Making the Transition to Green Products
Mark Rossi, PhD
May 19, 2009
1. Green Purchasing Power of Health Care 2. Global Health & Safety Initiative (GHSI) – Healthy Purchasing
3. Taking Action
overview
• health care spending = $2.2 trillion or 16% of GDP (2007) • $227.5 billion = prescription drugs (2007) • $24.5 billion = durable med. equip. (2007) • $37.4 billion = non-durable medical products (2007)
• $30 billion = construction (2006)
market power
• medical waste alternatives • mercury-free medical devices • PVC-/DEHP-free plastic
• BPA-free products • BFR-/PBDE-free products
• green buildings • electronics -- environmentally preferable
green purchasing opportunities
A Social Movement Providing Leadership to Transform Health Care
Five Work Groups * Built Environment * Healthy Purchasing * Sustainable Operations * Research Collaborative * Corporate Social Responsibility & Public Policy
www.globalhealthsafety.org
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Mission The mission of the Healthy Purchasing Workgroup is to harness the collective purchasing power of participating hospital systems and their GPOs to generate demand for inherently safer products and services for patients, workers, and the environment.
Projects • EPP Guidance Document • Priority Specifications • Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Specifications
healthy purchasing workgroup
Endorsers
Ascension Health AmeriNet Broadlane Catholic Healthcare West Consorta, Inc. Health Care Without Harm HIGPA Hospital Sisters Health System Kaiser Permanente MedAssets Novation Practice Greenhealth Premier Inc. St. Joseph Health System
epp guidance
Priority Specifications
Including …
• PVC / DEHP-free • Halogen-free electronics • Recycled paper
• • • • Greener cleaners Mercury-free Reuse of Single Use Devices Local & Sustainably Produced Food • Food Service Ware products
priority specifications
Online data base to include: • Model specifications • Model RFI/RFP language • Availability of preferred products + their cost implications • Resource links
epp specs resources
• Alignment of providers on environmental priorities • Greater availability of environmentally preferable products • Reduced facility cost for tools and materials • Simpler purchasing processes through shared web-based resource with: – model specifications/contract language – case studies
benefits of collaboration
• Adopt Guidelines & Pledges – Mercury-, Latex-, PVC-/DEHP, BPA-free – Food, Guiding Principles for Chemicals Policy, Green Guide for Health Care Construction • Collaborate – GHSI – Practice Greenhealth – Health Care Without Harm • Make Purchasing Choices
taking action