Towards
net zero healthcare

At Net Zero Healthcare Impact, we have developed a tool to achieve sustainable medical departments and hospitals.

Sustainable? Well, our healthcare system causes 4,4% of the CO2-emissions globally. This is more than global aviation.

We look at ecological, economic and HR impact.

Together we create a roadmap towards a more sustainable and resilient hospital.

Sustainable care

Cost savings

Increased resilience

Attractive employer

Medical equipment

Time to shift towards circularity.

Waste

Generate less and sort more.

Pharma

Go green, reduce waste water toxicity.

Chemicals

Protect, control, substitute, eliminate.

Transport

Go electric with less cars.

Energy

Reduce and go renewable.

Water

Clean, capture, reuse.

Building

Think forward.

Food

Change the offer, spill less.

External services

Positive partnerships.

The Net Zero Healthcare Tool

We assist hospitals, medical departments and other relevant actors in healthcare with their move towards net zero by focusing on ecological, full ESG and economic parameters.

Based on academic literature and real-world experience, we offer two levels of analysis:

10 Ecological Domains: Focused on environmental impact and carbon accounting.
30 Full ESG Domains: A comprehensive evaluation covering Environmental, Social, and Governance dimensions.

Our tool combines the best practices and science-based insights to make sustainability simple, measurable, and actionable.

Ready to make your hospital or medical department sustainable?

Start today with the Net Zero Healthcare Tool!

Our software

We have developed an in-house software solution designed to empower hospitals and medical departments to collect, visualize, and monitor ESG data with ease.

With our software, you can:

Centralize all ESG documents in one secure location
Calculate CO₂ emissions based on science-driven methodologies
Benchmark your performance against other NZHI partner hospitals
Explore our science-based LCA database for accurate insights
Track individual items and sustainability goals across every E(SG) domain
And so much more...

Whether you prefer to manage the data yourself, let your hospital’s sustainability coordinator take the lead, or have the NZHI team handle the entire input process, choose the solution that suits you best.

Our software Our solutions

If healthcare were a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter.

Models from the Lancet Countdown project show a 370% increase in heat-related mortality in people over 65 by mid-century in a 2°C increase scenario.

Our healthcare system causes 4,4% of the CO2-emissions globally.

Our trusted clients

Maria Middelares

Since 2025

Time to focus on sustainability in healthcare

The WHO states that an environmentally sustainable healthcare system is ‘a health system that improves, maintains, or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging opportunities to restore and improve it, to the benefit of the health and well-being of current and future generations’.

And let us be honest, our actual healthcare system isn't exactly 'minimizing negative impacts on the environment'. Due to its large carbon footprint, the impact on climate change is real.

Meanwhile, the WHO identified the increased use of disposable instruments and prepackaged materials as the main reason why healthcare waste tonnages, especially in high-income countries, are increasing in volume strongly over the last couple of years.

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