Transcript Achieving sustainable development in the Higher Education

Achieving sustainable development in the Higher
Education sector – lessons from the health and
care sector?
David Pencheon
NHS England and Public Health England
Sustainable Development Unit
London Universities Environment Group. London. 3rd September, 2013
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Sustainable development
“...meeting the needs of the present…
…without compromising the ability of
others, in future (or elsewhere now) to
meet their own needs”
- Adapted from the Brundtland Commission
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Creating the right environments
Social environment
Physical
environment
Economic
environment
- Barbier, E.,1987. The Concept of Sustainable Economic Development. Environmental Conservation, 14(2):101-110.
- Adams, W.M. (2006). "The Future of Sustainability: Re-thinking Environment and Development in the Twenty-first Century."Report
of the IUCN Renowned Thinkers Meeting, 29–31 January 2006.
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Summary of progress - Carbon
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Breakdown of NHS England 2010
emissions?
16%
Travel
19%
65%
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Building energy use
Procurement
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0.62
0.27
0.21
Other procurement
0.28
Information and communication
technologies
0.29
Waste products and recycling
0.50
Water and sanitation
0.66
Construction
0.68
Manufactured fuels, chemicals and gases
0.72
Other manufactured products
0.74
Food and catering
1.00
NHS Freight transport
1.78
Paper products
2.00
Medical Instruments /equipment
4.50
Business services
Pharmaceuticals
Procurement Breakdown
5.00
4.38
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
1.50
1.61
0.46
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Goods and Services carbon footprint – carbon hotspots
Primary care – pharmaceuticals
including GP prescriptions
3.50m
tCO2e
3.00m
Acute - building
2.50m energy use (gas
and electricity)
Acute – medical
instruments and
equipment
Acute
2.00m
Specialist
1.50m
Mental Health
1.00m
Ambulance
Primary Care
0.50m
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0.00m
Acute
Specialist
Mental Health
Ambulance
Primary Care
Primary care and
acute – business
services
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What do we, the public, think?
Source:
Ipsos MORI
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Ten Entry points
1. To save money / conserve limited resources
2. To comply with regulations and law / scrutiny / governance
3. To manage risk and improve resilience
4. To manage reputation / take exemplary action
5. To reduce environmental impact harmful to health
6. To support staff to do what we all do elsewhere
7. To take account of the strength of the scientific evidence
8. To align actions with core ethics / values of the health / care system
9. To modernise models of prevention / care in line with other drivers
10. To improve outcomes: population health, and reduce health
inequalities now, and in the future….
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Health co-benefits:
“What is good for addressing climate change and creating a sustainable
world......is ALSO good for health (and healthcare) NOW”
1. For the public’s health
– More physical activity, better diet, improved
mental health, less road trauma, improved air
quality, less obesity/ heart disease/cancer, more
social inclusion/cohesion...
2. For the health and social care system
– More prevention, care closer to home, more
empowered / self care, better use of drugs, better
use of information and IT, fewer unnecessary
admissions, better models of care…
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Protect and Promote
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Extreme Events
Climate chaos
Resource shortages
Heatwaves
Flooding
Biodiversity
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Employment
Family and friends
Housing
Healthy sustainable food
Clean energy, clean water
Integrated transport
Safe shared pleasant spaces
Resilient communities
Moving upstream
– Prevention
– Resilience
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Route map
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Use the legal and regulatory
framework to improve health
1. Civil Contingencies Act 2004
2. Climate Change Act 2008
3. Public Services (Social Value Act) 2012
– (Chapter 3)...requires public authorities to have
regard to economic, social and environmental
well-being.
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Keep messages simple
1. Set a profound example in one’s own practice
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If not us, then who?
2. Preparing the next generation of people:
improving educational outcomes for the future
within resource limits (environmental and
financial)
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“Do more for less”
3. Best possible collaboration for implementation
of net generation of evidence for a safe,
sustainable and fair future…
– the best minds acting together
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See notes of this slides for some of the most important specific actions
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Have something
positive to say
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Leadership support
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Engagement
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…at all ages
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Actions to improve protect/improve health
1. Cholera: 1854 Broad 2. Smoking and
Street Pump
tobacco: 1962
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3. Sustainable
development and
climate change: 2012
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