ESGE Green endoscopy Working Group
Strategic aims and responsibilities
- To raise awareness and reduce the ecological footprint of GI endoscopy
- To quantify and work to reduce the environmental impact of ESGE, the ESGE Days congresses and the Endoscopy journal, with the aim to become a net-zero organization
- To provide guidance to ESGE and ESGENA members, endoscopy stakeholders, corporate partners, equipment manufacturers and other interested parties to reduce the environmental impact of GI endoscopy
- To develop an international research network around the issue of environmental awareness, including the launching of research studies and research grants with a focus on ‘green’ subjects
- To create and develop educational activities such as webinars, congresses, and communications in ESGE newsletters
- To collaborate with industry and policymakers on reducing the environmental impact of GI endoscopy and advocating sustainability
Green Endoscopy Working Group members 2022 - 2024
Enrique Rodriguez de Santiago (Spain) - Chair
Eduardo Albeniz Arbizu (Spain)
Ulrike Beilenhoff (Germany)
João Cunha Neves (Portugal)
Leigh Donnelly (United Kingdom)
Luca Elli (Italy)
Douglas Penman (United Kingdom)
Mathieu Pioche (France)
Christoph Römmele (Germany)
Keith Siau (United Kingdom)
Andrei Voiosu (Romania)