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CANADIAN COALITION FOR GREEN HEALTH CARE |
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Watch our recent webinar with Alectra and Toromont CAT
We recently held a collaborative webinar with Toromont CAT and Alectra on integrated energy solutions for health care facilities, and saw an amazing response! The recording is now available for viewing.
Please get in touch with the individuals below for any inquiries regarding the solution offered by Alectra:
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Piyush Patel: piyush.patel@alectrasolutions.com
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Hugo Vargas: hugo.vargas@alectrasolutions.com
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2020 Green Hospital Scorecard (GHS) data call and webinar
The 2020 GHS data call was made on July 28, 2021. We would like to invite all hospitals to participate in the 2020 GHS, and complete the surveys for the 2019 and 2020 calendar years.
We also hosted an educational webinar to walk you through the new GHS form and provide guidance.
Please click HERE to learn more about the GHS program and participate.
The deadline for GHS survey submission is Friday, October 1, 2021
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The 2019 Green Hospital Scorecard Report
The 2019 Green Hospitals Scorecard report is a comprehensive sector report that provides aggregate insights on the environmental performance of hospitals in Canada. Click the button below to read the full report!
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Study finds that health care takes heavy toll on the environment
Healthcare Facilities Today
The health care sector has a substantial influence on the climate, producing 10 percent of the total greenhouse gases in the United States, according to a Healthcare Without Harm study. Looking at it in a different way, if the U.S. health care sector were itself a country, it would rank 13th in the world for emissions, ahead of the entire United Kingdom. Climate change leads to poor air quality, negative effects on the food and water supply, and more frequent and extreme weather events. All of these can have serious consequences for the human body.
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After COVID, can health care save the public from climate change?
Corporate Knights
Since the start of the pandemic, doctors and health authorities have emerged as national leaders. Their advice for battling COVID-19 was occasionally mocked or ignored, but few would argue in the end with the care, wisdom and commitment shown by the medical profession – nor with their innovation skills, in developing, testing and distributing effective vaccines in under a year. But can they do it again? A new study is urging the health care sector to undertake another life-saving mission: leading the charge against the climate crisis.
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Enabling skilled trades and pandemic response through standards education
CSA Group
CSA Group, in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD), is providing access to complimentary e-learning to Ontario residents to reduce the burden of compliance and assist with economic recovery. To facilitate economic recovery and pandemic response in Ontario, this initiative aims to:
- Enable skilled trades to keep pace with changes to technical standards and get back to work safely.
- Support front-line health care workers in following standards for disinfecting critical medical devices.
- Help students and learners by providing access to overview courses that may be incorporated into community college programs including electrical, gas, med gas and medical device reprocessing.
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Unlocking the potential for retrofits
BC FOCUS
Canada’s green building sector is on the rise, and that’s great news for the country’s embattled economy. According to recently released numbers from the Canada Green Building Council, Canada’s green building sector saw 55 percent more jobs in 2018 over 2014. But that impressive growth will pale in comparison should federal and provincial governments invest in recovery spending that prioritizes green building improvements and innovation. CaGBC predicts that a green recovery and proactive policy could result in 1.5 million direct green building jobs and $150 billion in GDP by 2030. This could translate to an increased potential for greener health care facilities across the country. Click the button below to read the full article.
Be sure to check out the Green Hospital Scorecard article at the top of this Digest to learn more about evaluating the green performance of your hospital!
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Celebrate 20 Years of Waste Reduction Week in Canada
Circular Innovation Council
Waste Reduction Week in Canada is a national year-round program that focuses on the transformation to a circular economy driven by resource efficiency. The program celebrates individual and collective environmental commitments, efforts, and accomplishments while encouraging innovative ideas and solutions. This October, celebrate Waste Reduction Week on Canada’s 20th anniversary! This year's overall theme is Then - Now - Future. Join in to reflect on the last 20 years of successes and look ahead to accelerating the collective circular future!
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Precision ADM prepares to manufacture Canada's first supply of fully compostable fabrics for PPE
Cision-PRWeb
Precision ADM Inc. (“Precision ADM”), a global medical device and engineering and manufacturing solutions provider today announced that it has acquired Roswell Downhole Technologies Inc. (“Roswell DHT”), the first and largest Canadian manufacturer of best-in-class melt-blown fabric for medical filtration applications.
Together, Precision ADM and Roswell DHT will manufacture Canada’s first supply of 100% compostable nonwoven fabrics using sustainably sourced biopolymers for use in personal protective equipment (PPE) production domestically and for export to global manufacturers.
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Green Health Care Report 2020-21
Be sure to check out our Green Health Care Report 2020-21! It is our first-ever comprehensive annual report and provides valuable insights into the state of green health care in Canada.
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DHL’s zero-emission strategy takes off with purchase of 12 all-electric cargo planes
Electric Autonomy
DHL Express, one of the world’s largest logistics and delivery companies, just made a significant down payment on its corporate parent’s recent commitment to be net-zero by 2050, with an order for 12 electric cargo aircraft supplied by U.S.-based, Singapore-owned aviation company, Eviation Aircraft. The purchase, announced this week, will see DHL acquire 12 Alice eCargo planes from Eviation, to form what is says will be “the world’s first electric Express network.”
We now have electric cars, trucks, fire trucks, and planes. Electric EMS vehicles shouldn't be too far off!
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Federal government launches clean energy investment blitz to mark first EV Week in Canada
Electric Autonomy
July was a significant month for government investment in cleantech and zero-emission transportation at the federal level. In all, four different program arms of Natural Resources Canada invested $32 million. The projects ranged from the installation of 853 electric vehicle chargers, to increasing public awareness of zero-emission vehicles and improving progress to green transportation planning and infrastructure. The announcements coincided with the Government of Canada’s declaration of #EVWeekinCanada, a coordinated effort at a policy level to bring awareness to the transition.
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Building a culture of safety and prevention
Explore the infection control training for front-line health care workers: Project Firstline. Learn more HERE.
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A BIG thank you to SaveOnEnergy for their continued financial support for the Ontario Green Health Care Award and the Ontario Energy Behaviour Award.
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EVENTS, TRAINING AND WEBINARS |
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Register for the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2021
Hosted virtually from Canada from September 13-15, WCEF2021 will offer three days packed with information, ideas and examples of the circular economy.
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Game Changer Sessions will explore crosscutting themes to answer a common question: “What transformational steps can we take in the next five years to catalyze the systemic changes required to scale up a global circular economy that is prosperous, inclusive and equitable?”
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Demonstration Sessions will bring the themes of the Game Changer Sessions to life through concrete, inspiring examples of the circular economy “in action”.
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Accelerator Sessions will be hosted by partner organisations on September 15. These outcome-oriented events will bridge WCEF2021 with the daily work needed for a circular transition.
Date: September 13-15, 2021
Admission is free of charge.
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Circular Innovation Council Board of Directors Call for Nominations
Serving on a national non-profit charitable board provides an exceptional opportunity to positively affect change and support organisations, like Circular Innovation Council, that are accelerating uptake of circular practices within governments, institutions, businesses, and communities at large across the nation. If you have an interest in honing the focus of an upstart national organisation championing and leading innovation in environmental areas you are passionate about – resource extraction; carbon emissions; waste reduction; biodiversity loss; economics or market transformations; total cost of ownership and procurement; or the circular economy in general – Circular Innovation Council can align your expertise with a uniquely rewarding experience.
The deadline to nominate is Friday, August 20, 2021.
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CHES 2021 Virtual Conference
The Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society (CHES) will be holding its 41st Annual Conference on a virtual platform on September 28-29, 2021. The theme of the 2021 Virtual Conference is “Enriching Patient Experience by Optimizing the Environment”.
For more detailed information or to register visit the CHES website. Find the program details HERE.
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Circular Procurement Summit
Circular procurement is a strategic process and tool to acquire goods and services in accordance with circular economy principles to redefine value and shape markets to deliver environmental and social objectives along with price. To engage the intersection of public and private sector interests to achieve and accelerate circularity, Circular Innovation Council presents Circular Procurement Summit 2021, an official World Circular Economy Forum Side Event.
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CHES - 2021 Webinar series
12pm - 1pm EST
Wednesday September 22, 2021 - Resilient Building Design for Hospitals in the Face of Climate Change
Speaker: Gord Rajewski, R.E.T.
Wednesday November 17, 2021 - Roof Maintenance
Speaker: Ted Katsoris, B.Tech, BSS, CCCA
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SCISS – Webinaires 2021
12pm - 1pm EST
Mercredi 22 septembre 2021 - Conception d’établissements hospitaliers résilients face au changement climatique
Orateur: Gord Rajewski, R.E.T.
Mercredi 17 novembre 2021 - Entretien des toits
Orateur: Ted Katsoris, B.Tech, BSS, CCCA
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RETScreen Expert software can help your organisation quickly analyze cost savings, feasibility and emissions reductions.
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Have you registered as an organ donor?
Contact your local organ donation agency and speak to your family about your wishes. You have the power to save and transform lives.
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The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care is Canada’s premier green health care resource network, leading the evolution of green in Canada’s health sector as a national voice and catalyst for environmental change. www.greenhealthcare.ca
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Some articles referred to in the Digest make reference to services and/or product offerings from specific suppliers. The CCGHC recommends that readers research the service and product offerings available through a wider range of suppliers for comparison purposes and in keeping with public sector purchasing guidelines. These articles should not be interpreted as an endorsement of any product or service. |
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