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Sustainable Healthcare finalists' showcase
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NHS Nottingham, NHS Nottinghamshire and the Nottingham Energy Partnership, UK
Since January 2008 NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have worked
together with Nottingham Energy Partnership to cut carbon emissions,
reduce waste and improving efficiency and sustainability in social,
financial and environmental terms.
The project has worked across;
energy, waste, water and sewage, transport, behaviour change and
procurement; reaching from the board room to the boiler house and from
strategy to practical action.
Sandwell Primary Care Trust, UK
Sandwell PCT has been at the forefront of implementing Good Corporate Citizenship and Carbon Management work over the past 3 years. The PCT has made tremendous progress in reducing its carbon footprint and introducing a number of initiatives to support this aim.
Peninsula Health, Australia
Peninsula Health has managed to significantly reduce Frankston Hospital’s water usage. The new site uses 13.25 million litres of potable water less than the previous facility. Taking into account the increased water demand at the new facility, this equates to a potable water reduction of 21% from the facilities 2008 usage.
