Sustainability Commission

Established in 2023 the ESCMID Sustainability Commission is a dedicated working group for promoting sustainable practices across ESCMID’s activities and the wider CM/ID community, fostering approaches that protect planetary health, reduce environmental impact, and promote responsible, future-oriented science and healthcare. You can find more details in the dedicated SOP.

The ESCMID Sustainability Commission aims to:

• Promote sustainability within ESCMID by embedding environmentally responsible practices across events, operations, and activities.
• Support the CM/ID community in adopting sustainable approaches in research, clinical practice, and education.
• Develop and share resources (guidelines, toolkits, best practices) to enable members and partners to act on sustainability.
• Raise awareness and build capacity by engaging members through workshops, webinars, and collaborative initiatives.
• Enable and promote further contributions to sustainability within and outside ESCMID, in line with ESCMID’s expertise and selected UN Sustainable Development Goals, through initiatives that may include but are not limited to financial or non-financial support.

To learn more about the sustainability measures in place at ESCMID Global, please visit the sustainability website of the congress.

ESCMID and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

To ensure that ESCMID is aligned with scientifically accepted global sustainability goals, the Society sought independent guidance. As a result, based on the values of ESCMID and in line with its activities, ESCMID’s sustainability priorities align with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals.