Is your hospital, health system, or organisation serious about tackling the climate crisis? A checklist

Talk is easy, action is hard. Strategies are easy to devise, but it’s the implementation that matters. We are surrounded by organisations, including hospitals and health systems, making commitments to reach carbon net-zero, but how can you tell if the commitment is more than empty words? Here’s a list of what an organisation needs to be serious about responding to climate change, and it needs all of them—but I fear that many organisations with grand promises lack most if not all of them.The first thing is commitment from the top. The board must commit the organisation to net-zero, provide the means, and review progress at every meeting, just as all boards review finance. And just as all boards need at least one and preferably two non-executives with high financial competency, it also needs one and preferably two competent in sustainability and carbon accounting.Chief executives must make getting to net-zero one…
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