Pre-conference workshop: Sustainability Profiling of Healthcare Products & Pathways
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Join Environmental Resources Management (ERM), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for a lively discussion on how healthcare products can be made and used more sustainably.
Topics covered during this free workshop will include
- Understanding the environmental impacts of how products are made and the materials and energy consumed in their production
- The value in carbon footprinting and existing methods and guidelines
- Potential pitfalls when procuring sustainable products
- Understanding and minimising supply chain risks
- Adapting care pathways to improve resource efficiency
- Reputational benefits of sustainability and communicating with stakeholders
To tailor the workshop to the audience size, the organisers would appreciate anyone interested to register through the link below.
Registration: https://feedback.erm.com/survey.asp?sid=2013962083284
Title: Sustainability Profiling of Healthcare Products and Pathways
Time: 9:00am to 10.30am, 17th of September 2013
Location: Oxford University Examination Schools
Cost: Free (if registered at CleanMed)
Speakers: Mark Rhodes (GSK), Phil Dahlin (J&J), Simon Aumônier (ERM) and Tom Penny (ERM)
This event will also discuss the greenhouse gas accounting guidance developed to appraise pharmaceuticals and medical devices. http://www.ghgprotocol.org/feature/pharmaceutical-and-medical-device-sector-guidance-product-life-cycle-accounting