Decarbonising the UK Life Sciences Sector
The health and life sciences industry is under growing pressure to address sustainability issues, particularly carbon emissions. And while it has made some impressive progress in this regard, the hardest challenge still remains.
While the healthcare industry is responsible for saving millions of human lives, its work comes at a considerable cost to the environment.
The healthcare industry accounts for 4.4 – 4.6% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions and similar percentages of toxic air pollutants, putting it up there with the most carbon-intensive service sectors in the industrialised world.
The NHS has committed to reaching net zero by 2040 for the emissions they control directly, and by 2045 for the emissions they influence, through the goods and services we they from our partners and suppliers.
This conference aims to align the life sciences sector with policy ambitions for achieving net zero. Stakeholders and policymakers will discuss strategic priorities and next steps, including best practice and how challenges are being addressed by major organisations in life sciences.
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Event Speakers.
Event Schedule.
08.00 – 09.20 – Breakfast, registration and networking
09.20 – 09.40 – Chair’s welcome address
Dr Fiona Adshead, Chair, Sustainable Healthcare Coalition
09.40 – 09.55 – Building a Sustainable Future through Responsible Procurement
Josh Crosley, Co-Lead – Design for Life programme, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) (Invited)
09.55 – 10.10 – Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing
Joana da Silva, Programme Manager – VPAG Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme, Innovate UK
10.10 – 10:25 – Headline Sponsor
10:25 – 10.40 – Q&A Panel Debate
10.40 – 11.20 – Refreshments and Networking
11:20 – 11.35 – Opportunities for collaboration to achieve emissions reduction targets
Susan Simon, Chief Environmental Sustainability Officer, Medical Research Council (MRC)
11.35 – 11.50 – Next steps for reaching supplier benchmarks
Heidi Barnard, Head of Sustainability, NHS Supply Chain
11.50 – 12.05 – Embedding carbon-conscious thinking into procurement
Michael Clarke, Partnerships Director & Sustainability Lead, Medicines UK
12:05 – 12.20 – Q&A panel Debate
Robert Smith, Head of International & Sustainability Policy, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
12.20 – 12.30 – Movement Break
12.30 – 12.50 – Case Study 1 – The role of data & AI
12.50 – 13.10 – Case Study 2 – Options for moving towards greener clinical trials
13.10 – 13.30 – Case Study 3 – Reducing waste & improving recyclability
13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch in the Network Surgery
14.30 – 14.50 – Case Study 4 – Sustainable packaging, devices & tools
14.50 – 15.10 – Case Study 5 – Energy transformation to net zero carbon
15.10 – 15:30 Movement Break & Refreshments
15.30 – 15.45 – Adapting to the impacts of climate change
Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive, The Climate Change Committee
15.45 – 15.55 – Leveraging data and technology to drive cost-effective reduction of emissions
Addie MacGregor, Sustainability Manager, Association of British HealthTech Industries
15.55 – 16.10 – Building capacity around climate, health and sustainability in the research community
Dr Sophia Lentzos, Head of Sustainability, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
16:10 – 16.25 – Q&A Panel Debate
16.25 – 16:30 – Conference Close
**These times and invited speakers are subject to change without notice**
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