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Why ESG must include health equity GreenBiz

WebMany ESG issues have a direct relationship to health equity — and better management, action, investment and performance on ESG-related issues could drive health equity as an outcome. In our survey of …

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The inconvenient truths behind the 'Planetary Health' diet

WebThe commission’s Planetary Health Diet falls short, for three reasons. First, it is founded on outdated, weak nutrition science. Second, the commission failed to …

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The profitable hospital system with sustainability in its …

WebThe health system found that its energy costs were rising by about $350,000 annually. A 2008 energy audit discovered dozens of energy-saving opportunities — and acted on them. Retrofitting light …

Category: Health Go Health

5 ways hospitals can launch effective recycling …

WebDignity Health — the fifth largest health system in the nation, comprising 39 hospitals across California, Arizona and Nevada — has a long history of implementing innovative sustainability efforts, guided by …

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The drive to embed 'planetary health' impacts within …

WebThe "Health is Everyone’s Business" platform is part of a group of Global Compact action platforms that bring together companies, stakeholder groups and leading experts to address the Sustainable …

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Why human health must be at the center of climate …

WebThe natural environment is rapidly deteriorating because of climate change and collapsing ecosystems, global hunger is on the rise and at least half of the world’s population lacks access to essential …

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Can Greenhealth Exchange transform hospital supply …

WebDignity Health, Gundersen, Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Partners HealthCare are targeting the $300 billion market for supplies, furniture and food. Four major companies with 54 hospitals and $4 billion …

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Hospitals get the green light for green backup power

WebMicrogrids have have been hailed lately as a new, tech-enabled path to resilient and sustainable communities.. In a basic way, however, microgrids have been around for a long time in one particular …

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Why more big consumer health companies should become B Corps

WebB Corporations, better known as B Corps, are leaders in the global movement for an equitable, sustainable future. Sanofi Consumer Healthcare North America – the …

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How Greener Medical Products Can Address Health Concerns

WebIn health care alone, common products such as cleaners, solvents, medical devices and building materials include chemicals that pose a hazard to human health …

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Kaiser Applies New Green Scorecard to $1B Medical Supply Chain

WebThe environmental review process also is likely to influence the purchasing of as much as $10 billion in medical products in the industry before year's end. Kaiser says …

Category: Medical Go Health

These changes to our food systems could improve human and …

WebOn the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the …

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The PepsiCo challenge: Growth through nutrition

WebHealth and wellness is not new territory for PepsiCo, which acquired Tropicana in 1998 and Quaker Oats in 2001, several billion-dollar brands in the healthier …

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Through environmental stewardship, hospitals can preserve

WebChemicals, a whole host of supplies and a battery of energy-intensive machinery and devices allow hospitals to protect and preserve patient health while …

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How does workplace safety and health align with sustainability

WebWorker engagement is one of the fundamental tenets of a comprehensive safety and health program, so that same engagement can help identify opportunities for …

Category: Health Go Health

Combating burnout in sustainability work GreenBiz

WebIn January 2019, Buzzfeed’s Anne Helen Petersen wrote a viral essay describing millennials as the "burnout generation." Five months later, the World Health Organization (WHO) …

Category: Health Go Health

Here's why worker safety is a sustainability essential

WebEmbracing safety and health as a cornerstone of sustainability is good for workers and good for business. A stronger commitment to safety and health can benefit …

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Two things Maslow's hierarchy of needs can teach us about

WebMore than ever, though, Americans want to hear what companies are doing to make our society better. The environment is one piece of that — in fact, environmental …

Category: Health Go Health

Transforming science and policy to solve generational challenges

WebTransforming science and policy to solve generational challenges. The One Environment-One Health framework proposes new research and policy solutions that …

Category: Health Go Health