A brand new "high environmental quality" (HQE) sustainable building standard for healthcare establishments is due to be launched in the coming months. At least, that's what the ...
Energy - greenhouse gas emissions
Legal watch no. 334 (2022)
Energy - greenhouse gas emissions
This BEGES decree clarifies the obligations of the organizations concerned, while facilitating the publication of consolidated BEGESs for groups of companies. In addition, the decree ...
Safe spaces for bicycles - soft mobility - transport
Legal watch no. 333 (2022)
Safe spaces for bicycles - soft mobility - transport
According to INSEE, at the beginning of 2021, only 2% of French people will be using bicycles to get around, particularly for short distances. What's more, once you've reached your destination, it's ...
Details - waste tracking slips
Legal watch no. 332 (2022)
Details - waste tracking slips
An order dated July 26, 2022 defines the content of declarations to the electronic management system for waste tracking slips (article R. 541-45 of the Environmental Code), for ...
Medicated glass: in need of a solution
Victimized by the diversity of its contents and constrained by stringent legislation, medicinal glass is struggling to attract the interest of recycling organizations. François Gracia of Montpellier University Hospital (34) set out to find a way of recovering...
Blood sampling under the microscope
The Carpentras Hospital (84) has measured the environmental impact of blood sampling through a life cycle analysis of the procedure and six environmental impacts. This work was followed by recommendations.
"Lenval bon coin", bartering in stock!
The Fondation Lenval in Nice (06) now has its own "leboncoin". Accessible only on the establishment's intranet, 95% of equipment posted online finds a second life in-house in less than 15 minutes.
Clinique de Montberon buys as quickly as possible
The village baker delivers the bread every morning, and the meat is bought from the butcher next door. This 120-bed private psychiatric facility anchors its purchases in the Haute-Garonne region.
Club communication
Campaigns, posters, events: communications departments are vying with each other to bring the sustainable development approach to life in the field.
Laryngo blades: change of practice
Since Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, for which only 28 cases have been reported in France since 1996, single-use blades have become the norm. An (over)precaution that costs a lot in transport and waste. When will we see a return to multiple use?
Towards low-carbon anesthesia
With 11 million anaesthetic procedures performed each year in France, the carbon impact of anaesthetic gases is an issue. The C2DS/Sfar Doctors' Club is mapping virtuous initiatives and preparing a mobilization kit.
Management of Sustainable Development in Healthcare" University Diploma
17 students start the "Management of sustainable development in healthcare" university diploma. Previous graduates are very satisfied with this Montpellier University and Cesegh course: 85.7% are very satisfied and 14.3% satisfied.
Guides “L’hôpital agit pour la planète”
L'hôpital agit pour la planète Guide Edition 2021 - Publication : C2DS The C2DS has published the 7th opus in its "Guide des pratiques vertueuses en développement durable" collection, ...
Maternity at its best!
Modern? Certainly. The La Rochelle maternity hospital is experimenting with the use of single-use glass mini-bottles to avoid plastic nipples, and better suited to the low content of the 50 ml needed.
Aqua free: a new C2DS partner!
Aqua free joins C2DS partners. The company distributes products and systems from Aqua free GmbH for water treatment and improved water hygiene.
Everything's running smoothly at CH de Grasse!
For several years now, the hospital has been working on a mobility plan, in conjunction with the Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays de Grasse.
UK hospital sector aims for zero carbon emissions by 2050
How will the UK's NHS - the first healthcare system in the world to commit to zero carbon emissions by 2050 - achieve its goal? Its report, published in early October, provides a comprehensive analysis of the process.