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1 October 2026 · Malmö Arena Hotel, Sweden
Join the 8th Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare, the main event of Sustainable Healthcare Week.
Sustainable Healthcare Week brings together stakeholders from across the healthcare system for a series of events focused on sustainability, innovation and collaboration. The conference is the central meeting point of the week.
We bring together people working across healthcare, policy, research and innovation to share knowledge, discuss challenges and move the transition towards more sustainable healthcare forward.
Last year, more than 450 participants joined us across five days and ten side events. This year, we continue building on that.
Save the Date: 1 October 2026
Conference Venue
Malmö Arena Hotel
Hyllie Boulevard 12, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden
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Highlights from the 2025 conference
The images below capture moments from the conference and Sustainable Healthcare Week.
Programme
The conference programme focuses on practical approaches to sustainable healthcare, from measurement and reporting to procurement, prevention and climate adaptation. Throughout the day, we bring together different perspectives from across the system, with sessions that combine research, policy and real-world examples.
- 8:30 Registration opens
9:00 Welcome
-Stefan Hansson, Chair of the board NCSH, Professor Lund University MD Skåne University Hospital
-Daniel Eriksson, CEO, Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare
9:15 Opening panel
- INSPIRING: High level representatives address what is working and what must change to accelerate sustainability in healthcare. Focus: leadership, accountability, and implementation at scale.
-Speakers to be confirmed
10:00 Coffee break & mingle
10:45 Parallel session 1
- 1a: REDUCING: Minimizing waste, improving resource efficiency, optimizing energy use, and embedding circular strategies. This session highlights practical solutions and measurable reduction results.
-Speakers to be confirmed - 1b: REPORTING: Sustainability reporting as a strategic tool. Topics include ESG alignment, carbon accounting, scope 3 emissions, data integration, and digital measurement systems that support real action.
-Speakers to be confirmed
11:45 Networking lunch
12:45 Parallel session 2
- 2a: PROCURING: Using procurement as a transformation lever through lifecycle costing, sustainability criteria, and buyer supplier collaboration.
-Speakers to be confirmed - 2b: MITIGATING & ADAPTING: Structural decarbonization across infrastructure, energy systems, and logistics. Focuses on building climate-resilient facilities, improving emergency preparedness, and securing supply chain continuity.
-Speakers to be confirmed
13:45 Coffee break & mingle
14:30 Parallel session 3
- 3a: DE-TOXIFYING: Reducing hazardous substances, promoting safer alternatives, and strengthening pollution control across supply chains.
-Speakers to be confirmed - 3b: PREVENTING: Preventive care models, digital health solutions, and early intervention strategies that reduce long-term environmental and economic burden.
-Speakers to be confirmed
15:30 Coffee break & mingle
16:15 Closing Panel
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ENGAGING & INVESTING: Turning dialogue into commitment. Focuses on cross-sectoral collaboration and the investment strategies needed to scale sustainability efforts across the entire healthcare value chain.
-Speakers to be confirmed
- 17:00 End
- 18:30 Mingle to be confirmed.
Side events
The conference is part of Sustainable Healthcare Week, with activities taking place before and after the main event.
Side events include workshops, seminars, study visits and networking opportunities.
More information about the full week programme will be shared soon.
Speakers
 Diego Angelino International Projects Coordinator NCSH |
 Daniel Eriksson Founder/CEO NCSH |
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 Nikolaj Lilholm Villadsen Specialist Danish Technological Institute |
 Jérôme Ribesse Co-founder and Executive director Synergie Santé Environnement |
 Anna Åkerberg |
 Karina Bret Corporate Sustainability Manager & Senior Consultant Together Tech |
Sponsorship, exhibition
Sponsors:
-Medclair
More sponsors to be confirmed.
Exhibitors:
-Chromaviso
-World's Greenest Hospital
-WTM
-Silentia
More exhibitors to be confirmed.
Want to become a sponsor or exhibitor?
As the Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH26) continues to grow, we invite partners and sponsors to become a more integrated /bigger part of the event. NCSH offers opportunities for partners and sponsors to be actively involved in creating and shaping the conference and contribute to the conference experience.
Tickets and practical information
Ticket price is 440 EUR each (excl. VAT). Certain discounts apply for sponsors, exhibitors, affiliates, speakers, NCSH members and the public sector. All meals on 1 October 2026 are included in the price.
Discount codes
- EARLY BIRD: We currently have an offer for all non-members of NCSH, 25% discount on the ticket(valid until 31 May). Discount code: EARLYBIRD26
- Employees at hospitals and regions get a 50 % discount on the participant ticket. Discount code: PUBLICNCSH26
- Members in NCSH get a 50 % discount on the participant ticket and 25 % on an exhibition spot. Discount code: MEMBERNCSH26 (Please use your work email when registering)
- Sponsors, students exhibitors, speakers and affiliates: Contact NCSH for discount codes.
Please use your work email with your discount code when registering.
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Venue
Conference Venue
Malmö Arena Hotel
Hyllie Boulevard 12, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden
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How to get there
Malmö Arena Hotel is located next to Hyllie station, with direct train connections from Copenhagen Airport and central Malmö.
Accommodation
For your convenience, stay directly at Malmö Arena Hotel. The hotel is located at Hyllie Boulevard 12, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden, in the same building as the conference. It’s just a 4-minute walk from Malmö Hyllie Station, providing easy access Copenhagen Central Station in 30 minutes and Copenhagen Airport in 15 minutes and to Malmö city Center in about 10 minutes. Alternatively, there are plenty of hotels nearby or in Malmö city center-use your preferred hotel booking app to find one that suits you.
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2025 Sustainable Healthcare Conference Wrap-Up: Five Days, Ten Side Events & Over 450 Participants
Last year marked our most ambitious and impactful Conference and Sustainable Healthcare Week to date.
Across five full days, we hosted 10 side events, bringing together more than 450 participants from a wide mix of sectors- public agencies, hospitals, companies, NGOs, universities, networks, and alliances.
Participants traveled from across Europe and beyond, representing countries such as Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, the UK, Canada, France, Austria, Hungary, Latvia, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the USA, India and more.
Companies, public agencies and hospitals, NGOs, networks and alliances and universities, highlighting a strong cross-sectoral commitment to driving sustainable change in healthcare.
The week-long programme showcased the growing momentum across the sector and demonstrated how collaboration, innovation and knowledge-sharing are accelerating sustainable healthcare transformation.
The conference is your opportunity...
... To show your presence and position your organisation at the forefront of a process with global impact on healthcare systems – moving towards collaboration and common goals. To be in the right place, at the right time, with the right people.
... To meet with relevant peers & stakeholder groups to engage in conversation and knowledge exchange based on sustainability needs and solutions.
... To learn from other key actors and get access to front-line solutions, knowledge, research, innovation and development for sustainable progress.
... To strengthen, widen and diversify your Nordic and European relations by connecting with others in the NCSH multi-helix network and early movers.
... To enjoy the benefits of being a member in NCSH – and seize the opportunities.
Volodymyr IUSHCHENKO
Previous conferences
The Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare 2025
The 7th Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare was a one-day conference organised by NCSH, with side-events happening the day before and after. Over 450 participants joined us at the Conference and the Sustainable Healthcare Week.
The Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare 2024
The 6th Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare was a one-day conference organised by NCSH, with side-events happening the day before and after. Over 200 participants joined us at Malmö Arena Hotel in Sweden.
The Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare 2023
The 5th Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare was a one-day conference organised by NCSH, with side-events happening the day before and after. Over 200 participants joined us at Malmö Arena Hotel in Sweden.
The Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare 2020
For the 4th year in a row the Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare was arranged, but this time online due to COVID-19. In support of the healthcare sector, the event was also free for all professionals working in healthcare.
The Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare 2019
The Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare was held as a part of EHMA:s annual conference and took place in Espoo Finland on June 17-19. NCSH hosted one session on June 17 and one session on June 18. On June 19 NCSH announced the winners of 2019 Nordic Sustainable Healthcare awards.
The Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare 2018
The conference was held in collaboration with Aktuell Hållbarhet and joined together speakers and participants from over 10 countries with interest in creating a more sustainable healthcare sector. This years focus was on areas such as tools for sustainable construction and maintenance of healthcare buildings, international knowledge from sustainable health and care systems, procurement as a sustainability tool and antibiotic resistance.
The Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare 2017
In collaboration with Aktuell Hållbarhet, Dagens Medicin and Bonnier Sustainability Media, Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare organized a one day conference with speakers from all over Europe to focus on the latest developments in areas such as: sustainability priorities at major Nordic hospitals, state of the art Nordic projects, as well as new and innovative solutions on the market in everything from energy efficiency to pharmaceuticals.
