I work as a staff member or executive

There are many initiatives and partnerships that help and activate purchasers, staff or policy officers, and executives to support and facilitate more sustainable healthcare. Below is an overview of some of these:

General

• The Green Care Alliance (De Groene Zorg Alliantie) is the Dutch umbrella platform for all sustainable healthcare professionals. It unites the growing and diverse sustainable subspecialties, such as the Green Emergency Department (Groene SEH) and the Green Operating Room (Groene OK). The website provides links to the various specializations. The Green Care Alliance holds an annual Green Care Festival and releases a podcast.

• Environmental Platform for the Healthcare Sector (Milieu Platform Zorgsector) helps to make healthcare more sustainable by providing practical tools and a website full of examples, guides, and tips.

• Care for Climate (Zorg voor Klimaat) is a national network that focuses on the entire breadth of healthcare. It promotes collaboration within sustainable healthcare to increase knowledge and awareness of the relationship between climate and health, encourage healthcare providers to commit to more sustainable healthcare, and persuade policymakers to drive the transition towards a more environmentally friendly healthcare system.

• Green Care Academy shares short videos with basic knowledge about sustainable healthcare, as well as in-depth webinars. 
  
  
• Sustainable Hospital is a digital platform where sustainability researchers from TU Delft, Erasmus MC, and Erasmus University Rotterdam share their findings and projects related to greening healthcare.
  
  
• DiCE - Digital Health in the Circular Economy It is a European project focused on reducing e-waste in healthcare.

For policy officers, executives, and managers

• Expert Centre for Sustainable Healthcare  is a knowledge base for reducing the CO2 footprint of healthcare institutions and is supported by organizations such as TNO and MPZ.

For purchasers

• The Pianoo Procurement Expertise Centre provides step-by-step guidance and frameworks for sustainable procurement and tendering.

• Circulair Procurement offers knowledge and guidance for every stakeholder in the procurement process, and various healthcare institutions are available as best practices.