Climate Action in Practice: A Training On Target-Setting and Advocacy in the Healthcare Sector

Understanding greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprints is just the first step. You also need to translate that data into meaningful, strategic action.

This 75-minute session was designed to help those in healthcare sustainability move from climate awareness to implementation. Whether you're a clinician passionate about sustainability or a sustainability manager tasked with delivering a climate strategy, learn to bridge the gap between carbon footprint assessment and strategic climate action. Our speakers gave instruction on the fundamentals to help you set effective mitigation targets and the advocacy skills to turn plans into progress. 

Target audience

This training is ideal for healthcare professionals (both clinicians and administrative staff) passionate about sustainability, as well as sustainability professionals or environmental leads in healthcare facilities who need guidance on target-setting and building internal support for climate initiatives.

While knowledge of carbon footprinting and emissions baselines is helpful, it's not essential - we'll cover the foundational concepts you need to understand target-setting and advocacy.

What attendees learned

• How to set science-based mitigation targets tailored to healthcare settings
• The difference between various target types (absolute, intensity-based, net-zero) and when to use each
• Real-world examples from Race to Zero healthcare members who are successfully implementing emission reduction targets
• Strategic advocacy techniques to gain support from executive teams 
• The fundamentals of effective advocacy campaigns