MSF Operational Center of Brussels (OCB), one of the six MSF headquarters that deploy and manage humanitarian operations worldwide, has published a roadmap to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and lower its environmental footprint.
OCB environmental roadmap outlines tangible solutions to reduce the negative environmental impact of its operations whilst maintaining and improving the quality of the care provided to its patients across the world.
“As the climate crisis already profoundly affects communities MSF serves, we have a responsibility to meaningfully and deliberately reduce our negative contribution to the environmental crisis”, says Tejshri Shah, OCB general director.
Following the 2020 commitment of MSF extended Board of Directors and the 2022 signature of the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organisations, OCB partnered with the NGO Climate Action Accelerator to design, implement and monitor our environmental roadmap.
Four carbon emission sources currently represent over 95% of our total emissions: indirect emissions related to the purchase of goods and services; passenger transport; energy consumption; and freight transport. While these areas are prioritized in the roadmap, there are a further 28 tailored solutions to support our commitments including waste disposal, digital management as well as promoting awareness and our own responsible behavior.
About MSF OCB:
The Operational Center of Brussels (OCB) is one of MSF six Operational centers. All Operational Centers have committed to reduce their emissions by 50% by 2030; each OC is responsible for their own action plan to meet this target.
OCB currently oversees and manages the deployment of humanitarian aid in over 100 projects located in 40 different countries. These projects currently represent 25% of the total carbon footprint of MSF.
The roadmap has been endorsed by the non-operational MSF entities (partner sections) belonging to the OCB group:
– Belgium
– Brazil
– Denmark
– Finland
– Hong Kong
– Italy
– Lebanon
– Norway
– South Africa
– Sweden
– Taiwan
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Related:
- Climate Change
- Climate crisis
- humanitarian
- MSF
