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Environmental Sustainability Advisory Services
Work with JCR sustainability experts to help improve your organization’s quality and safety through environmental stewardship.
The Importance of Environmental Sustainability
Our mission is to improve the quality and safety of patient care. And part of advancing that mission involves environmental stewardship. We’re committed to helping health care organizations:
Address health care inequities
Battle global warming
Identify and promote environmental initiatives that improve patient and staff safety
Positively impact local communities
With our environmental sustainability advisory services, you get experts who have key experience in coordinating sustainability initiatives. We’ll help your organization utilize key tools and provide the training your health care organization needs for improved environmental sustainability. With our environmental sustainability advisory services, you get experts who have key experience in coordinating sustainability initiatives. We’ll help your organization utilize key tools and provide the training your health care organization needs for improved environmental sustainability. Our experts can also provide guidance to hospitals and critical access hospitals interested in achieving Joint Commission Sustainable Healthcare Certification.
Focus Areas
Our advisory services guide your organization in defining and achieving environmental sustainability goals. Some program components you may consider focusing on include:
Energy conservation and decarbonization
Healthy food
Reduction of hazardous chemicals and gases
Supply chain and procurement
Sustainable construction practices
Transportation
Waste minimization
Water conservation
Evaluate
We look at your organization's sustainability program and initiatives to see how they're currently performing.
Identify
Together we identify key sustainability components important to your organization.
Review
We review and define key performance indicators and metrics with your team.
Validate
We help you validate your environmental practices are continuously improving.
Environmental Sustainability Solutions
With our environmental sustainability services, your JCR expert will provide your organization with the following:
Sustainability Matrix
Understand the significance and duration of current and proposed sustainability measures.
Report Card
View your organization’s sustainability grade to prioritize next steps most efficiently.
Help with Existing Tools
Leverage the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Carbon Footprint Calculator or Energy Star Portfolio Manager.
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The experts at JCR are always available to help you identify and select those advisory services that will be most beneficial to you and assist with your organization's most challenging needs.
*The use of Joint Commission Resources consultative technical or advisory services is not necessary to obtain a Joint Commission Accreditation award, nor does it influence the granting of such awards.