Industry

Healthcare

For hospitals, clinics, and labs, decarbonization focuses on HVAC optimization, medical equipment energy use, sterilization & laundry, refrigerants & medical gases (N₂O, HFCs), and waste streams including biohazard, pharma, plastics, and food. Patient safety and uptime drive requirements for redundancy and IAQ, while compliance spans GHG/ESG and healthcare-specific norms.

Energy-efficient healthcare facility

Key drivers & challenges

  • High-intensity HVAC & IAQ in ORs, ICUs, labs; demand control & heat recovery.
  • Refrigerants in chillers/HVAC & medical cold chain; leak detection & phasedown.
  • Medical gases: N₂O capture/abatement; O₂ generation energy.
  • Waste segregation & treatment: BMW, sharps, pharma returns, plastics, food.
  • Backup power & resilience: DG sets, UPS, rooftop solar + BESS.
Scope 1 — On-site
  • Boilers/gensets (HSD/gas), ambulances, on-site laundry/sterilizers.
  • Fugitives: N₂O (anesthetics), HFCs (refrigerants).
  • Medical gas plant energy & losses.
Scope 2 — Electricity
  • HVAC, imaging (MRI/CT), autoclaves, lighting, IT/IoT.
  • Market vs location-based factors; rooftop solar & wheeling PPAs.
  • Critical care redundancy and night/day profiles.
Scope 3 — Upstream
  • Pharma & consumables, PPE, devices, reagents, linens.
  • Inbound logistics; contractor services; capital goods (CT/MRI, chillers).
  • Food & supplies procurement.
Scope 3 — Downstream
  • Waste treatment/disposal (BMW, recyclables, wastewater).
  • Patient/visitor travel footprints (optional disclosure).
  • End-of-life for devices & refrigerants; recovery credits.

Compliance & Frameworks

BRSR / SEBI

Energy, emissions, water, waste, supply chain indicators with audit trails.

CSRD / ESRS E1–E5

Materiality, Scope 1–3 for healthcare entities; intensity (tCO₂e/bed-day or /procedure).

GHG Protocol + Sector Guidance

Refrigerant & N₂O accounting, renewable sourcing, waste & water mapping.

Sample Dashboard — Hospital Network

Emissions & Intensity

tCO₂e & tCO₂e/bed-day (YTD)
0.62M
Scope 1
1.18M
Scope 2
0.94M
Scope 3
tCO₂e/bed-day
0.021
▼ 4% YoY
Renewable share
24%
▲ +6 pts
Progress to 2030 target (-40% intensity)

Facility & Process KPIs

HVAC energy
58 GWh
▼ 5%
Sterilizer cycles
312k
▲ +2%
Refrigerant leak rate
0.7%
▼ 0.2 pts
Bio-medical waste
12.4 kt
▼ 3%

Compliance Status

Updated
  • GHG Protocol alignment✔
  • BRSR energy & emissions✔
  • CSRD ESRS E1 targets▲ In progress
  • BMW compliance registry● Attention
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