Offering data driven insights to measure carbon
CSH sustainability analysts are dedicated to empowering healthcare organizations (such as NHS Trusts and ICSs), health professionals, businesses, and researchers to understand, monitor, and address their environmental and social impacts while advancing their progress toward net zero.
What are sustainability analytics?
Sustainability analytics are the data that is collected and analysed to help NHS organisations understand, monitor and address their environmental impacts.
What do sustainability analysts do?
Our team creates practical tools and guides for sustainable healthcare, offers consultancy services including carbon footprint assessments and triple bottom line analyses, and runs a specialized course on Carbon Footprinting for Healthcare. We also provide technical support for in-house initiatives like the Green Team competition. Our projects continue to contribute to the evidence base in sustainable healthcare enabling innovation and driving progress.
What is a carbon footprint analysis?
A carbon footprint measures the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—both direct and indirect—associated with an individual, organisation, product, or service.
Carbon footprinting can be used to evaluate baseline emissions, monitor progress, identify carbon hotspots and compare products/services, putting you in best place to develop decarbonisation initiatives with the highest impact and set your Green Plan priorities.
What is a triple bottom line analysis?
While carbon footprinting focuses on environmental impacts, a triple bottom line analysis provides a more holistic perspective by also assessing social and financial impacts. This comprehensive approach ensures balanced decision-making for sustainable progress.
Key Services
Carbon Footprinting and TBL Analysis
Our experts provide tailored estimates for carbon footprinting and TBL analyses at the organisational, departmental, or clinical pathway or product level.
Green Plan and Carbon Reduction Plan support
Our experts will provide support to develop next generation’s Green Plan/Carbon Reduction Plan for your organisation
Carbon Footprinting for Healthcare Course
Our monthly course is designed for healthcare professionals and quality improvement leads. Learn what a carbon footprint is, its role in achieving Net Zero in healthcare, and how to measure and apply it effectively.
Green Team Competition, SusQI Academy & Mentoring
Our sustainability analysts support teams in measuring the carbon savings of their projects as part of the Green Team Competition and SusQI Academy. We provide scholars and fellows with tools to estimate carbon savings and apply these methodologies to future projects.
Development of tools and guides
CSH’s sustainability analysts can help you develop tools, like our efficiency auditing tool which measures the productivity, carbon and cost of cataract surgery.
Our sustainability analysts can also support health professionals to develop guidance to improve the sustainability of their specialty
Would you like to know more?
Do you have any questions for the sustainable analyst team? Please contact Ingeborg Steinbach, CSH’s Lead Sustainability Analyst for more information.