Climate Learning Initiative - Case studies: Learning objective 1

Gathering support and resource allocation from leadership, and an expressed commitment to climate action

AUSTRALIA | Hunter New England

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) will be carbon and waste neutral by 2030 as part of the ambitious initiative, Sustainable Healthcare: Together Towards Zero. The organization will be…

BRAZIL | Hospital Sírio-Libanês

Hospital Sírio-Libanês decarbonization program (HSLPD) focused on mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as part of their 2019 commitment to become a carbon-neutral organization. The program…

BRAZIL | Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein

This case study presents the journey of the Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Albert Einstein, a large and highly complex hospital, in relation to climate change, focusing on its actions to mitigate…

GLOBAL | Bupa

We know there is no net-zero future economy that doesn’t have health care in it. We need to transform health care sustainably, and to do that we need a clear north star – to be net zero. We know we…

INDIA | Apollo Hospitals Group

As part of Apollo’s sustainability action plan, the group is tracking monthly energy consumption, total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water withdrawal, waste generation, and commensurate emissions…

NEPAL | Karnali Academy of Health Science, Dhaulagiri & Gaur hospitals

This case study summarizes a pilot project led by the Department of Health Services, supported by World Health Organization, and implemented by Health Environment and Climate Action Foundation…

UNITED STATES | CommonSpirit Health

CommonSpirit gathered support for a net-zero ambition, as well as resource allocation to develop the organization’s climate action plan, which includes specific goals, strategies, and work plans under…