Delivering
toxic-free
healthcare
We unite hospitals, professionals, and parents to protect future generations from harmful plastics and chemicals, proving that toxic-free healthcare is possible.
Why
Born Green
Generation?
Born Green Generation is a transformational movement, with the ambition to change healthcare delivery by protecting the first 1000 days of life.
A Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe initiative, working in partnership with hospitals and universities in Europe and the UK. We aim to protect current and future generations from the harmful effects of certain plastics and chemicals, while reducing unnecessary plastic waste. Over the next three years, we’re embarking on a one-of-a-kind project to make toxic-free maternity and paediatric care a reality, protecting the health and wellbeing of all new life.
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Great potential, enormous impact
We envision a world where new life, born today and in the future, can exist in a better, healthier environment. Through the Born Green Generation initiative, we aim to launch a new approach to healthcare.
Bern University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
The Bern University of Applied Sciences (BUAS, German: Berner Fachhochschule BFH, French: Haute école spécialisée bernoise HESB) is a public vocational university with a strong national and international profile. It encompasses several disciplines, including engineering, business, health, social work, arts, and agriculture. With campuses in Bern, Biel, and Zollikofen, it fosters innovation and applied research.
Center for Sustainable Hospitals (Denmark)
The Centre for Sustainable Hospitals is a collaborative hub for all hospitals in the Central Denmark Region, driving their green transition. It focuses on reducing resource consumption in medical treatments to maximise environmental and climate benefits. By promoting sustainable practices, the centre aims to minimise the healthcare sector’s ecological footprint significantly.
CH Angoulême (France)
The CH Angouleme maternity ward delivers almost half of the births in their territory (approximately 1500 per year). For years, the team has been working to reduce vulnerable patients’ exposure to harmful substances such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and plastics. They have, for example, implemented reusable nappies in their maternity ward.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
GOSH is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. Since its formation in 1852, the hospital has been dedicated to children’s healthcare and to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses. Their mission is to put the ‘child first and always’. In 2018 they started a campaign to reduce their unnecessary use of gloves, and since then they have reduced consumption by approximately 40% and their waste by 21 tonnes.
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (England) (UK)
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has provided patient-centred healthcare to communities in the North East of England and beyond for over 250 years. They are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, offering a wider range of specialist services than any other. In June 2019, Newcastle Hospitals became the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a Climate Emergency.
University of Malta (Malta)
Over its 400-year history, the University of Malta has been the hub for international academic exchange on the island. UM is the leading higher education institution in Malta, and its structures are in line with the Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area.
