Green ambition: environmental sustainability in healthcare
Summary
Develop green ambition to create environmental sustainability in healthcare.
Read time: 4 minutes
There’s no ignoring what’s in front of you with “blind ambition” when it comes to creating an environmentally sustainable world — especially in healthcare. Green ambition is real, and it’s time to turn that ambition into action in fighting climate change.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which cause climate change, harm human lives around the world. The outcome of GHGs goes against every fiber of what healthcare professionals and organizations stand for: to prevent sickness and heal people. To thrive in today’s world requires both green ambition and a massive effort to improve environmental sustainability in healthcare.
About the Author
Jim Mooney
Director of Marketing for Healthcare, Ricoh USA, Inc.
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