Sustainability Accelerator Tool (SAT)

The Geneva Sustainability Centre focuses on equipping hospital leaders with the skills, knowledge, and tools to actively address the climate crisis as part of every aspect of health service delivery.

As part of this commitment to accelerate sustainability in hospitals, we introduce the SAT, a digital solution to support hospitals and health systems drive sustainable, low-carbon, equitable, and resilient healthcare.

Drive your organization forward on its journey to sustainability and climate-resilience

This innovative platform to support hospitals and hospital systems worldwide in developing comprehensive sustainability strategies that contribute to quality of care and lower operational costs. Hospitals in over 20 countries took the right step towards sustainability - join our growing community today!

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Develop a comprehensive sustainability strategy for your organization

Obtain useful insights on your organization’s strengths and opportunities around sustainability, enable leaders to identify priorities, equip your sustainability team with actionable steps to drive change, and chart your path forward with recommendations tailored to your sustainability maturity level.

Strengthen your team’s capacities to address sustainability

Develop a better understanding of sustainability and its role in improving quality of care and operational efficiency in healthcare. Unlock the SAT as an educational resource and encourage productive conversations among hospital staff, fostering collaboration and shared responsibility.

Streamline the communication of sustainability progress to key stakeholders

Simplify communication with your board, staff, and other stakeholders. Use the SAT’s dynamic dashboards to track and showcase progress on core sustainability indicators over time, enhancing your reporting and transparency.

Get ready to comply with environmental sustainability standards and obtain sustainability certification

SAT aligns your organization with new environmental sustainability accreditation standards. And for those ready for the next step, use SAT to begin your path towards JCI-GSC Healthcare Sustainability Certification.

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Start planning and acting for sustainable healthcare – and deliver operational savings

It is not widely known that sustainability initiatives can be rewarding for hospital operations. In fact, ROI-related sustainability initiatives can generate financial savings for your hospital.

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Pioneered with cutting-edge sustainability experts

Developed in partnership with global experts, SAT uses a comprehensive sustainability framework based on universal sustainability standards, designed to meet the specific requirements of hospitals and hospital systems.

Catch the recording: Introducing the Sustainability Accelerator Tool (SAT)

Hospital leaders can accelerate their sustainability journey. Watch the recording of our webinar to see what SAT can do for your organization… and how it can support achieving Healthcare Sustainability Certification.

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What our users say

What our users say

Miguel Ángel Martínez

Chief Sustainability Officer
Fundació Sanitària Mollet, Catalonia, Spain

For the Fundació Sanitària Mollet, an institution with a distinguished decade-long commitment to combatting climate change, and having effectively transformed Mollet University Hospital into a NetZero facility for direct emissions, the significance of the SAT cannot be overstated. It has not only enabled us to confirm our level of maturity in battling climate change but also to ensure the efficacy of our implemented strategies. Moreover, it facilitates the identification of forthcoming measures, specifically aimed at diminishing indirect emissions and integrating low-carbon care through operational services and clinical practice.

Dr Jeannie Tey Su Hui

Director
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

We have been searching for a means to assess our sustainability efforts in a comprehensive manner and identify areas for improvement. The SAT tool proved to be of value – its simplicity, clarity, and categorization into the respective ESG domains made it easy for us to engage various stakeholders in providing the required feedback. We also appreciate the ability to benchmark our efforts against that of other healthcare institutions and track our progress over time in a systematic manner. Overall, a useful tool for driving our ESG efforts forward.

Hospital leaders can become climate leaders

How can SAT benefit your hospital?

SAT provides guidance and support for hospitals to advance on their sustainability journey, regardless of their maturity level.

In depth, globally relevant maturity assessment framework

Get a comprehensive understanding of your organization’s sustainability maturity, receive guidance and recommendations on how to take your organization to the next level, and set a baseline to inform your sustainability strategy.

User-friendly web platform for tracking and benchmarking

Track organizational performance and progress through key indicators. Compare your sustainability performance worldwide and obtain valuable insights to set goals, develop strategies to achieve them, report to stakeholders, and make the case for funding for sustainability initiatives.

Sustainability expertise and knowledge sharing

Learn good practices and get expert guidance through the IHF, Geneva Sustainability Centre, and Deloitte sustainability educational resources, to help you improve your organization’s performance.

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