Balancing sustainability and quality care: can we go green and save money?

The Care England and Capita webinar which included Kate Ward from HC-One, Lucy Corner from Cornerstone Care and Fiona Brazill and Nick Parker from Capita who explored how to cut down on energy use and carbon emissions while still providing top-notch care. With care service costs on the rise, they emphasised the growing importance of finding sustainable solutions that don’t compromise quality and tackled the big question: Can we go green and save money at the same time?

You can watch a recording of the webinar below:

The webinar covered the following topics:

Reducing energy and carbon emissions:

• Simple strategies that were shared for cutting down energy use in social care settings.
• Real-life examples demonstrated how carbon reduction was achieved without affecting care quality.

Cost savings through sustainability:

• We identified areas where money had been saved through sustainable practices.
• Discussions highlighted how to balance cost savings with maintaining high-quality care.

Impact of sustainability on care costs:

• We examined how going green had helped reduce overall care costs.
• Presenters shared ways in which sustainable practices had eased financial pressures.

Improving care with sustainable practices:

• Attendees learned from examples where sustainability led to better care outcomes.
• The role of technology and innovation in enhancing both care quality and sustainability was explored.

Future trends and challenges:

• We looked ahead to emerging trends in sustainable care.
• Challenges in implementing sustainable practices were also addressed and discussed.

To contact Capitas; Fiona Brazill – Head of Proposition for Sustainability and Net Zero, email: Fiona.Brazill@capita.com and Nick Parker – Head of Market Development email: Nick.Parker2@capita.com

To contact Cornerstone Care Solutions; Lucy Corner – Managing Director, email: lcorner@cornerstonecs.co.uk