The European Sustainable Healthcare Awards are back in 2025, celebrating the amazing work happening across Europe to accelerate progress towards a sustainable healthcare sector.
Organised by Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe and sponsored by Philips, the Awards recognise sustainability projects and individuals that are making a real difference in reducing the environmental impact of healthcare activities across Europe.
We are now accepting applications, inviting organisations and individuals to share their innovative efforts in creating a more sustainable healthcare sector. Apply by 17 February 2025!
The awards feature two categories:
The Sustainable Project of the Year Award celebrates innovative and impactful solutions for driving sustainable healthcare.
- An award for outstanding sustainability practices in European healthcare from the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) network. A GGHH member hospital/facility will be recognised for excellence in a specific sustainability project. Entries are welcomed about innovative and impactful projects that have been approached collaboratively and have impact and reach beyond the hospital walls. Projects must demonstrate tangible results in creating a climate-smart, or toxic-free healthcare.
The Sustainability Champion of the Year Award recognises an individual who goes above and beyond to make a positive change in healthcare’s sustainability efforts.
- This person is an individual who champions environmentally friendly practices and inspires others to do the same. Entries are open to anyone working in healthcare. Those working in the sustainable healthcare community are invited to nominate (or self-nominate) an individual they work with who is crucial in driving sustainability efforts at their organisation and beyond.
A renowned judging panel, comprised of HCWH staff and expert partners from around the world, will assess each entry based on six criteria: internal collaboration, cost/benefit, replicability, innovation, impact, and reach.
“These awards recognise and celebrate the very best in sustainable healthcare practice in Europe.”
— Will Clark, former Executive Director, Health Care Without Harm Europe
View our helpful application guide for advice and an overview of the application requirements.
Applications are now open until 17 February 2025
Share your groundbreaking work with the world and help move the sustainable healthcare movement forward.
Award announcement and benefits
The judging panel will announce a shortlist for each award in April 2025. All finalists will be promoted and celebrated across HCWH Europe’s extensive network of healthcare organisations and professionals. They will also receive a certificate and free passes to the online conference CleanMed Europe 2025.
The winners will be prominently featured, with their projects promoted through videos, interviews, and social media posts. Winners will receive the coveted Awards trophy and a communications pack, including a press release and short video, to highlight their achievements.
Submit your application before 17 February 2025
Sustainable Project of the Year Award
An award for outstanding sustainability practices in European healthcare
A GGHH member hospital/facility will be recognised for excellence in a specific sustainability project. Entries are welcomed about innovative and impactful projects that have been approached collaboratively and have impact and reach beyond the hospital walls. Projects must demonstrate tangible results in creating a climate-smart, or toxic-free healthcare.
The award is open to current and prospective members of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) network. Healthcare providers will be invited to submit an entry on current or recently completed sustainability projects at their facilities.
The deadline for submission is 17 February 2025. Finalists will be notified in April 2025.
Judging panel
- Kenneth Barker, Consultant Anaesthetist, Clinical Lead for Sustainability - NHSH, and HCWH Europe Board Member
- Dr Natalia Allué, Medical Assistance Director - Mollet Health Foundation
- Oliver Groene PhD, Deputy Chairman of the Board - OptiMedis AG.
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Sustainability Champion of the Year Award
An open award for an outstanding individual working in sustainability
This award recognises an individual who goes above and beyond to make a positive change in healthcare’s sustainability efforts. This person is an individual who champions environmentally-friendly practices and inspires others to do the same. Entries are open to anyone working in healthcare. Those working in the sustainable healthcare community are invited to nominate (or self-nominate) an individual they work with who is crucial in driving sustainability efforts at their organisation and beyond.
The deadline for submission is 17 February 2025. Finalists will be notified in April 2024.
Judging panel
- Dr Fiona Adshead, Chair - Sustainable Healthcare Coalition
- Sonia Roschnik, Executive Director - Geneva Sustainability Centre
- Diana Picon Manyari, International Climate Director - HCWH
- Robert Metzke, Global Head of Sustainability - Philips
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2024 Winners L-R: KABEG LKH Villach and Fundació Sanitària Mollet with Olesya Struk, Senior Director of Sustainability at Philips.
2023 Finalists L-R: Radboud, NHS Scotland (winner), Newcastle Hospitals, and Hull University Hospital.
Celebrating past achievements: Previous winners and finalists
Launched in 2023, the inaugural European Sustainable Healthcare Awards recognised outstanding contributions to sustainable healthcare. NHS Scotland was awarded the Sustainable Healthcare Project of the Year 2023 for their pioneering project, Green Anaesthesia Scotland, which aimed to reduce the environmental impact of medical gases across healthcare services in Scotland. Other notable finalists included Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Radboud University Medical Center, and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
In 2024, the Awards honoured two healthcare institutions and one healthcare professional for their exceptional achievements.
- KABEG LKH Villach won the Bolmstedt Innovation Award for their innovative project, Climate Awareness: The Hospital as a Promoter Towards Patients and Staff, showcasing creative and novel solutions for sustainable healthcare.
- Fundació Sanitària Mollet received the Healthy Futures Award for their impactful project, Mollet University Hospital: A Net Zero Centre in Direct Emissions, marking significant progress towards a net-zero future.
- Lynn Elsey, Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, received the Rising Star Award for her outstanding work as a sustainability champion within the European healthcare sector.
Submit your application by 17 February 2025
Showcase your innovative contributions to sustainable healthcare and inspire change across Europe.