About the Carbon management mentoring programme
The lack of awareness, education, and training on sustainable healthcare are crucial barriers to achieving zero emissions in the healthcare sector.
The Carbon management mentoring programme prepares and supports healthcare providers in calculating and managing the carbon emissions of their facilities, enhancing the carbon literacy of the healthcare sector. This collaboration empowers healthcare facilities to integrate climate action into their planning, building expertise in carbon management.
The programme started in 2022, when Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe, in collaboration with the Departament de Salut Xàtiva Ontinyent (Spain), established the programme to support healthcare facilitiesin the Valencia region in Spain to calculate and manage their carbon footprint.
Throughout the programme, mentors support mentees to develop carbon management plans and empower individuals to drive climate action at their hospitals, pushing for ambitious carbon reduction targets within their organisations and beyond.
Third edition: 2024-2025
After two successful editions, the project is now launching its third edition from September 2024 – March 2025, and for the first time expanding its scope beyond Spain to include hospitals from Poland, Romania, and Estonia.
In this edition, the Hospital Lluís Alcanyís Hospital of Xàtiva - Departament de Salut Xàtiva Ontinyent (Spain) and the Wolica Healthcare Center for Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis (Poland) will mentor the following facilities:
- SA Põhja-Eesti Regionaalhaigla - Estonia
- Tartu Ülikooli Kliinikum SA - Estonia
- POSUM - Poland
- HOSPICE House of Hope Foundation-HCS - Romania
Project goals
The programme aims to provide participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to calculate and prepare them to develop carbon management plans using the HCWH Climate Impact Checkup tool and HCWH Europe’s Healthcare Decarbonisation Toolkit: Experiences from the Mediterranean region.
Mentees have the opportunity to:
- Gain knowledge on carbon management
- Put knowledge into practice
- Receive support from mentor hospitals and HCWH Europe
- Learn from best practices
- Be part of a Community of Practice among participants
The programme will consist of various workshops, an online course, and a programme wrap-up event to exchange knowledge, lessons learned and results.
Click here to learn more about the programme’s previous editions.
For more information, contact Andreas Ekvall.
Supporting partners
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Funded by the IKEA Foundation. Views and opinions expressed are, however those of Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe only and do not necessarily reflect those of the IKEA Foundation. The IKEA Foundation cannot be held responsible for them.