Projeto Hospitais Saudáveis (Healthy Hospitals Project)

What Projeto Hospitais Saudáveis (Healthy Hospitals Project) does

Projeto Hospitais Saudáveis (PHS) is a Brazilian non-governmental organization, formally constituted on August 27, 2010 as a civil association without profit purposes (CNPJ 13.189.934/0001-65), headquartered in São Paulo. It is the exclusive Brazilian coordinator for Health Care Without Harm (Saúde sem Dano) and the Global Green Health Hospitals (GGHH) network, and serves as a national platform to mobilize healthcare organizations around environmental sustainability, climate action, and public health. PHS runs four structured Challenge programs — Climate (Desafio a Saúde pelo Clima), Energy (Desafio Energia), Waste (Desafio Resíduos de Serviços de Saúde), and Sustainable Procurement (Desafio Compras Sustentáveis) — aligned with the 10-objective Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Agenda, and convenes the annual Seminário Hospitais Saudáveis (SHS) with the University Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

The organization's core technology consists of a member-facing website platform (hospitaissaudaveis.org) that handles membership registration, Challenge data reporting, event registration, and a digital library of technical resources. Supporting tools include the GHG Protocol intersetorial calculation tool for emissions inventories, online energy management forms, and a waste weighing spreadsheet (Planilha de Gestão de RSS). The technology stack is augmented by operational tools (Mailchimp, Microsoft 365, Teams, Zoom, WhatsApp) and the organization is LGPD-compliant. The platform is positioned as integration-and-interoperability infrastructure for member reporting rather than as a proprietary product.

PHS operates as a member-driven, community-led network organization. Institutional and individual membership are 100% free; there is no commercial product or pricing model. The network spans 551 institutional members and 36 health systems across Brazil, connecting them automatically to the global GGHH network of 2,000+ members in 80+ countries. The organization is sustained through international partnerships and grant funding — historically including UNDP and Sida via the SHiPP program (2018-2022), WHO collaboration on the Global Chemicals Framework, and advocacy participation at COP and UNEP INC negotiations. Customers/members include leading Brazilian hospitals (Rede D'Or, Hospital Albert Einstein, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, HCFMUSP, EBSERH network, Santa Casa BH), government bodies (SES-SP), and academic institutions (UFRJ).

Name

Projeto Hospitais Saudáveis (Healthy Hospitals Project)

Legal name

Associação Civil Projeto Hospitais Saudáveis

Website

https://hospitaissaudaveis.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Projeto Hospitais Saudáveis (Healthy Hospitals Project) is a São Paulo-based non-governmental organization that coordinates the Global Green Health Hospitals network in Brazil, running free Climate, Energy, Waste, and Sustainable Procurement Challenge programs for 551+ institutional healthcare members, with no commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Sustainability Programs

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Public Administration (92)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL), Program Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) (HLAJANAA), United Nations System & Specialized Agencies (BPADAAAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare sustainability programs
• Hospital environmental management
• Greenhouse gas inventory
• Healthcare waste management
• Sustainable procurement healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional membership and programmatic participation: PHS is a non-profit civil association (Associação Civil sem fins lucrativos, CNPJ 13.189.934/0001-65). All programs, tools, technical support, and participation in Challenges are completely free of charge. The organization is sustained through partnerships, international collaborations, and public interest mission alignment with organizations such as Saúde sem Dano (Health Care Without Harm) and the UNDP.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

PHS is a Brazilian non-governmental civil association that mobilizes healthcare institutions to advance environmental sustainability through four integrated Challenge programs covering Climate, Energy, Waste, and Sustainable Procurement. The organization provides free standardized tools (including GHG Protocol calculation methods), technical specialist guidance, capacity-building workshops, and free membership access to the international Global Green Health Hospitals network, complemented by an annual Seminar (Seminário Hospitais Saudáveis) and a digital technical library.

Product overview

Projeto Hospitais Saudáveis (PHS) operates as a network-based membership organization rather than a traditional software product company. The core offering consists of four interconnected challenge programs (Desafio a Saúde pelo Clima, Desafio Compras Sustentáveis, Desafio Energia, and Desafio Resíduos) that healthcare organizations join to improve environmental sustainability. These programs are supported by the Agenda Global Hospitais Verdes e Saudáveis framework, the annual Seminário Hospitais Saudáveis event, a digital Library of technical resources, and various calculation and data collection tools. The organization coordinates the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Network in Brazil and connects members to international initiatives including Race to Zero.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Desafio a Saúde pelo Clima (Climate Health Challenge) Program that mobilizes healthcare organizations to measure, control, monitor, and set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with tools including GHG Protocol calculation and Race to Zero participation, for hospitals and health systems in Brazil.
• Desafio Compras Sustentáveis (Sustainable Procurement Challenge) Program helping healthcare organizations adopt sustainable procurement policies, evaluate governance practices, and develop supplier sustainability criteria, aligned with SDG 12.
• Desafio Energia (Energy Challenge) Program supporting the Brazilian healthcare sector to intensify energy efficiency actions and increase renewable energy use, providing energy management data collection forms and technical guidance.
• Desafio Resíduos de Serviços de Saúde (Healthcare Waste Challenge) Program encouraging the Brazilian healthcare sector to improve healthcare waste management practices, reducing waste generation, increasing recycling, and decreasing hazardous waste requiring special treatment.
• Agenda Global Hospitais Verdes e Saudáveis (Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Agenda) Framework with 10 interrelated objectives for healthcare sector sustainability covering leadership, chemicals, waste, energy, water, transport, food, pharmaceuticals, buildings, and procurement, providing the structural foundation for all PHS Challenge programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.4% of global GHG emissions attributed to the health sector (equal to the 5th largest emitting country)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025UFRJ co-organizes the Scientific Symposium at the annual SHS seminar. UFRJ is an institutional signatory of the 'Clima é Saúde, Saúde é Clima' Manifesto led by PHS. PHS participated in the UFRJ Festival do Conhecimento with a session on 'Hospitais Sustentáveis e Promotores da Saúde'.
• Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / Faculdade de Medicina de BotucatuminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025UNESP/FMB is an institutional signatory of the 'Clima é Saúde, Saúde é Clima' Manifesto. The Hospital das Clínicas da FMB participated in the Mercury-Free Lighting Project coordinated by PHS, implementing a LED retrofit replacing fluorescent lamps.
• BP - A Beneficência Portuguesa de São PaulominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025BP is an institutional signatory of the 'Clima é Saúde, Saúde é Clima' Manifesto and presented its decarbonization strategy at SHS 2024. Active in PHS sustainability programs.
• SPDM - Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da MedicinaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025SPDM is an institutional signatory of the 'Clima é Saúde, Saúde é Clima' Manifesto. Manages multiple public health units that are active PHS institutional members.
• Rede Saúde Planetária BrasilminorOthers · 24 July 2025Rede Saúde Planetária Brasil is an institutional signatory of the 'Clima é Saúde, Saúde é Clima' Manifesto. Planetary Health network collaborating on climate-health nexus advocacy.
• Global Plastics Treaty negotiations (UNEP INC process)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023PHS and HCWH actively participate in INC (Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee) sessions on the Global Plastics Treaty. PHS coordinated an open letter signed by 18 million+ health professionals calling for the treaty to include the health sector. PHS specialist Alessandra Azevedo participated in INC-5 in Busan, Korea.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022PHS and HCWH partnered with WHO in developing the Global Chemicals Framework (GFC) for the health sector. PHS invites health organizations to contribute to this initiative aimed at strengthening actions for safe chemicals management and waste, reducing impacts on health, environment, and climate.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP / PNUD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The UNDP collaborated with Health Care Without Harm to develop the SHiPP (Sustainable Health in Procurement Project), a four-year program (2018-2022) funded by Sida, aimed at engaging the health sector in sustainable procurement topics aligned with SDG 12. PHS was the Brazil implementing partner, conducting member meetings, publishing the Sustainable Procurement Guide, and conducting research on disinfectants and gloves.
• Global Green Health Hospitals Network (Rede Global Hospitais Verdes e Saudáveis)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011PHS coordinates the activities of the Global Green Health Hospitals (GGHH) network in Brazil. All PHS institutional members automatically become members of GGHH, gaining access to tools, resources, and a global community of 2,000+ members across 80+ countries. The GGHH Agenda with its 10 objectives serves as the framework for all PHS Challenge programs.
• Health Care Without Harm (Saúde sem Dano)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 August 2010Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) is the international organization that PHS represents and coordinates activities for in Brazil. HCWH leads the global sustainable health movement with regional offices on four continents. PHS serves as the official Brazil office and coordinator for HCWH initiatives including the Global Green Health Hospitals network, Climate Health Challenge, and international campaigns. PHS participates in HCWH delegations at COP conferences and INC plastic treaty negotiations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Network (GGHH): The 2,000+ member international healthcare sustainability network that PHS coordinates in Brazil. Operates the same 10-objective Agenda, Climate Health Challenge, and content library framework as PHS, with sister country coordinators in other regions operating comparable member-driven programs.
• Health Care Without Harm (HCWH): The international parent organization that PHS represents and coordinates for in Brazil. HCWH runs the global Climate Challenge, Race to Zero, and Global Green Health Hospitals network across four regional offices, with the same healthcare sustainability mission, tools, and challenge-based methodology as PHS.
• Practice Greenhealth: The US-based membership organization for sustainable healthcare, running parallel programs on climate, waste, energy, and procurement for US hospitals. Operates a similar challenge/awards model (e.g., Environmental Excellence Awards) and represents the most direct functional comparator to PHS in a different geography.
• Healthcare Climate Council (formerly Health Care Climate Challenge): HCWH-led initiative convening hospitals committed to climate action and decarbonization — the international counterpart to PHS's Climate Challenge. Runs the same Race to Zero campaign that PHS routes Brazilian hospitals into, with overlapping program structure and award mechanisms.
• Centre for Sustainable Healthcare: UK-based charity advancing sustainable healthcare through clinical specialty networks, education, and research. Provides tools and frameworks (e.g., SusQI) to reduce environmental impact of clinical practice, mirroring PHS's challenge-based engagement model for the UK health system.
• Sustainable Healthcare Coalition (SHC): UK-based coalition of healthcare organizations focused on sustainable procurement, carbon reduction, and supply chain sustainability. Directly comparable to PHS's Sustainable Procurement Challenge (Desafio Compras), with similar methodology and member-driven structure, though UK-focused.
• Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA): Australian coalition of health organizations working on climate change and health policy, similar in mission and advocacy posture to PHS. Engages hospitals, health professionals, and policy bodies on the same climate-health nexus, providing a regional peer for cross-learning.

Regional players

• Associação Brasileira de Resíduos Sólidos e Limpeza Pública (ABLP): Brazilian association for solid waste management and public cleaning — Francisco Rodrigues, PHS's Diretor Secretário Geral, is a former ABLP president. ABLP addresses the same waste-stream challenges PHS tackles under the Healthcare Waste Challenge, but across all sectors rather than healthcare specifically.
• Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CEBDS): Brazil's leading business council on sustainable development, representing major corporations including those operating hospital chains. PHS engages with CEBDS-adjacent corporate sustainability frameworks and competes for mindshare among Brazilian sustainability leaders, though its focus is healthcare-specific.

Emerging players

• Rede Saúde Planetária Brasil: Brazilian Planetary Health network and a PHS Manifesto co-signatory. Operates in the adjacent planetary-health / climate-health advocacy space with overlapping member institutions, competing for the same Brazilian hospital audience and policy attention on the climate-health nexus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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