Project: Network Building Ecology for hospitals

HCWH Europe participates in a project for sustainable development in healthcare buildings. more 

Health leaders call for urgent action on climate

International health leaders in Durban for the global climate talks have called on negotiators to push for the most ambitious commitments possible, warning that the direction of current negotiations risks the lives of billions of people around the globe. more 

HCWH Launches Global Environmental Health Agenda for Hospitals

ealth Care Without Harm today launched a new initiative designed to foster greater ecological sustainability and environmental health in the health care sector around the world. more 

The 389 European companies producing the SIN List chemicals

Excerpt: "Last week ChemSec publishes the SIN Producers List, listing the 389 companies producing or importing SIN List chemicals in Europe. Along with information on which SIN List chemicals these companies produce in volumes of 10 tonnes per year or more, the SIN Producers List also highlights how many of these are currently on the REACH candidate list."  more 

BPA exposure 'alters breast development in unborn girls'

Excerpt: "Pregnant women exposed to synthetic bisphenol A (BPA) could give birth to girls who are at a greater risk of suffering from breast cancer later in life, a maternal and newborn health study has shown."  more 

European Chemicals Agency to propose six new REACH chemicals

Excerpt: "The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is preparing dossiers recommending six chemicals are added to the REACH regulation's candidate list this year. "  more 

Acting Now for Better Health: A 30% Target for EU Climate

This report sets out new evidence of how higher targets on greenhouse gas emission reductions in the European Union, as part of policy to mitigate climate change, would bring about health gains for Member States and European citizens. more 

Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings

(Discussion Draft) This 32-page discussion draft produced by the World Health Organization and Health Care Without Harm says that the healthcare sector can lead the way against climate change. A radical overhaul of energy consumption in healthcare must take place if Europe is to meet a target of an 80% cut in carbon emissions by 2050. A new report by HCWH and the World Health Organization shows how the health sector can improve energy efficiency and adopt greener approaches to its services. more 

GGHC's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing: Food Credit Technical Briefing

(GGHC Food Service Credits 1 to 7) This 12-page document, also known as the GGHC v2.2 revised 2008 Food Service section, encourages healthy food purchasing for health care facilities in several ways: 1) adopting a sustainable food policy and plan; 2) educational outreach both to facility staff and the surrounding community; 3) local, sustainably produced food purchasing; 4) use of reusable and environmentally preferred non-reusable food service ware items; 5) support of local farms, farmers’ markets, and community supported agriculture; 6) food donation and waste reduction; 7) alignment of food vendor options with the facility’s healthy, sustainable food program. more