Europe’s leading
conference on
sustainable healthcare
Organised by Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe, CleanMed Europe brings together each year professionals from healthcare, sustainability, industry, research, and civil society to advance low-carbon, resilient, and sustainable health systems.
Impact in 2025
In 2025, CleanMed Europe delivered impact through two major events. The flagship online conference in June welcomed over 420 participants from across Europe and beyond to explore how healthcare can integrate sustainability into daily practice. Discussions focused on empowering professionals, engaging leadership, greening supply chains, and reducing single-use plastics – themes that resonated widely across our international community.
Later in the year, CleanMed Barcelona built on this momentum with an in-person regional conference co-hosted by Fundació Sanitaria Mollet and ECODES. Held in October in Barcelona, Spain, it addressed sustainability challenges specific to the Spanish healthcare sector and strengthened collaboration and local engagement through unique pre- and post-conference activities.
Moments from CleanMed Barcelona 2025
Why attend CleanMed Europe
- Learn from innovative speakers
- Network with a truly unique audience
- Work together to find solutions
- Share your own work and ideas
- Hear about cutting-edge sustainability solutions
2025 European Sustainable Healthcare Awards
The European Sustainable Healthcare Awards are back in 2025, celebrating the amazing work happening across Europe to accelerate progress towards a sustainable healthcare sector. Organised by Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe and sponsored by Philips, the Awards recognise sustainability projects and individuals that are making a real difference in reducing the environmental impact of healthcare activities across Europe.
Applications are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied! Meet the winners here.
Connecting a Europe-wide movement
Sponsoring CleanMed Europe is your opportunity to be noticed by a growing international sustainable healthcare community.
Attracting hundreds of attendees each year, the conference is promoted widely to HCWH’s European network, which reaches over 7,500 hospitals and healthcare facilities.
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