The monumental challenges of climate change and environmental pollution require collective action.

Through our partnerships with community-based organizations, we’ve developed relationships that enable us to understand and respond to community needs and opportunities for action.

We also work across industries and sectors to broaden collaborations, spark insights, and advance strategies that put health and health equity in the center of the climate narrative.

Our environmental leadership has allowed us to cultivate strong, long-lasting relationships with diverse groups of partner organizations:

• We’ve taken a leading role in supporting the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector (Climate Collaborative), a public-private partnership of health leaders committed to addressing the environmental impact of the U.S. health system while strengthening its sustainability and resilience.
• Our joint initiative — in collaboration with suppliers and health care organizations — the Collaborative for Healthcare Action to Reduce MedTech Emissions (CHARME), accelerates medical technology decarbonization across the health value chain.
• In partnership with the World Economic Forum, our Connecting Climate Change and Health events inspire participants to take concrete steps to address climate-related health risks and promote equity.
• We maintain a publicly available Community Health Needs Assessment database that can identify and map the environmental and social problems and opportunities in communities across the U.S. This data informs our allocation of resources in communities.
• We also work closely with nonprofits, including Health Care Without Harm, that advocate for environmental stewardship in the health care industry.

Learn more by reading our Sustainability Report.