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    The Health Systems Task Force is taking joint, scalable action to accelerate the delivery of net zero healthcare – to improve individual, societal, and planetary health.

    This public-private strategic partnership brings together CEOs and leaders from AstraZeneca, GSK, Merck KGaA, Novo Nordisk, Reckitt, Roche, Samsung Biologics, Sanofi, Bupa, Novartis, National Health Service England, the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition, UNICEF, the University of Pavia, and the World Health Organization (WHO).

    The Task Force is taking action at scale, focusing on four priority areas:

    • Supply Chain Decarbonisation

    • Patient Care Pathways Decarbonisation

    • Digital Innovation

    • Consumer Health & Wellbeing

    Hear from Task Force members on their shared action to decarbonise health systems.

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    Leading universities to train 10,000 future doctors on climate impact on health and sustainable healthcare

    As Europe recorded its hottest summer on record,1 twenty-five European universities today launch a Network which aims to equip more than 10,000 medical students with the knowledge and skills to respond to the impacts of climate change on human health and deliver more sustainable healthcare.

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    Five global healthcare leaders secure industry-first, multi-party agreement to access renewable power in China

    AstraZeneca, Lonza, Novartis, Novo Nordisk and Roche have signed an agreement in China with leading green technology company Envision Energy to unlock access to renewable power, resulting in potential annual carbon dioxide equivalent savings of approximately 120,000 tonnes.

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    Advancing Sector Decarbonisation Ahead of COP28

    Ahead of COP28, the Task Force shares its progress to reduce the environmental footprint of health systems.

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    Task Force Announcement

    Open Letter to Suppliers published 

    The private sector members of the Sustainable Markets Initiative Health Systems Task Force have signed an open letter, calling on suppliers to sign up to joint, minimum climate and sustainability targets to play their part in decarbonising the healthcare value chain. The targets aim to reduce emissions across the value chain and reduce the complexity of multiple asks for suppliers, through setting common expectations of the minimum targets that suppliers should achieve.

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    Joint Supplier Targets Announced

    The Health Systems Task Force has come together to set joint, minimum climate and sustainability targets for suppliers, to address emissions across the value chain and reduce the complexity of multiple asks for suppliers.

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    The Health Systems Task Force joined BCG's 'The So What?' podcast

    Leaders from the Sustainable Markets Initiative Health Systems Task Force joined BCG’s “The So What?” podcast to discuss the climate-health nexus and the urgent need to decarbonise health systems. In a new episode, Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca, and Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, CEO of Novo Nordisk, discuss why global health leaders felt it was critical to tackle these issues together and what progress has been achieved through their partnership.

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    HEALTH SYSTEMS TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES JOINT COMMITMENTS

    Sector-first commitments to accelerate net-zero health systems

    Endorsement of commitments and action by health systems strategic partners

    Through the Sustainable Markets Initiative Health Systems Task Force, seven global pharmaceutical CEOs have aligned on sector-first commitments to achieve near-term emissions reduction and accelerate the decarbonisation of health systems.

    The Task Force actions, commitments and recommendations have been endorsed by key health systems stakeholders.

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        16 March 2023

        Joint Supplier Targets

        The SMI Health Systems Task Force has come together to set joint, minimum climate and sustainability targets for suppliers, as a first step towards addressing supplier emissions and reducing the complexity of multiple asks for suppliers.
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        Health Systems Executive Summary White Paper
        White Paper 03 November 2022

        Accelerating the delivery of net zero health systems

        The SMI Health Systems Task Force is committed to collaborating across and beyond the healthcare sector to drive concrete action to reduce emissions and propose targeted recommendations.
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        Health Systems Supply Chain White Paper
        White Paper 03 November 2022

        Decarbonising healthcare supply chains

        This whitepaper highlights the major sources of emissions across healthcare supply chains, which account for approx. 50% of global healthcare emissions, and how these can be addressed.
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        Health Systems Patient Care Pathways White Paper
        White Paper 03 November 2022

        Decarbonising patient care pathways

        This paper outlines tangible actions to reduce emissions across patient care pathways and identifies seven levers to drive change; the impact of acting on these levers is illustrated in a case study looking at type 2 diabetes.
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        Health Systems Digital Health White Paper
        White Paper 03 November 2022

        The digital solution for sustainability in clinical research

        This paper explores the role of digital health solutions in reducing healthcare emissions, with a specific focus on emissions created by clinical trials.

        Introducing Patient Earth

        The climate crisis is the biggest public health crisis of our time. Watch our #PatientEarth film here to learn more about the interconnection between the health of people and our planet, and why action at scale is critical.

        Patient Earth

        With over four percent of greenhouse gases coming from the healthcare sector, it’s imperative that we take action and make healthcare more sustainable – for the health of people, society and the planet.

        "The Health Systems Task Force has a key role to play, and I am honoured and excited to be working with other like-minded leaders to drive change. Together, we can harness the power of innovation and shape and advance policies that will accelerate the delivery of net zero healthcare.

        Sir Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer, AstraZeneca
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        Task Force Members

        AstraZeneca

        Pascal Soriot

        CEO
        Bupa

        Iñaki Ereño

        CEO
        GSK

        Dame Emma Walmsley

        CEO
        Merck

        Belén Garijo

        CEO
        NHS England

        Lord David Prior

        Former Chair
        Novartis

        Vasant Narasimhan

        CEO
        Novo Nordisk

        Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen

        CEO
        University of Pavia

        Prof. Francesco Svelto

        Rector
        Reckitt

        Kris Licht

        CEO
        Roche

        Severin Schwan

        Chairman
        Samsung Biologics

        John Rim

        CEO
        Sanofi

        Paul Hudson

        CEO
        Sustainable Healthcare Coalition

        Dr. Fiona Adshead

        Chair
        UNICEF

        Catherine Russell

        Executive Director
        World Health Organization

        Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus

        Director-General

        Further information

        For Task Force enquiries please contact:

        Email: info@sustainable-markets.org