Our vision is to lead the way in providing sustainable healthcare for our community, both locally and nationally.
‘Climate change is the greatest global health threat facing the world in the 21st century ’ - The Lancet (2024)
Our Action 50 Green Plan
Our transition into a circular economy way of working redefines what productivity means through a reframing approach to what and how we consume.
Why we need a green plan
The NHS, including CUH, is focused on reducing the impacts of human-made climate change on both physical and mental health.
Our progress so far
We’ve made great progress in sustainability, cutting carbon, benefiting from a greener power grid, reducing costs, and making CUH a better place to work.
Our vision for change
The sustainable alternative to high-carbon, high-waste consumption is a system of renewal where fossil fuels are replaced, and waste is reused in the supply chain.
Our approach
We consider everything we consume as an asset with a real carbon footprint and a real post-consumption value (from energy to equipment, from food to pharmaceuticals and more).
Our Action 50
CUH has created a plan that details 50 distinct actions across three strategic themes: reducing emissions, saving resources and working together.