Annual Report 2017-18 | Monash Health
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Environmental<br />
sustainability report<br />
<strong>Monash</strong> <strong>Health</strong> is committed to reducing our ecological<br />
footprint. Sustainability is one of the priorities of our<br />
20<strong>18</strong>-23 Strategic Plan.<br />
We recognise the compelling link<br />
between greenhouse gas emissions,<br />
climate change, and the resultant<br />
impact on our environment.<br />
<strong>Monash</strong> <strong>Health</strong> has committed<br />
to actively contribute to the<br />
implementation of the Victorian<br />
Government’s policy to be net zero<br />
carbon emissions by 2050 and improve<br />
environmental sustainability.<br />
Eco Champions Committee<br />
The <strong>Monash</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Eco Champions<br />
Committee has represented <strong>Monash</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> at the Victorian Green<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Round Table and Australian<br />
Nursing and Midwifery Federation<br />
Sustainability Conference.<br />
The Committee meets bimonthly<br />
with a comprehensive and growing<br />
representation inclusive of clinical and<br />
non-clinical staff.<br />
Their outcomes this year include:<br />
• Highlighting sustainability<br />
initiatives to encourage staff<br />
participation as well as to support<br />
sustainability messaging<br />
• Regular contributions to the<br />
internal staff newsletter, keeping<br />
communications contemporary<br />
and relevant<br />
• Development of training materials<br />
and displays to support staff<br />
education and promotion of<br />
environmental sustainability<br />
• Running Keep a Cup drives to<br />
further encourage staff to reduce the<br />
amount of disposable cups used in<br />
our facilities<br />
• Our retail providers continue to offer<br />
a discount to those staff who bring<br />
their own mug<br />
• Engineering continues to roll out our<br />
LED lighting program<br />
• Implementation of a building<br />
analytics program for <strong>Monash</strong><br />
Children’s Hospital to ensure early<br />
detection of any Heating, Ventilation<br />
and Air Conditioning faults<br />
• Employment of an energy<br />
performance management consultant<br />
to conduct a level 2 energy audit<br />
for <strong>Monash</strong> Medical Centre and<br />
Dandenong Hospital. This audit<br />
will identify any opportunities to<br />
improve our energy consumption<br />
for these facilities.<br />
The Minister<br />
for <strong>Health</strong> and<br />
Ambulance<br />
Services,<br />
The Hon Jill<br />
Hennessy<br />
MP, is the<br />
responsible<br />
Minister.<br />
40 <strong>Monash</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2017</strong>-<strong>18</strong>
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