What is this document about?
In June, Newcastle Hospitals became the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency, recognising the threat that climate breakdown poses to public health, and committing to becoming carbon neutral by 2040.
This report details what we have achieved in the last year, and what we plan to do in our next steps towards net zero.
Contents
Our SHINE report for 2019-2020 outlines our plans to end our contribution to the climate crisis before 2040, and includes our Carbon Footprint performance and our eight key action areas:
- energy
- water
- waste
- buildings and land
- journeys
- purchasing
- adaptation
- models of care
- people
