ANDOVER, Mass. & PORTLAND, Ore. -- (Business Wire)
Royal
Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has received
the ‘Champion for Change’ award from Practice Greenhealth during an
awards ceremony held last night at the annual CleanMed Conference and
Exposition , the premier environmental conference for leaders in
healthcare sustainability. Practice Greenhealth is North America’s
leading healthcare community that empowers its members to create better,
safer, greener workplaces and communities.
This marks the second consecutive year that Philips has received this
honor in recognition of its green health practices and sustainability
initiatives across the organization. The ‘Champion for Change’ Award
honors businesses that demonstrate successful accomplishments in making
their own organization “greener” and have assisted their customers in
improving their environmental performance as well.
In multiple “Green Healthcare” projects around the globe, Philips has
supported hospitals to realize electricity savings in excess of 50
percent in lighting and medical equipment and helped free-up significant
resources for improving the healthcare environments for patients and
staff. Philips SmarthPath and Philips Diamond Select programs are strong
examples of how Philips enables their customers to re-use materials and
to take benefit of the Circular Economy paradigm shift.
“The depth of Philips’ commitment to sustainability and to supporting
their healthcare customers in realizing cost savings through green
efficiencies, while improving patient satisfaction and staff
productivity, is clearly evident,” said Jeff Brown, Executive Director
of Practice Greenhealth. “We are recognizing Philips once again this
year, for consistently delivering resource-efficient healthcare
solutions to their clients and assisting them in improving their
environmental performance.”
“Sustainability is part of our ambition to make the world healthier and
to improve the lives of 3 billion people a year by 2025”, said Brent
Shafer, CEO Philips North America. “The ‘Champion for Change’ award is a
great testimonial to our strategy to continuously reduce the
environmental impact of our operations, making the world healthier and
more sustainable through innovation.”
For more information on Philips Green Healthcare initiatives, please
visit: www.philips.com/greenhealthcare.
About Royal Philips:
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and
well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through
meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and
Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips posted 2014 sales of
EUR 21.4 billion and employs approximately 108,000 employees with sales
and services in more than 100 countries. The company is a leader in
cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting
solutions and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and
grooming and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.
Contacts:
For further information, please contact:
Philips North
America
Silvie Casanova, (o) 978-659-7467
(m) 781-879-0692
Silvie.Casanova@philips.com
Source: Royal Philips
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