Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare

What Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare does

Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH), legally NCSH Services AB, is a private cross-sectoral network organization headquartered at Medeon Science Park in Malmö, Sweden, and operated under Stiftelsen TEM (the TEM Foundation) since its founding in 2015. It serves hospitals and healthcare providers, medical technology and pharmaceutical companies, regional and state agencies, and universities by convening them around sustainable healthcare transformation through a membership platform, tailored advisory services, feasibility studies, training programs, and an annual conference franchise (now in its 8th edition). The organization's core offering is its member platform that enables multistakeholder matchmaking across borders, supplemented by knowledge products including the Sustainable Healthcare Trend Report, Crash Course trainings, event recordings, and the Grønnköpingkið digital "world's greenest hospital" showcase.

NCSH generates revenue through two streams: recurring membership fees from companies, hospitals, regions, and other actors joining the network, and professional services engagements tailored to clients seeking guidance on sustainable healthcare (custom pricing, not publicly disclosed). Its go-to-market is community-led — recruiting members via website, newsletter, LinkedIn, and YouTube, then deepening engagement through conferences, crash courses, and side events during Sustainable Healthcare Week. Public and EU innovation funding (notably Vinnova and the EU-co-funded KitNewCare kidney-care consortium with Politecnico Di Torino, UCM Utrecht, Aquaporin, and Diaverum) provides supplementary project revenue.

The network currently spans members from approximately 25 countries and has begun international expansion, evidenced by participation in WHX Dubai and a Singapore-anchored Sustainability Nexus Forum 2026 hosted by member Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital. Named enterprise members include Mölnlycke (medtech), Mediplast AB (medical devices, Vinnova-funded feasibility study partner), and Chromaviso (lighting technology). NCSH employs 51–100 people and maintains an active publishing and events calendar through 2026.

Name

Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare

Legal name

NCSH Services AB

Website

https://nordicshc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH) is a Malmö-based cross-sectoral network, operating under the TEM Foundation since 2015, that convenes hospitals, medtech companies, universities, and public agencies across ~25 countries to accelerate sustainable healthcare through membership, advisory services, feasibility studies, and annual conferences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Malmö

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The organization operates a membership model where companies, hospitals, regions, and other actors join the network for knowledge sharing, networking, and collaboration opportunities.
2. Services: Tailored services for companies, hospitals, regions, state agencies, and healthcare actors seeking guidance in sustainable healthcare. Services are customized to client needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH) operates a cross-sectoral membership network and competence hub that helps healthcare organizations reduce their environmental footprint and improve social sustainability. Its core deliverables include network membership (covering members from 25+ countries), an annual Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare, a digital knowledge bank, training and educational programs, and tailored consulting/feasibility studies for hospitals, MedTech/pharma firms, regions, and public agencies.

Product overview

Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH) is a cross-sectoral network organization rather than a traditional product company. It serves as a global hub to integrate and accelerate Sustainable Healthcare through a membership-based network platform that enables multistakeholder partnerships and innovative matchmaking across borders. The organization's offerings include the NCSH Network Platform for member collaboration, the Grønnköpingkið initiative showcasing the world's greenest hospital concept, the annual Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare, and a Knowledge Bank containing reports, recordings, and training programs. Services are tailored for companies, hospitals, regions, and state agencies seeking guidance in sustainable healthcare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grønnköpingkið: A fictional city project featuring the world's greenest hospital concept - a digital hospital planned to operate in 2030 as the greenest and most sustainable hospital in the world.

Products and services

• NCSH Network Membership Cross-sectoral membership network for organizations and individuals working on sustainable healthcare, providing access to members from 25+ countries, the NCSH knowledge bank, and member events.
• Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare Annual conference bringing together hospitals, MedTech and pharma companies, regions, agencies, and researchers to discuss sustainable healthcare delivery, with recordings made available to members.
• NCSH Knowledge Bank

Quantifiable outcome

• Members from 25 different countries across the Nordics and beyond

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European Union (KitNewCare Project)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2024The KitNewCare project is co-funded by the European Union, focusing on innovation challenges within kidney care sustainability. The project involves the System Design Lab from Politecnico Di Torino University in Italy, UCM Utrecht, Aquaporin, and Diaverum. NCSH co-designed and facilitated the Innovation Challenge in Malmö.
• Vinnova (Swedish Innovation Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Vinnova funded the project 'Hållbar tillverkning av läkemedel och medicintekniska produkter' (Sustainable manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and medical devices) which included the Mediplast vomit bag feasibility study.
• Mediplast ABcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on feasibility study for green design in single use items, specifically the Mediplast vomit bag. NCSH worked with Mediplast to identify opportunities for biobased and recycled materials and potential circular use of residuals.
• Stiftelsen TEM (TEM Foundation)coreOthersNCSH is part of Stiftelsen TEM since 2015. The TEM Foundation is responsible for personal information and provides the organizational umbrella for NCSH operations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Healthcare Without Harm: Global nonprofit network driving environmental sustainability in healthcare through hospital membership, advocacy, and supply-chain engagement. Closest comparable to NCSH in mission and member-based model, but with broader global reach and longer operating history.
• Practice Greenhealth: US-based membership organization for hospitals and healthcare systems working on sustainability, offering tools, resources, and benchmarking. Comparable to NCSH's mission but primarily serving the North American market with deeper programmatic offerings.
• Global Green and Healthy Hospitals: International network of hospitals, health systems, and healthcare organizations committed to reducing their environmental footprint. Directly comparable to NCSH as a sustainability-focused healthcare membership network with regional chapters and shared knowledge resources.
• Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (UK): UK charity focused on sustainable healthcare through research, education, and clinical sustainability programs. Highly comparable to NCSH's mission and member/stakeholder model, with similar emphasis on training, reports, and cross-sector convening.
• Sustainable Healthcare Coalition: UK-based coalition of healthcare organizations, suppliers, and academics working to decarbonize healthcare supply chains. Comparable to NCSH's focus on cross-sector collaboration between providers and suppliers, though more narrowly focused on supply chain emissions.

Broad incumbents

• EIT Health: European public-private partnership for healthcare innovation with significant focus on sustainable and resilient health systems. Comparable as a multi-stakeholder network convening hospitals, companies, and academia across Europe, though with a much broader scope beyond sustainability.

Emerging players

• Climate and Health Alliance: Alliance of health organizations, professionals, and researchers advocating for climate action to protect health. Comparable to NCSH in connecting health stakeholders around sustainability, but more advocacy-oriented and less focused on healthcare operations sustainability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwCURaez-YkwvF_V2CK0hQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ncsh

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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