At Transform Hospital Group, we understand that action to combat global warming needs to accelerate to protect the planet in the future.
Global warming is caused by ‘greenhouse gases’ in Earth's atmosphere, which trap heat. They let sunlight pass through the atmosphere, but they prevent the heat that the sunlight brings from leaving the atmosphere, raising the temperature of the planet. Sources of greenhouse gases include electricity production, emissions from burning fossil fuels like petrol for transportation, and heating.
Achieving a balance between the amount of greenhouse gas emissions we produce and the amount removed from the atmosphere is called Net Zero. We take our responsibilities towards the environment seriously, and we’re committed to reducing the impact that our business operations have on the world around us.
The emissions that we produce (or energy that we use) as an organisation can be broken down into Scopes 1,2 and 3:
Scope 1 – All emissions that come from our activity or which are under our control
Scope 2 – Indirect emissions from electricity purchased and used by the organisation
Scope 3 – All other indirect emissions from our organisational activities, from sources that we do not own and control
We have carried out a lot of work as we seek to improve our company’s environmental impact. Experts inspected our clinics and hospitals so that we could understand our current carbon footprint and use this as a baseline from which to improve. As a result, we have made the following environmental commitments:
- A Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction of 6.7% year-on-year, reaching Net Zero by 2035
- A Scope 3 emissions reduction in our supply chain to Net Zero by 2045
We will reduce our emissions through a range of decarbonisation options, with carbon reduction activity carried out on an continuous basis to achieve our Net Zero goal.
