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Sustainable Procurement

Sustainable business and solutions

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH)
Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH)

This course helps you understand why sustainability matters, offering an overview of the relationship between health, the health sector and the climate and ecological crises. How is procurement both vulnerable to and contributing to climate change and ecological degradation?

  • Date (DD-MM-YYYY)

    21-05-2026

  • Time (GMT/BST)

    13:00 - 17:00

  • Cost

    £132.00 - £330.00

    Inclusive and equitable learning opportunity

  • Education type

    Virtual

  • CPD subtype

    Scheduled

Description

What does sustainable procurement look like? Using real world case studies and a practical workshop approach, the course explores the leadership role procurement staff can play in the transformation towards a net zero health system. There are many important ways to make a difference and this course is a starting point.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course you will be able to:

  1. Describe the risks the global environmental crisis presents to human health and healthcare systems.
  2. Describe how healthcare consumption contributes to the global environmental crisis.
  3. Identify carbon hotspots and understand the basic principles of carbon footprinting.
  4. Apply the principles of sustainability to healthcare product procurement.

Course Structure

This course is delivered in three parts:

  1. Self-study online
  2. Live workshop online
  3. Ongoing Mentoring

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