A prescription for change: Rethinking plastics use in healthcare to reduce waste, greenhouse gas emissions and costs is a first-of-its-kind report from Eunomia and Systemiq. This analysis quantifies the environmental and financial impacts of seven high-volume single-use healthcare plastic categories across Europe and North America.
To mark the launch of this report, Eunomia and Systemiq hosted two 60-minute webinars, in collaboration with Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth, to present the key findings alongside a panel discussion with leaders from across the healthcare value chain. Speakers explored actionable solutions, from reduction, reuse and recycling to procurement reform and regulatory change, backed by real-world case studies.
Watch the recording for the North America event
Watch the recording for the Europe/UK event
Who should watch A Prescription for Change?
This event is for anyone working to advance sustainability in healthcare – including procurement teams, sustainability leads, clinicians, suppliers, policymakers, and waste managers – and will provide practical insights on how to align healthcare plastics use with climate targets, resource efficiency, and patient safety.
About Eunomia
We are a global, independent sustainability consultancy. For over 25 years, we have combined science- and evidence-based, policy-led insights, innovative thinking, and data-driven modelling to help businesses, policymakers, and the third sector drive positive change for people and planet.
We offer an integrated set of services spanning the circular, natural, and low-carbon economies, supporting clients from strategy through to implementation and enabling systems-level change. We are a certified B Corp and operate globally from offices in the UK, Europe, the US, and Aotearoa New Zealand.
About Systemiq
Systemiq is a systems change company that works with businesses, policymakers, investors, and civil society organizations to reimagine and reshape the systems that sit at the heart of society – energy, nature and food, materials, built environment, and finance – to accelerate the shift to a more sustainable and inclusive economy.
Founded in 2016, Systemiq is a certified B Corp with offices in Brazil, France, Germany, Indonesia, the Netherlands, the UK, and the USA.
About Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)
Health Care Without Harm seeks to transform health care worldwide so the sector reduces its environmental footprint and becomes a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice.
About Practice Greenhealth
Practice Greenhealth is the innovation hub scaling the work of Health Care Without Harm. It is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,500 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada.