Accelerating sustainable healthcare
Thu 24 Sept
|St George's Conference Centre
Join the NIHR HRC Network for a hybrid HealthTech sustainability forum on Thursday 24 September 2026 at St George's Centre, Leeds.


Time & Location
24 Sept 2026, 09:30
St George's Conference Centre, 60 Great George St, Leeds LS1 3DL, UK
About the event
Sustainability is now a commercial imperative for HealthTech companies.
The NHS has committed to achieving net zero for its direct emissions by 2040 and indirect emissions by 2045. These targets extend across the healthcare supply chain and are increasingly shaping procurement decisions. Under the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, suppliers must demonstrate measurable environmental impact and embed sustainable practices across product development, manufacture and delivery.
This event brings together the organisations shaping the NHS sustainability agenda, including consultant surgeons and sustainability leaders from the Royal College of Surgeons, major NHS Foundation Trusts, the Circular Economy Healthcare Alliance, ABHI, Philips Health Systems and Pd-m.
Designed for HealthTech innovators, the forum will provide practical insight into NHS sustainability requirements, procurement priorities and emerging opportunities. Delegates will gain a clearer understanding of the NHS supply chain, the Department of Health and Social Care's Design for Life programme, and approaches to building sustainability into…