Congratulations and thank you to the ISN and all of those who have worked on the GREEN-K Joint Statement on Procurement for Environmentally and Ethically Sound Kidney Care Products and Services (or JSP) - published today.
The JSP is a leading example of global collaboration in a clinical specialty, to articulate a common vision for a sustainable future, and the procurement principles which can and will be applied to medical products and services to support this.
Many healthcare suppliers have told us over the years that they need commitment and consistency on sustainable procurement, in order to shape their business strategies and invest in sustainable product design and production. In particular, they have pointed out that they serve many markets worldwide, and have asked for international alignment. The JSP is a big step towards this: it is already supported by the African Association of Nephrology, the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology, the Canadian Society of Nephrology, the European Kidney Health Alliance, the European Renal Association, the International Society of Nephrology, the Latin-American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension and the UK Kidney Association.
The real work now begins! Kidney health societies worldwide are invited to help build a shared approach to procurement: adapting and applying the JSP, sharing procurement tools and best practice to benefit patients and the environment.
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