As a health-care organization, we are mindful of the link between a healthy environment and a healthy population. We have an important role to play in both reducing our collective environmental footprint and ensuring our ability to respond to current and future environmental threats. Planetary health is a priority for our
2023-2028 Strategic Plan.
BC Renal has developed an actionable strategy to integrate environmentally sustainable kidney care in BC Renal committees and key activities. A working group of clinical champions from all health authority renal programs, an Indigenous leader, patient and family partners and BC Renal staff guided its development.
The strategy outlines key priorities, objectives, and how network members can work together to advance the efforts:
Stretch goal: 40% reduction in kidney care originating greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, in accordance with
Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan and
CleanBC.
- Build relationships and leverage the programs, policies and resources already developed provincially, nationally and internationally.
- Increase awareness across the network of available resources and tools.
- Support educational opportunities and knowledge translation.
- Embed planetary health in all projects undertaken by BC Renal and its provincial committees.
- Work towards the integration of green nephrology champions and strategies across the network.
- Seek opportunities to integrate green strategies into provincial contract procurement and management.
- Optimize kidney care strategies that promote environmental sustainability (early identification of disease/preventing disease progression, virtual care, pharmaceutical approaches etc).
Case study: IV Fe push in HD
This case study series showcases how kidney care teams are reducing environmental impacts, offering practical solutions to inspire action across programs.
