Last week, we announced our Environmental Accountability Report (EAR) , which is a non-mandated report produced by the Energy & Environmental Sustainability team in order to help monitor how our health care organizations are doing in our commitments to environmental stewardship.

Designed in an easy-to-read format, the report introduces you to the Energy and Environmental Sustainability team, the 10 environmental sustainability topic areas, as well as initiatives and projects, and a scorecard evaluating the targets and status of our sustainability goals.

Check it out here: https://bcgreencare.ca/resource/2013-EAR

Transparent Reporting is sharing what we do with you:

The EAR is just one way that we report on what we are up to. Each year, the four Lower Mainland Health Organizations complete a Strategic Energy Management Plan (SEMP) and submit it to BC Hydro.

The SEMPs are in-depth reports, which profile each organization, the facilities, goals and objectives, planned actions and awareness, as well as education programs, and renewable energy solutions.

You can read the SEMP for FH, PHC, PHSA and VCH here: https://bcgreencare.ca/resource/SEMP

Although each of the four LMHOs are unique in size and scale – in terms of the number and size of facilities that they operate and in the numbers of people that they serve, all are united by the need to reduce energy consumption by setting targets, monitoring emissions, and reducing energy intensity with an Energy Management Plan.

More information & ways to connect:

If you are looking for more in-depth information on how the various health organizations are doing, there are plenty of other resources, stories and ways to get involved via the GreenCare Community site: https://bcgreencare.ca

To get more health care specific information and access the interactive portion of the GreenCare Community, you need to create a profile with your health care email address here: https://bcgreencare.ca/user/register

Once you have an account and you’re logged-in, you can read the stories on the ‘Home’ tab, check out the programs and resources under the ‘Learn’ tab, and connect with other health care staff interested in sustainability issues via the Connect or Lead tab.

Questions or comments?

We would love to hear your response, comments and any questions that you have. Join the GreenCare Community and share your stories, resources and feedback.