Hi there, I have been asked to advise my department on how to make the Audit and Research projects more sustainable. Just wondering if anyone can share anything in this area? (apart from the obvious reducing paper copies etc). Or if there's any good practice/research I can tap into. - Thanks!
Hi Kate,
Here's the NIHR Carbon Reduction Guidelines:
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/the-nihr-carbon-reduction-guidelines/21685
And the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition seem to be testing out a tool right now for measuring carbon footprint of research trials:
https://shcoalition.org/a-strategy-to-reduce-the-carbon-footprint-of-clinical-trials/
There's also a recent Lancet article about this:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01384-2/fulltext
Heather
The Sustainable Healthcare Coalition just published this (their tool seems to be
Thank you so much Heather - that's really helpful!