Marketing_content_editor Attributes Username: Sophia Labeko SF217641 Email: Sophia.Labeko@ucsf.edu Preferred language: en Timezone: America/Los_Angeles Created: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Last updated: Thursday, March 5, 2026 Status: Active Submitted by Sophia Labeko on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 12:36 UCSF Health has been recognized with the Practice Greenhealth Emerald Award for overall sustainability practices for 17 consecutive years. This includes special recognition for:Circle of Excellence - EnergyCircle of Excellence - ClimateCircle of Excellence - Green BuildingCircle of Excellence- TransportationGreening the Operating Room The Practice Greenhealth Emerald Award recognizes outstanding hospitals from within the Partner for Change applicants. This competitive award recognizes the top 20 percent of applicants and is focused on advanced sustainability programs and exemplary scores in a range of categories. The System for Change Award recognizes health systems that are working cohesively to set system-wide sustainability goals, track performance data, benchmark, and support intra organizational learning and implementation within their institutions. The Greenhealth Partner for Change Award recognizes superior performance in environmentalsustainability, covering a range of different sustainability programs and activities. Winners have also made substantive progress on mercury elimination. The Circle of Excellence Awards celebrate hospitals that have not only earned an award for all-around sustainability achievement but who have also been identified as the top-scoring programs for each category of sustainability. See below for a detailed list of all Practice Greenhealth awards UCSF Health has won in the past:YearAward ReceivedSpecial Recognition2025Greenhealth EmeraldEmerald, Circle of Excellence- Transportation, System for Change (UC Health)2025Partner for Change (UCSF Health Saint Mary's) 2024Greenhealth EmeraldGreening the OR, Circle of Excellence - Climate2023Greenhealth EmeraldGreening the OR, Circle-Energy, Circle – Climate, Circle – Green Bldg; Circle of Excellence - Food (part of UC Health) 2022Greenhealth EmeraldCircle – Transportation, Emerald, Greening the OR 2021Environmental Excellence 2020Greenhealth EmeraldGreening the OR, Emerald, System for Change2019Greenhealth Emerald 2018Greenhealth EmeraldCircle – Climate2017Greenhealth EmeraldGreening the OR2016Top 25 Environmental ExcellenceCircle – Climate, Circle – Green Bldg, Greening the OR2015Partner for Change Top 25, Circle – Climate, Circle – Green Bldg, Circle - Leadership 2014Partner for Change Circle – Climate, Circle – Green Bldg, Emerald 2013Partner for Change with Distinction 2012Partner for Change with Distinction 2011Partner for Change with Distinction 2011Partner for Change 2010Partner for Change Business Unit Sustainability Viewable By Everyone
Marketing_content_editor Attributes Username: Sophia Labeko SF217641 Email: Sophia.Labeko@ucsf.edu Preferred language: en Timezone: America/Los_Angeles Created: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Last updated: Thursday, March 5, 2026 Status: Active
