November 2022
Healthcare Purchasing News: HHS and NHS aligning to tackle emissions in healthcare
At a COP27 event, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) delegation announced a joint plan with the National Health Service (NHS) of
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: HHS Shares Health Sector Emissions Reduction and Climate Resilience Announcements at COP27
A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) delegation to the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) announced that more than 100 health care organizations
October 2022
Medical Device Reprocessing Industry’s Green Servitization Model Provides Better Value for Hospitals, Lowers Carbon Footprint and Costs, Among Findings in Recently Published Study
[October 31, 2022 // Washington, DC and Berlin] A new study, published in the Journal Sustainability, provides the first detailed analysis of the trend toward
MedCity News: Reprocessing beyond cost savings: Growing supply chain resilience
Supply chain resilience has become a key concept in healthcare today. This is because the pandemic (and the post-pandemic) realities of securing necessary supplies have
The Lancet: How medicine becomes trash: disposability in health care
A new momentum is growing to address medicine's oversized carbon footprint. Yet in many countries the movement to decarbonise health care remains in catch-up mode.
Healthcare Purchasing News: Global commitment to climate resiliency of healthcare facilities
The World Health Organization (WHO) and over 20 leaders from governments and international organizations agreed and called for action to increase climate resilience of health-care
Circular Online: Circular economy project launched to tackle digital health waste
The Digital Health in a Circular Economy (DiCE) project, led by Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, aims to address the issue of increasing digital health waste. DiCE
October 2021
Modern Healthcare: Beyond going neutral: Addressing healthcare’s supply chain poses the next big environmental challenge
Healthcare companies in recent years have largely focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions as they strive to become more environmentally sustainable. While that focus has
March 2021
HCWH: On the Road to Circular Healthcare – Reusing Medical Devices
It is important to understand that each EU country must admit one or both of the reprocessing options under the MDR, otherwise, single-use device reprocessing
MedCity News: Healthcare Must Move Toward a Circular Economy, and Single-Use Device Reprocessing Offers a Template to Follow
2021 will be the year when a circular healthcare economy will become a vital conversation in the United States. The pandemic has led to a
EINpresswire: Key Stakeholders Including Reps of EU Commission Recognise Urgent Need for Healthcare to Join Circular Economy
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, March 17, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With hospitals known to contribute more than double the amount of greenhouse gas emissions than the entire aviation
Plisko Sustainable Solutions: Covid-19 and the Environment – Good, Bad, or Indifferent?
Covid-19 has changed the way many of us live, work, and play as numerous health and safety restrictions have kept more of us at home
Key Stakeholders, Including Representatives of the EU Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Committee of the Regions, Recognise the Urgent Need for Extending the Circular Economy to the Healthcare Sector
“Towards a More Circular, Sustainable and Economic Healthcare System in Europe” Webinar Highlights the Substantial Environmental Benefits of Medical Remanufacturing, a key Mechanism for Extending
HCWH: Argentina: Sets Example as First Country to Include Health Care Decarbonization in its Global Climate Commitment
Argentina became the first government in the world to include reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the health care sector in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to
Break Free from Plastic: 188 Groups Say it’s Time to ‘Make the Throw-Away Go Away’
Before the 1950s and 60s, the majority of the products we produced and consumed were built to last. Milk bottles made of glass were returned
CBC News: Why Hospitals are Beginning to Reuse or Recycle Oxygen Masks, IV Bags, Drills They Used to Throw Out
It may not be intuitive, but safely reusing medical equipment that has been previously used by doctors or patients can help hospitals save on health
Fraunhofer: New Study Shows: Restored Medical Products Can Protect the Climate
Plastics offer very good properties, are often durable materials and are used in all possible areas - from packaging to the construction industry to medicine. If
Device Med: How Remanufacturing of Medical Devices Helps to Protect the Climate
Plastics have become an indispensable part of our lives. By staying in the cycle for a long time, the products can minimize resource consumption. Many medical devices
February 2021
Rematec: Fraunhofer Research Shows Global Warming Impact Cut in Half by Using Remanufactured as an Alternative to a Newly-Manufactured Catheter
Healthcare as an industry is particularly wasteful and toxic. A study, conducted by Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT, which was published in
Fraunhofer Institute Investigates the Restoration of Medical Devices
Many medical devices that have only been approved by the manufacturer for a single use contain plastics, for example electrophysiology catheters (cardiac catheters). A research team