OR sustainability: A holistic system understanding

For healthcare companies to improve their environmental impact, one step would be understanding how single-use products such as surgical gloves, influence that environmental impact.

In this episode

This episode includes: How can companies square their sustainability targets with single-use surgical products, such as surgical gloves? What does sustainability mean? Different material and manufacturing choices and how their impact is measured have a real effect on the planet.

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Speaking the same language

Whether it’s a lifecycle assessment (LCA) or disclosure standards, sustainability is only understandable and achievable if everyone within the value chain aligns on measuring and sharing data and metrics in the same way.

Holistic system understanding

Rather than dealing with isolated data points, it’s critical to understand an entire system. A holistic approach to improvement will consider production methods, renewability and recyclability of materials, the energy expended during production, the carbon footprint of transport, packaging, and product end of life.

There’s a long sustainability journey ahead to accurately measure and understand the holistic environmental impact of healthcare delivery.

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