Climate Change Data

OpenRad Services UK Ltd

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Resource Conservation

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced energy consumption through cloud-based PACS and remote work, minimizing travel-related emissions and redundant examinations.
  • Coastal Medical Imaging reduced carbon emissions by condensing clinics into fortnightly sessions, reducing energy consumption and travel emissions.

Social Achievements

  • Improved patient experience through efficient workflows and remote access to services.
  • Enabled remote work for radiologists, improving work-life balance.

Governance Achievements

  • Coastal Medical Imaging formalized a written sustainability policy and crafted a carbon reduction plan with a net-zero target by 2050 and a 20% reduction within five years.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Coastal Medical Imaging commits to a net-zero carbon target by 2050.
Short-term Goals:
  • Coastal Medical Imaging aims to reduce carbon emissions by 20% within five years.

Environmental Challenges

  • High energy consumption of radiology equipment (CT, MRI scanners).
  • Reluctance of radiologists to turn off workstations due to slow startup times.
  • Significant transport-related emissions from staff and patient travel.
  • Use of rare resources like helium and gadolinium in imaging equipment.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Adoption of cloud-based PACS (OpenRad Cloud) to reduce energy consumption and reliance on physical workstations.
  • Implementation of energy-saving modes and faster restart times for workstations.
  • Encouraging remote work and tele-radiology to reduce travel emissions.
  • Exploring solutions for recycling unused gadolinium and helium.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Purchasing from suppliers committed to sustainable practices.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 13: Climate Action

OpenRad's initiatives contribute to these goals by reducing healthcare's environmental impact, promoting energy efficiency, and mitigating climate change.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • OpenRad Cloud