Our sustainability plans
Our commitment to sustainability
At Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we’re committed to providing excellent healthcare while reducing our impact on the environment. We know that climate change is a serious threat to people’s health and the world around us, and we understand that our day-to-day operations play a part. As one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, we believe it’s our responsibility to lead the way in cutting carbon emissions and making our services more sustainable.
Our 2025–2028 Sustainability Plan sets out how we’ll work towards becoming a net zero organisation. It builds on the progress we made in our 2022–2025 plan and follows national NHS goals and legal targets, including:
- Reaching net zero emissions by 2040 for the things we directly control.
- Reaching net zero emissions by 2045 for the things we can influence.
Being proud to make a difference in everything we do is our mantra, and this is never more so than in our drive to make an impact on our environmental footprint. To reflect this, we have adopted “creating a sustainable organisation” as a sixth corporate aim in our new corporate strategy.
We want to make a positive difference to the communities we serve—by delivering high-quality care, using public money wisely, and helping to create healthier, more resilient places to live. Our Sustainability Plan shows how we’re working to reduce harm to the environment while improving the way we deliver care.
We’re proud of the steps we’ve already taken to cut emissions, but we know there’s more to do. Our new plan includes ambitious goals in areas where we believe we can make a real impact—such as energy use, preparing for the effects of climate change, travel and transport, sustainable purchasing, and educating our staff to help drive meaningful change.
This is our second Sustainability Plan, and we’d love you to take a look. Inside, you’ll find our aims and actions across key areas, including how we’re using resources more wisely, cutting waste, and making sustainable changes in how we deliver care. Find out how we’re building a greener, healthier future—and how you can be part of it.
