NNUH Green Plan

Our updated Green Plan – Greening with PRIDE – was approved on 2 April 2025 and sets out how our Trust will become more sustainable – in line with new NHS England guidance.

The plan sets out our actions to reduce our carbon footprint over the next two-three years and to support the national goal of making the NHS net zero by 2045.

Over the last year we have created new Green Groups across the organisation and have more than 500 Green Champions. We have decommissioned our piped Nitrous Oxide manifold, we are reducing the environmental impact of waste by introducing an offensive waste stream and a new food digestor and working with our acute hospital colleagues across Norfolk and Waveney to streamline sustainability policies and procedures and remanufacture walking aids.

Greening with PRIDE builds on our first Green Plan that was published in 2022 to reduce carbon footprint and make sustainability a part of everything we do.

Greening with PRIDE outlines our commitment and actions to:

• Reduce non-sterile glove use by 50% by May 2026 and reduce clinical waste by 10% by 2026.
• Develop a scheme for decarbonising heat in 2025, replacing gas boilers with a more sustainable solution by 2028.
• Deliver a 50% reduction in carbon emissions produced from waste by 2026.
• Reduce electrical demand by at least 20% through lifecycle efficiency and other ‘switch off’/demand projects.
• Reduce consumables and eliminate single use plastics where practical, working to increase sterile services capacity over time.
• Work to reduce meat consumption by 30% by 2032 and use more locally and seasonally sourced food.
• Continue to explore the opportunities for digital enablement to improve access, quality and productivity of healthcare.

View the new: NNUH Green Plan 2025

 

View our previous: Green Plan 2024

You can also listen to our podcast about how we are striving for sustainable healthcare on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.