Carbon reduction and sustainable development are becoming corporate responsibilities for all organisations. As such, they should both be part of the formal objectives and governance arrangements of every NHS organisation.
Every NHS organisation should sign up to the NHS Good Corporate Citizenship Assessment Model and produce Board approved Sustainable Development Management Plans, including their approach to reduction.
Sustainable development regional networks should be developed further and given more prominence to ensure wide corporate representation across organisations and directorates.
The Board should take full responsibility for the embedding carbon reduction and sustainability into all policies and practices and undertaken by the organisation.
