Press
RESILARE results report
Promoting crisis resilience: Developing and validating quality indicators to prepare outpatient medical practices for crisis situations
The challenge of climate change: What does the future of dermatology look like?
Article by Dr Susanne Saha in: aesthetic dermatology & cosmetology | issue 2/2025
CLIMATE QUARTERLY
The Newsletter of the Expert Resource Group on Climate Change and Environmental Affairs
"Doctor, my child has plastic"
Health risks not discussed enough "There are currently over 1,200 known chemicals that can migrate from plastics into food. Many of them are considered endocrine disruptors, which
Environmental Impact of Dermatology and Action Towards It: A Narrative Review
Dermatology significantly impacts the environment through treatments and waste; global societies promote sustainability, but policy integration remains limited.
Climate Change, Pollution's Growing Impact on Dermatology
Experts stressed the importance of dermatologists engaging in climate advocacy and adopting sustainable practices, as their actions may inspire others to follow suit.
Climate and environmental protection in pharmacy
"We have it in our own hands" - article by Dr Susanne Saha, MD
Climate change and health
Free, asynchronous online training course "MedKlimaAmbulant" for doctors and medical assistants
Variability in Triple Bottom Line commitments of Multinational Pharmaceutical and Cosmeceutical Companies: Insights from 2023 Corporate and ESG Reports
Article available at https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llaf133
Publications of other initiatives
Sustainability Guidance (BSDS Guidance)
The BSDS Sustainability Guidelines aim to protect human health and the environment and promote sustainable behaviour. Available here in German.
Winter is coming. Plastic has to go
A case for decreasing plastic production to reduce the European Union's dependence on fossil fuels and Russia.
Fact Sheet "The New Coal
In our articles you will now find a fact sheet on Beyond Plastics' publication "The new Coal" (October 2021). The full publication is available here.
"Climate protection in practices" by KLUG e.V.
In our information section you will now find information from the German Climate Change and Health Alliance (KLUG) on climate protection in practices. You will find the link to the original article
Divestment and reinvestment
Suggestions for withdrawing funds from fossil fuel investments can now be found in our latest QM template on divestment and reinvestment.
Petrochemicals and the plastics industry - contributors to global warming
Press briefing of the "Ways out of the plastic crisis" alliance
The New Coal: Plastics & Climate Change
Report from Beyond Plastics at Bennington College
Climate-friendly health facilities
The recently published KLUG (German Climate Change and Health Alliance) framework is now available as a link on our website. You can find the original work as a PDF
Climate protection as disease prevention
Current article in the German Medical Journal 26/2021 on the connection between health and climate protection: "Doctors want to maintain people's health. However, it is affected by
