Sonia Roschnik

Sonia Roschnik

 

  • Chairwoman of the Coalition for Sustainable Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
  • Past-Deputy Director of Operations at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust
  • Advisor to WHO and UNDP on the development of guidance for greening health care systems, sustainable processes and climate change adaptation plans

Sonia Roschnik leads international work on behalf of the Sustainable Development Unit and works as an independent consultant to support sustainable health solutions. She worked as Head of the Unit for 8 years and pioneered system wide approaches including the NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy (2009), the Route Map to Sustainable Health (2010) and the Sustainable Development Strategy (2014) in close partnership and regular consultation across England.

Sonia Roschnik chairs the coalition for sustainable pharmaceuticals and medical devices which developed global standards for carbon footprinting of pharmaceuticals and medical devices (2012) and recently launched guidance on the environmental footprinting of care pathways (2015).

Sonia is a registered Occupational Therapist who worked in Scotland, Switzerland, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands. She worked as Deputy Director of Operations at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust for 4 years after managing a major new building development and leading on emergency planning.

Sonia has worked as an advisor to WHO and UNDP supporting the development of guidance for greening health care systems, sustainable processes and climate change adaptation plans. She is a Faculty Member of the SDU/Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership “Global Course on Leadership and Sustainable Health” and is a senior member of Hughes Hall at Cambridge University.