Hospitals don’t sell sustainability—but they can’t operate without it.

In this episode, host Sven Steinert speaks with Aline Mittag from the ESG team at Asklepios, one of Germany’s largest private hospital groups. While patients don’t choose hospitals for their sustainability credentials, healthcare facilities are vulnerable to climate risks, resource scarcity, and rising operational costs.

Aline shares how Asklepios integrates sustainability into daily operations—not as a standalone initiative, but as a lever for cost efficiency, supply security, and long-term resilience. From waste management and digitalisation to engaging frontline staff, she explains how small shifts and local ownership drive transformation at scale.


You'll learn:

1. Why sustainability is key to long-term operational resilience in healthcare
2. How Asklepios embeds ESG into technical and procurement processes
3. What it takes to roll out sustainability standards across 160+ healthcare facilities
4. How clinical staff become sustainability drivers—without the job title
5. Why small behaviour shifts can unlock big organisational change

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Get in touch with Aline Mittag on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alinemittag/

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About the host Sven Steinert:
Sven Steinert is the CEO of SUSTAINX | The Sustainability Leaders Community, and Partner and Sustainability Lead at H&Z Management Consulting. To Sven, sustainability is not just a buzzword – it’s about making real changes for a sustainable future. His goal is to help companies reduce their environmental footprint and embrace circularity. Sven is passionate about ice hockey, and exploring new cultures to enrich his understanding of the world and diverse ways of life.

Get in touch with Sven Steinert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/svensteinert/

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