Practice Greenhealth reports that,  “As the largest consumer of energy in the U.S. economy, the Federal government can and should lead by example when it comes to creating innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,

Practice Greenhealth reports, that in the United States, health care facilities produce roughly 12 million pounds of trash that gets transported to landfills on a daily basis, thus accounting for approximately eight percent of the

Healthcare Facilities Today reports that the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) has launched a new certificate program to acknowledge the environment and ecological sustainability efforts of healthcare environmental service departments. AHE's Environmental Sustainability Certificate Program provides

The business case for sustainability is a well-worn litany of benefits, both tangible and intangible: cutting costs, improving quality, attracting and retaining talent and enhancing reputation, among others. Somewhere on that list is innovation —

 Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:00am to 2:00PM EST Philadelphia, PA Hosted by: Wharton IGEL, Johnson & Johnson Event Title: Metrics that Matter, Messages that Motivate Event Theme: Making the Right Case for Sustainability in Healthcare Abstract: While sustainability is gaining

Public dialogue has also begun to converge on the role of hospitals and clinicians in protecting public health from global warming. Just in the past few months, Time magazine, Forbes and the San Francisco Chronicle all highlighted the unique position