Year Four in Review
(2024-2025)

How we measure

The success of CASCADES is measured by 15 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) annually, which cover:

Annual per cent increases in media impressions or press attention
Reductions in GHG emissions as per cent from baseline, for each sustainable innovation supported (where impact of innovation on GHG reduction is direct)
Usability of GHG-reduction tools produced for each sustainable innovation supported (where impact of innovation on GHG reduction is indirect)

Year four by the numbers

Innovation champions engaged.

150

Healthcare workers trained to identify and act on sustainable healthcare opportunities.

600

Public talks and panels

19

People who participated in our knowledge translation and networking opportunities.

600

Media appearances and mentions

3

Cross-country engagement

Who we are reaching

Key products: Our year four playbooks

Catch up on talks and panels

Playlist

14 Videos

Most recent

Align your efforts: Embedding sustainability into your organization’s strategic framework

58:00

Integrating Environmental Sustainability into Hospital Pharmacies

52:37

Perspectives et actions pour des pratiques de pharmacie durables au Québec

1:00:18

Engage board and senior leaders

59:26

Environmental Impact of Pharmaceuticals – A call for change

56:11

Organizational strategic planning and roadmap development for sustainable health systems

59:26

Recipes for Change: Food Infrastructures for Planetary Health

1:11:29

Health leadership competencies for current and future climate change emergencies

59:53

Preparing for Climate Change at Health Care Facilities: Air quality and Smoke Management

59:14

Preparing for Climate Change at Health Care Facilities: Extreme Heat

1:17:47

Movement Building and Systems Change for Planetary Health

58:01

Social prescribing approaches for health equity and community climate resilience

54:26

Leading change: Mobilizing Quality Improvement for Sustainable Healthcare

59:16

Ya’akstulth: Leading with Compassion in a Tumultuous Era

38:25

Year Three events recordings

16 Videos

Most recent

Movement Building and Systems Change for Planetary Health

58:01

Social prescribing approaches for health equity and community climate resilience

54:26

Leading change: Mobilizing Quality Improvement for Sustainable Healthcare

59:16

Ya’akstulth: Leading with Compassion in a Tumultuous Era

38:25

Leveraging Sustainable Occupational Therapy for climate mitigation and adaptation

50:34

Preparing for Climate Change at Health Care Facilities: Wildfires and Smoke

1:00:59

Opportunities to address the environmental impacts of medication in primary care

54:00

Operationalizing healthcare sustainability at program level

57:55

Mobilizing health system sustainability through greenhouse gas estimation

57:20

Setting a course for sustainable healthcare: Strategic planning and roadmap development

57:35

NMS 2023 – Session 3: Carbon footprint of medicines

1:23:03

Look Ma... No Gloves! Safely addressing unnecessary glove use

59:00

Reducing our environmental impact in primary care

35:10

2023 Dr. Tarunendu Ghose Visiting Scholar in Global Health

1:31:30

Where is the Money? Investment and divestment considerations for health care workers

1:01:39

Mitigation and Resilience: Hospitals taking climate action

1:14:21

Media impressions and press attention: Explore our media coverage

Including:

Clinical Pearls: Green supply chains in hospital pharmacy: Canadian Society of Healthcare-Systems Pharmacy, April 23, 2024
PhareClimat Santé : nouvelle plateforme pour des établissements de santé écoresponsables: Cent degrés, April 24, 2024
Building together for high-quality, low-carbon, climate-resilient healthcare: Talkin’ Trash with UHN, April 26, 2024
Planetary health lens for primary care: Considering environmental sustainability offers benefits to patients and to providers: Canadian Family Physician, April 2024
Taking action towards climate-resilient, low-carbon, health systems: Perspectives from Canadian health leaders and healthcare professionals: Healthcare Management Forum, May 13, 2024
Leading the way: How hospital pharmacy is tackling climate change: Hospital News, June 25, 2024
Climate-conscious inhaler prescribing for family physicians: Canadian Family Physician, June 2024
Une bouffée d’air éco-responsible: Pharmascope, July 5, 2024
CASCADES 2024 and the Dalhousie hub: Dalhousie University Global Health Office, August 1, 2024
Introduction to planetary health in primary care: This Changed My Practice, September 16, 2024
Sustainability in Therapy: American Society of Hand Therapists’ Hands In Motion podcast, December 16, 2024
Target setting for low carbon sustainable health systems: World Health Organization, 2024
Greener remedies: Innovations that could help the healthcare system shrink its carbon footprint: The Toronto Star, January 22, 2025
Estimating greenhouse gas emissions from the health sector in Canada: Mind the gap: Healthcare Management Forum, January 28, 2025
Planetary Health Rounds: A novel educational model for integrating healthcare sustainability education into postgraduate medical curricula: The Journal of Climate Change and Health, March–April 2025