Climate change has a direct and increasingly damaging impact on both the health of communities and healthcare delivery. Luckily, the healthcare sector has many opportunities to reduce its negative environmental impact while contributing to better health for all.

We have taken the occasion of Earth Day - 22 April - to record a special episode of our podcast focusing on the role of hospitals in relation to environmental sustainability, a natural fit with their leading role in their communities and as champions of health.

At the IHF World Hospital Congress 2023 in Lisbon, the plenary session on sustainability in healthcare triggered a lot of queries from the audience. In this episode, we are delighted to welcome two healthcare leaders who will speak at our IHF Congress 2024 to answer some of these questions, in particular:

Cost is perceived as a barrier, but does going green help to reduce operating costs and how do we ensure it is a budgeting priority?
Often "sustainability" is viewed as an issue about buildings and energy - how do we balance the conversation to include clinical care?
Data doesn't need to be a barrier: how can hospital leaders approach measuring and benchmarking as part of their strategy?