Table 1

Percentage of hospitals that reports on a sub-theme

ESRS theme*Sub-theme**% (number)***Importance score mean (SD)
Own Workforce (S1)Working conditions (GD)100.0 (69)4.3 (1.0)
Own Workforce (S1)Equal treatment and opportunities for all97.1 (67)4.2 (1.1)
Business conduct (G1)Collaboration (ICA)97.1 (67)4.1 (0.8)
Consumers and end-users (S4)Information related impacts for consumers and/or end users94.2 (65)3.6 (0.9)
Business conduct (G1)Digital/data driven care (ICA)92.8 (64)4.2 (0.6)
Business conduct (G1)Corporate culture91.3 (63)4.3 (0.7)
Climate change (E1)Climate change mitigation (GD)88.4 (61)3.8 (1.2)
Consumers and end-users (S4)Personal safety of consumers and/or end-users87.0 (60)4.1 (0.8)
Consumers and end-users (S4)Social inclusion of consumers and/or end-users84.1 (58)3.6 (0.9)
Circular Economy (E5)Waste (GD)79.7 (55)4.5 (0.9)
Pollution (E2)Pollution of air (GD)76.8 (53)3.6 (1.1)
Climate change (E1)Energy73.9 (51)4.4 (0.8)
Circular Economy (E5)Resources inflows, including resource use (GD)63.8 (44)3.8 (1.1)
Own Workforce (S1)Other work-related rights52.2 (36)3.7 (1.1)
Business conduct (G1)Fraud and integrity52.2 (36)3.8 (0.8)
Circular economy (E5)Resources outflows related to products and services49.3 (34)3.5 (1.1)
Business conduct (G1)Protection of whistle-blowers43.5 (30)4.4 (0.6)
Pollution (E2)Pollution of water (GD)27.5 (19)4.1 (0.1)
Water and marine resources (E3)Water consumption18.8 (13)3.8 (0.9)
Business conduct (G1)Management of relationships with suppliers including payment practices13.0 (9)3.8 (0.6)
Business conduct (G1)Corruption and bribery5.8 (4)3.5 (1.0)
Pollution (E2)Substances of concern4.3 (3)3.4 (1.2)
Climate change (E1)Climate change adaptation2.9 (2)3.5 (1.1)
Biodiversity and ecosystems (E4)Direct impact drivers of biodiversity loss2.9 (2)2.5 (1.0)
Pollution (E2)Pollution of soil1.4 (1)3.3 (1.0)
Pollution (E2)Pollution of living organisms and food resources0 (0)3.1 (1.13)
Substances of very high concern0 (0)3.7 (1.20)
Water and marine resources (E3)Water withdrawals0 (0)3.2 (0.85)
Water use0 (0)3.8 (0.85)
Water discharges in water bodies and in the oceans0 (0)2.9 (1.05)
Habitat degradation and intensity of pressure on marine resources0 (0)2.1 (1.07)
Biodiversity and ecosystems (E4)Impacts on the state of species0 (0)2.3 (0.92)
Impacts on the extent and condition of ecosystems0 (0)2.6 (1.08)
Impacts and dependencies on ecosystem services0 (0)2.5 (0.91)
Workers in the value chain (S2)Working conditions0 (0)3.3 (0.99)
Equal treatment and opportunities for all0 (0)3.0 (1.05)
Other work-related rights0 (0)2.9 (0.90)
Affected communities (S3)Communities’ economic, social, and cultural rights0 (0)2.6 (0.94)
Communities’ civil and political rights0 (0)2.4 (0.99)
Particular rights of indigenous communities0 (0)2.3 (0.99)
Business conduct (G1)Animal welfare0 (0)2.7 (1.28)
Political engagement and lobbying activities0 (0)2.9 (1.04)

Note(s): *E = environment, S = social, G = governance; **GD = Green Deal, ICA = Integral Care Agreement; ***% (number) relates to the number of the 69 hospitals that report on a theme; The mean of the importance score is based on the 28 survey respondents

Source(s): Authors’ own work

or Create an Account

Close Modal
Close Modal