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Intersurgical

Intersurgical is a global designer, manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of high quality medical devices for respiratory support. We provide flexible patient solutions for airway management, anaesthesia, critical care and oxygen & aerosol therapy, for use within emergency care, hospitals and also in the home.

We are committed to lowering the environmental impact of our products and services and have implemented an Environmental Management System which has been certified to the international standard ISO 14001:2015. We follow this framework to establish and ensure a sustainable approach across the business and throughout the lifecycle of our products. View our Environmental Policy.

Our company goal is to provide best practice respiratory product solutions for patients and clinicians, offering quality, innovation and choice.

Visit our website www.intersurgical.co.uk and interact with us on our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linked In channels.

Vital Energi

With over 30 years’ experience in the District Heating and Cooling industry, our team are responsible for some of the UK’s first and largest award winning district energy projects.

We’ve grown our business to offer unrivalled design, build, operation and maintenance services, and even partner with our clients to form ESCos.

View Vital Energi’s website

Armstrong Medical

Armstrong Medical, based in Coleraine Northern Ireland, was established in 1984 by John Armstrong MBE and has become a specialist manufacturer of respiratory consumables for Critical, Perioperative and Neonatal care.

We seek to understand our customers’ needs and find solutions to help streamline the delivery of care, saving user’s time, and reducing waste.

Our core capabilities of innovative product design, vertical integration manufacturing and breathing circuit customisation support our focus on sustainability and waste reduction.

Visit our website www.armstrongmedical.net and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Refill

Refill is an award-winning campaign to prevent plastic pollution at source by making it easier to reuse and refill your water bottle on the go than to buy a single-use plastic bottle.

The campaign works by connecting people who are looking for water, with thousands of local business, transport hubs and public spaces where they can refill for free via a location-based app. Anyone can download the app to find Refill Stations near them.

City to Sea

City to Sea is an award-winning not-for-profit environmental organisation campaigning to stop plastic pollution – from city to sea. We’re made up of everyday people doing extraordinary things; using our skills (and sometimes discovering new ones) to create a more beautiful world.

Through our fun, solutions-focused initiatives we’re empowering individuals to make a difference in their communities, working with companies and retailers to help them tackle plastic pollution and reaching millions of people with our digital content and campaigns

WRAP Cymru

When taking into account food procurement, labour, utilities and waste management costs it is estimated that food waste represents a cost to the Healthcare Sector of £230 million each year, or £1,900 per tonne. Prevention, therefore, offers a real opportunity for hospitals to make financial and environmental savings, and improve the catering service they provide to patients.

Challenging the way the catering service is delivered and utilising the combined experiences of catering, nursing and dietitian teams (“the Power of 3”) can identify waste prevention opportunities. This can include behavioural changes such as avoiding the preparation of ‘just in case meals’ or more fundamental changes such as revising a menu or the food ordering system.

WRAP’s bespoke resources to help you reduce costs are available via our Health Sector webpages or for further information please contact hugh.jones@wrap.org.uk .

WRAP Cymru is part of WRAP, the circular economy experts. Our work helps businesses, councils and householders prevent waste, recycle more and save money. Visit the WRAP website to learn more.

This work includes UK-wide food waste prevention programmes such as the Courtauld Commitment 2025 (C2025) for the grocery sector, and consumer behaviour change campaigns such as Love Food Hate Waste.

The Vegan Society

The Vegan Society was founded in November 1944 and we’ve made tremendous progress since.

The society was first registered as a charity in August 1964 but its assets were later transferred to a new charity when it also became limited company in December 1979. The definition of veganism and the charitable objects of the society were amended and refined over the years. By winter 1988 this definition was in use – although the phrasing has changed slightly over the years – and remains so today.

For more information visit: https://www.vegansociety.com

Soil Association Food for Life

NHS Sustainability Day Campaign Membership Information

Food for Life is a Soil Association initiative. It began life in 2003 and developed into an award winning national programme to transform school food culture, before extending to new sectors including hospitals thanks to funding from Big Lottery’s Wellbeing Fund.

The Food for Life Hospitals programme supports and empowers NHS leaders to put a good food culture at the top of the agenda. Our support is designed to help NHS trusts create a better food experience and support a health promoting environment for patients, staff and visitors. Our support programmes include;

Food for Life Hospitals Network; providing a range of support and opportunities for shared learning for NHS trusts, including seminars, policy briefings and conferences
Reducing Food Waste Workshop; bringing multi-disciplinary teams together to examine and address food waste reduction in hospitals.
Food & Drink Strategy support; helping trusts develop a strategy with cross discipline input that frames a meaningful approach to creating a ‘good food’ environment in NHS trusts.

Food for Life has extensive experience of working with up to 70 NHS trusts, and of contributing to the sector policy context. This has included membership of the DoH Hospital Food Standards Panel and its expert reference groups.

For more information contact: Susannah McWilliam

PETA

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation is a UK-based charity dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals.

Like humans, animals are capable of suffering and have interests in leading their own lives; therefore, they are not ours to use – for food, clothing, experimentation, entertainment or any other reason. PETA and our affiliates around the world educate policymakers and the public about cruelty to animals and promote an understanding of the right of all animals to be treated with respect.

PETA works through public education, research, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement and protest campaigns. PETA believes in non-violence and does not advocate or support actions in which anyone, human or non-human, is harmed. PETA is a charitable organisation that works to educate the public about the horrors of cruelty to animals through peaceful means.

Depending on context, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Foundation may be referred to as the “PETA Foundation”, “PETA UK”, or “PETA.” References to any campaign activities that occurred prior to October 2009 refer to activities undertaken by PETA Europe.

For more information visit: https://www.peta.org.uk/

Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. The Company offers a diverse array of innovative medical technologies including reconstructive, medical, surgical, neurotechnology and spine products to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. Stryker products and services are available in over 100 countries around the world. Stryker Sustainability Solutions is a division within Stryker Corporation.

Stryker Sustainability Solutions provides a medical device remanufacturing service. Our solutions help hospitals achieve their environmental and fiscal goals. As the supplier of choice for roughly 3,000 U.S. hospitals, (we are also now established in several Trusts in the UK ) our approach is simple: grow your financial and environmental sustainability. Together, we can deliver this without compromising quality.

Our intention is to proportionally replicate these savings and environmental benefits here in the UK and we would welcome your Trust joining the growing number of UK hospitals working with us at Stryker Sustainability Solutions.

For more information, please contact:

Paul Broadberry

National Sales Manager

07976313530

Sustainability Solutions

Stryker UK Limited

Hambridge Road

Newbury RG14 5AW

T: +44 (0)1635 262400

M: +44(0)7976313530

paul.broadberry@stryker.com

www.stryker.co.uk

IEMA

We’re transforming the world to sustainability. As the worldwide alliance of environment and sustainability professionals, we’re working to make our businesses and organisations future-proof. Through our global sustainability standards and partnerships, we are driving understanding and uptake of crucial skills that will keep the world of business in business. Discover more about our work and how to get involved.

You can find more information here: http://iema.net/

Warp It

In these tough times the sight of usable furniture in skips, causes a negative reaction in staff and the public

Reduce the incidence of furniture being skipped by making it easy for staff to trade surplus items.

Learn how to implement an ebay style marketplace in your organisation where staff can give and get surplus assets from each other and even to/from other organisations. In this session you will also learn the importance of reuse and the positive impact it can have on procurement and supply chain emissions. There are several dates sign up here:

Being a member of the NHS Sustainability Campaign not only provides your organisation with a wealth of opportunities to showcase your services to the NHS but it demonstrates how important sustainable development is to your company. If you are an organisation who understands the benefits sustainability can bring to public health services then being a member of this dedicated campaign is a must!

Member benefits

+ Attendance at events
+ Exhibition at events
+ Speaking opportunities
+ Profile on website
+ Participation in a range of working parties and special interest groups
+ Regulatory, technical and market advice
+ Sustainable Development Declaration
+ Online interaction via SD Network
+ Referrals from NHS Trusts
+ Newsletter subscription
+ Networking opportunities
+ Social media mentions
+ Report branding