All around the world, at health care facilities large and small, urban and rural, 2020 Challenge participants are leading the transformation to climate-smart health care. By using their innovation, ingenuity, investments and voice, they are reducing their climate footprint, developing low-carbon models of care, adapting to stand resilient to a changing climate and advocating for policies to protect the future health of the planet. 

For many participants, this is their third consecutive year receiving the Climate Champion Awards. Their dedication is inspiring to us all and demonstrates that achieving climate-smart health care is an ongoing and iterative journey.

Collectively, the 2017 Climate Champions and other reporting participants have committed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 16 million metric tons of CO2e. Their determination and dedication is evident in their rapid progress towards achieving these targets and continually challenging themselves to go further.

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Champion awards 2017

2020 Challenge Climate Champions- 2017

AFRICA

The Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakesh, Morocco:
SILVER- Renewable Energy
SILVER- Climate Resiliency
GOLD- Climate Leadership

Netcare Limited, South Africa:
SILVER- GHG Reduction (Energy)
SILVER- Renewable Energy
GOLD- Climate Resiliency
GOLD- Climate Leadership

Western Cape Government Health, South Africa:
GOLD- Climate Leadership

EUROPE

Instituto Catalán de Oncología, Spain:
SILVER- GHG Reduction (Energy)

Northampton General Hospital, United Kingdom:
SILVER- GHG Reduction (Energy)

Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Germany**:
SILVER- Climate Leadership

**- Member of the European Health Care Climate Council

Global

British United Provident Association (BUPA)
GOLD- GHG Reduction (Energy)
SILVER- Renewable Energy

Latin America

Hospital Clínica Bíblica, Costa Rica:
GOLD- GHG Reduction (Energy)
SILVER- Renewable Energy
GOLD- Climate Leadership

Hospital Estadual Américo Brasiliense, Brasil:
GOLD- Climate Leadership

Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Brasil:
GOLD- Climate Resiliency

Hospital Santa Izabel, Brasil:
GOLD- Renewable Energy

Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Brasil:
GOLD- Energy efficiency

SPDM- Hospital Geral de Pedreira, Brasil:
GOLD- Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Non-energy)

PACIFIC

Auckland District Health Board, New Zealand:
SILVER- GHG Reduction (Energy)
SILVER- GHG Reduction (Non-Energy)
SILVER- Climate Leadership

Counties Manukau District Health Board, New Zealand:
GOLD- GHG Reduction (Non-Energy)
SILVER- Climate Leadership

Mater Misericordiae Limited, Australia:
GOLD- Climate Resiliency
SILVER- Climate Leadership

New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association, Australia:
SILVER- Climate Leadership

US and Canada

Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care, Canada:
GOLD- Climate Leadership

Dignity Health, United States*:
SILVER- GHG Reduction (Energy)
SILVER- Renewable Energy
GOLD- Climate Resiliency
GOLD- Climate Leadership

Gundersen Health System, United States*:
GOLD- GHG Reduction (Energy)
GOLD- Renewable Energy

Kaiser Permanente, United States*:
GOLD- GHG Reduction (Energy)
GOLD- Renewable Energy

Partners HealthCare, United States*:
GOLD- GHG Reduction (Energy)
GOLD- Climate Resiliency
GOLD- Climate Leadership

Synergie Santé Environnement, Canada:
SILVER- Climate Leadership

University Health Network, Canada:
GOLD- Climate Resiliency
GOLD- Climate Leadership

*- Member of the US Health Care Climate Council