NSLHD awarded for continued progress towards net zero NSLHD was recognised at the recent communities against the growing impacts of climate hazards.
Climate and Health Summit, receiving the Overall Pacific Region Health Care Climate Champions Award and the Gold Award for Climate Leadership. The 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). 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.
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.”
Over the past year, NSLHD has accelerated its journey towards net zero with a series of major achievements, including the publication of its Net Zero Roadmap, which received 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 a quarter of the framework’s commitments in the first year and a half. 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 continue expanding energy efficiency and rooftop solar programs and develop a new focus on climate adaptation to strengthen the resilience of facilities, staff, and
NSLHD Planetary Health Senior Project Officer Emma Holland accepted the awards from Nick Thorp, Senior Network Director for Global Green and Healthy Hospitals at Health Care Without Harm, at the 2025 Climate and Health Summit.
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