Session (CTI)

Purpose: This workshop will examine emerging international approaches for incorporating environmental sustainability (ES) into health technology assessment (HTA) and explore how these approaches may influence future healthcare access, pricing, and value assessment decisions. Attendees will gain practical insight into the policy rationale, methodological challenges, and trade-offs associated with integrating ES considerations into HTA frameworks. Description: As climate change increasingly affects population health and healthcare system resilience, HTA agencies are beginning to explore whether ES should be incorporated into healthcare decision-making. This debate aligns with the growing focus on expanded value assessment and shaping future access through science and policy. However, there is currently limited consensus regarding the role, methodology, and evidentiary standards for including ES within HTA processes. The workshop moderator will introduce the session (3 mins) by outlining the growing relevance of ES within HTA and framing the discussion in the context of evolving global access and value assessment priorities. Speaker one will present the industry perspective on why sustainability integration is becoming an important global policy issue and discuss potential implications for innovation and market access. Speaker two will present findings from international landscaping research and introduce a four-part HTA archetype framework: “green pioneers,” “clinical arbiters,” “industrial strategists,” and “price-dominant/fragmented” systems. Speaker three will present case studies demonstrating the methods and policy approaches currently being explored across representative countries within each archetype. Following on from the presentations, the workshop moderator will facilitate real-time audience polling on preferred approaches for integrating ES into HTA. Followed by an interactive classification exercise where attendees assign countries/agencies to HTA sustainability archetypes. Finally, a live Q&A session with panellists will spotlight feasibility and implementation considerations across jurisdictions.