{"id":127069,"date":"2025-10-23T01:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T06:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=127069"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:51:06","slug":"unmc-recognized-for-strong-sustainability-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/10\/23\/unmc-recognized-for-strong-sustainability-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC recognized for strong sustainability performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>UNMC and Nebraska Medicine received the <a href=\"https:\/\/practicegreenhealth.org\/metrics-and-awards\/2025-practice-greenhealth-awards-winners\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Greenhealth Partner for Change Award, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greenhealth Partner for Change Award<\/a> for strong performance across a range of sustainability initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the med center submitted an application for the Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards, which benchmarked the campus against other medical centers nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The application process was a significant undertaking, requiring months of data collection, analysis and narrative writing. The med center received a report showing how its campus sustainability data compares to other applicants and a national summary outlining actions that peer facilities are taking to improve environmental outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scorecard evaluated the med center\u2019s performance across 26 metrics in 10 key areas, including waste, energy and sustainable purchasing. Each metric was scored on a percentile scale, from the lowest performers (10th percentile) to the highest (90th percentile).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campus excelled in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Green cleaning: High percentage of cleaning budget spent on target green cleaning ingredients.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reusable products in operating rooms: Increased use of items like patient linens and surgical attire.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy efficiency: Low energy use intensity, in energy per square foot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water efficiency: Low gallons of water consumed per square foot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable purchasing: Strong percentage of budget spent on environmentally preferred products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Opportunities for growth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increase the share of electricity use coming from renewable sources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Further reduce emissions over time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjusting heating and cooling systems in operating rooms 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