Ecospeed develops software for CO2 balancing of hospitals
Ecospeed is currently creating software that will enable hospitals to comply with future reporting obligations regarding their environmental impact. It also shows fields of action for reducing CO2. A hospital association in Germany is the first pilot customer.
Ecospeed AG will soon begin the so-called roll-out of its software for CO2 balancing of hospitals. According to a media release, the development work is almost complete. “Our goal is to provide hospitals and their operating companies with a very easy-to-use software for the overall balancing of greenhouse gas emissions,” Ecospeed CEO Christoph Hartmann is quoted as saying. “We are building an industry-specific platform for this task.”
As Hartmann further explains, each hospital will be able to use the software “to determine its individual ‘Corporate Carbon Footprint’. This will enable hospitals to identify fields of action and plan paths for gradual decarbonisation.” It can also be used to document successes. In addition, the hospitals would comply with the future CSR reporting obligation, with which companies in the EU must disclose from 1 January 2024 how and to what extent they fulfil their responsibility with regard to their impact on society and the environment.
The first pilot customer is a hospital association with 17 clinics in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Initial results are already available. “In terms of direct emissions, there are big differences that can be attributed to the condition of the building envelope and the age and condition of the heating systems,” says Hartmann. “Scope 3 emissions, however, are significantly higher, caused in particular by purchased materials and transport. The collected and processed data give the clinics clear indications of where there is potential for improvement.”