NSLHD awarded for its progress towards net zero
NSLHD was recognised at the recent Climate and Health Summit as well as the 2025 International Hospital Federation’s (IHF) Awards, marking another successful year for the district’s planetary health efforts.
NSLHD Planetary Health Senior Project Officer Emma Holland accepted the awards from Nick Thorp, Senior Network Director for Global Green & Healthy Hospitals at Health Care Without Harm, at the 2025 Climate and Health Summit
The Climate and Health Summit awards celebrate the top-performing health institution in each region that demonstrates exceptional progress across mitigation, leadership and resilience, which are the three pillars of the Health Care Climate Challenge (HCCC). The district was recognised with the Overall Pacific Region Health Care Climate Champions Award and the Gold Award for Climate Leadership at the summit. As an active member of the Green and Global Healthy Hospitals network and HCCC participant, NSLHD joins health organisations around the world working to reduce emissions, strengthen climate resilience and lead sustainable change across the health sector. The district was also named a Gold Winner of the Ashikaga-Nikken Excellence Award for Low-Carbon Healthcare at the International Hospital Federation Awards 2025, in Geneva. This award recognises organisations that have made significant progress in advancing low-carbon healthcare, through reducing environmental impact, strengthening climate resilience, improving operational
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Over the course of the last financial year, the district completed a climate risk assessment, meeting its obligations for the first year of mandatory climate-related financial disclosures. Looking ahead, the district will programs and develop a new focus on climate adaptation to strengthen the resilience of facilities, staff, and communities against the growing impacts of climate hazards. continue expanding energy efficiency and rooftop solar Director, Population and Planetary Health, Paul Klarenaar, said the award recognises the collective effort of the past year and the district’s growing leadership in sustainability. “This award is a reflection of what has been a truly remarkable year of progress and collaboration,” he said. “From reducing emissions and waste to advancing research, awareness and staff engagement, every part of our organisation has contributed to building a more sustainable and resilient health system for our community.”
environmental responsibility. These awards highlight a year in which NSLHD has advanced its journey towards net zero, achieving significant milestones including the publication of its Net Zero Roadmap, recognised with the 2024 NSW Health Award for Environmental Sustainability. The district also developed a NSW Health-first carbon dashboard to track emissions, calculated its carbon footprint for FY23/24, reduced energy and nitrous oxide use, introduced new recycling streams, and added more electric vehicles to its fleet. Further initiatives include the development of a carpooling trial that is soon to commence at Royal North Shore and Hornsby Ku-ring-gai hospitals, and a district-wide staff survey to help co-design future planetary health engagement programs. NSLHD is also on track to deliver the actions outlined in its Planetary Health Framework 2024–2027, having completed more than one-quarter of the framework’s commitments in the first 18 months.
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