Turning the NHS Supply Chain green
Two months to Go!
With just two months to go to the UK’s premier NHS Supply Chain event – P4H England, we’re happy to announce yet another speaker to our keynote stage.
Michelle McCann, Director for Sustainability at NHS London Procurement Partnership will be sharing her knowledge and experience with attendees on 7th July at the NEC.
Michelle joins our impressive selection of speakers that include:
Michelle’s addition to the line-up comes at an important time as the NHS aims to become carbon net zero.
Greening the supply chain
The organisation committed to becoming net zero in October 2020, in response to the profound and growing threat to health posed by climate change.
Launching the “Delivering a Net Zero Health Service” report which sets out a clear ambition and targets for the NHS to achieve.
Since the commitment was made, the NHS has worked towards improving its green credentials across the whole service, from buildings and estates to printing and paper, and significant savings are already being made.
A huge part of achieving these ambitions will be how the NHS can work with its supply chains to bring carbon savings. Becoming the world’s first carbon net zero national health system by 2040 will require big changes for the NHS and for NHS Supply Chain.
With more than 60% of the NHS carbon footprint based within the NHS supply chain, every supplier needs to support the efforts to reach net zero by 2045.
Supporting the NHS in reducing harmful carbon emissions offers suppliers the opportunity to play a part in improving health now and for future generations.
A Supplier Framework for benchmarking and reporting progress against the requirements detailed in this roadmap this year.
Net Zero Supplier Roadmap
From April 2023: the NHS will adopt the Government’s ‘Taking Account of Carbon Reduction Plans‘ (PPN 06/21), requiring all suppliers with new contracts for goods, services, and/or works with an anticipated contract value above ￡5 million per annum, to publish a carbon reduction plan for their direct emissions. From April 2024, the NHS will expand this requirement for all new contracts, irrespective of value.
From April 2027: all suppliers with contracts for goods, services, and/or works for any value, will be expected to publish a carbon reduction plan that takes into account the suppliers’ direct and indirect emissions.
From April 2028: new requirements will be introduced overseeing the provision of carbon foot-printing for individual products supplied to the NHS. The NHS will work with suppliers and regulators to determine the scope and methodology.
From 2030: suppliers will only be able to qualify for NHS contracts if they can demonstrate their progress through published progress reports and continued carbon emissions reporting through the supplier framework.
Find out more about the NHS Supply Chain’s delivery of net zero at their pavilion at P4H England.
Becoming part of a green supply chain will be crucial to securing business with the NHS, visit our education and leanring zone to see how you can implement net zero objectives.
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