Titre
Sustainability office
Adresse

Switzerland

Sophie Meisser
Ms
Sophie Meisser
Head of the Sustainability office

Key figures

Sustainability indicators

The 2025 Sustainability Report is based on a series of indicators that cover economic, social and environmental data that are available for the years 2021 to 2025. 

Some figures

Picto eau-1,43% consumed between 2024 (551 176 m3) and 2025 (543 292m3)

picto photovoltaique4 126 m2 of solar panels

picto femmes67,7% of staff are women

picto achats durables79% of suppliers based in Switzerland

Sustainability indicators

Carbon footprint

In 2009, the HUG was the first European hospital to carry out a carbon footprint assessment, which identified the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions. 

Since 2021, The HUG produces an annual carbon footprint assessment that quantifies the institution's greenhouse gas emissions and identifies the most significant sources of emissions. This carbon footprint analysis is based on the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting methodology, which is a globally standardized framework for accounting for and reporting emissions from private and public sector operations. 

In 2025, the HUG's GHG emissions amount to more than 103,900 tons of CO2-eq. They have stabilized overall compared to 2024. As in 2024, no new buildings were brought into service in 2025. Emissions are broken down as follows:

 

Last update : 16/04/2026