The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging veterinary professionals to make sustainability a priority in 2022.
BVA is hoping to inspire veterinary professionals from around the UK to join #GreenTeamVet in 2022 and sign a sustainability pledge for positive change to help make the profession greener.
Becoming greener can help more than just the environment, argues the BVA, as being more sustainable can also be a big benefit for workplaces by helping to save money and resources, reducing waste, improving team engagement and helping to retain and attract staff.
To kick start the actions, BVA is sharing some suggestions of easy things veterinary professionals can do to get started, such as increasing the amount of waste you can recycle, reducing the impact of anaesthetic gases, putting up signs to remind everyone to switch appliances off to save energy and choosing Farm Assured food products.
Recent research from the BVA 2021 July Voice of the Veterinary Profession Mini Survey revealed 97% of vets felt environmental sustainability is important, but less than half (47%) of them said their workplace currently had any sustainability policies in place.
