NHS Sustainable Development 2010 – One Future, Different Paths will examine the overall Sustainable Development strategy for the NHS – an all-encompassing remit, which takes into account social, environmental and economic development – and how this interlinks with/impacts upon current Government policy to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions under the Climate Change Act 2008; creating a sustainable NHS legacy for the future.
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Saving Carbon, Improving Health: NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy for England
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Making the business case for a carbon reduction project
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Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
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Leading the field: foundation trusts and their approach to the sustainability agenda
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NHS Bristol: Getting Started on our 10:10 Plan
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Public policy seminar publication and presentations: How will climate change affect people in the UK and how can we best develop an equitable response?
In November 2009, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Local Government Association (LGA) jointly held a seminar discuss the question of how climate change will affect people in the UK, the social justice implications, and how we might best develop an equitable response. The speakers were Kevin Anderson from the Tyndall Centre, Gordon Walker from Lancaster University, and Emma Tompkins from Leeds. You can download the presentations and summary report.
from Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) on 30 November 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Leading the field: Foundation trusts and their approach to the sustainability agenda
Sustainability and the corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda are becoming key priorities and objectives within foundation trusts, as they are for the whole NHS.
from NHS Confederation on 07 November 2009 | Download | Comment on this
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Climate costs: The global picture
A British government report says global warming could have a disastrous effect on the world's economy, shrinking it by 20%.
from BBC on 21 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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NHS Devon Corporate Sustainability Plan with Action Plan for 2007/08
The development of a Devon Primary Care Trust Corporate Sustainability Plan was initiated in November 2007 as our local response to the ‘Taking the temperature towards an NHS response to global warming’ (The NHS Confederation, 2007) report which identified key challenges for the NHS. A Corporate Sustainability Task Group was established in January 2008, chaired by Dr Virginia Pearson, Director of Public Health. This group has taken account of an increasing number of reports and documents relating to how NHS organisations address the sustainable development agenda and produced an action plan. This is a two-phase process, with the Corporate Sustainability Plan addressing many of the sustainable energy issues. The focus of the second phase will be the wider elements of a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy.
from SHEBA on 02 July 2008 | Download | Comment on this
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Is Renewable Energy the Biggest Threat to Land Conservation?
I'm a conservationist. I was a conservationist before I was an EcoGeek. There is very little land on earth left in a sem-natural state, and I believe that we should keep as much of that land as natural as possible forever. Unfortunately, that belief does sometimes collide with my belief that we need to increase renewable energy production as fast as possible. The Nature Conservancy estimates that renewable energy will occupy some 73,000 square miles of land by 2030, meaning that renewable energy could be the biggest threat to land conservation in America. The only thing that comes even close is real estate development.
from EcoGeek on 20 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this