Strengthening prevention, primary care, or tertiary care in equitable and resilient future healthcare systems will be a critical discussion point. Collaboration and regulatory speak: It's important to reconsider what and how we regulate products. Work is underway with regulators to reduce unnecessary plastic use and paper leaflets in medicine packs, potentially replacing them with downloadable, regularly updated leaflets for patient safety. Innovation and Product Design: We discussed the need to consider a product’s carbon footprint much earlier in the design process, understanding how product design and workflows impact the future market. Simultaneously, we must create medicines that are fit for the changing environment (heat stress, infections, etc.) while ensuring accessibility. Scope 3 emissions: These are a major challenge in healthcare. Companies are working on roadmaps and targets, but data transparency and metrics will be key, including data on a product’s life cycle, so healthcare systems/hospitals can compare companies' efforts. Green procurement standards: Governments and agencies should not treat these as an afterthought. They not only regulate but also set standards that can enable the scalability of innovations in decarbonization. We discussed the extent to which “sustainable products” might be perceived as more expensive. #healthcare #sustainability #decarbonisation

Join Vanguard AG - Medical Remanufacturing at CleanMed Europe today! Learn how we can accelerate more sustainable solutions, like reprocessing of “single-use” #medicaldevices, to help create a #circulareconomy in healthcare that cuts waste and strengthens the #supplychain. 🏥 #hospital #hospitals #medicaldevice #CleanMed #CleanMedEurope #CleanMed24 #CleanMedEurope24

Did you know traditional healthcare IT can be a hidden polluter? At Tiga Healthcare Technologies , we've been changing this situation since day one. Our technologies, aligned with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, ensure sustainability across all its pillars, including environmental, economic and social dimensions. How do we do it? Our Green Information Declaration is the blueprint for constructing sustainable and equitable healthcare IT systems that are future-ready. Click the link below to explore how we protect the planet's well-being: https://lnkd.in/dBTu9SeJ Let's shape the future together, as always! #Tiga #HealthcareIT #PharmaIT #GreenInformationDeclaration