Becker's Healthcare February 6, 2024
A year and a half after Kaiser Permanente pledged to slice its carbon emissions in half by 2030, its supply chain department is making headway through operational changes and new contract clauses with suppliers.
In June 2022, the Oakland, Calif.-based system was the first hospital organization to sign HHS’ climate change pledge, which is a commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. As of November 2023, about 80 systems and hospitals, plus about two dozen healthcare companies and suppliers, have joined the list.
At Kaiser Permanente, making progress requires a multipronged strategy. Steven Chyung, senior vice president and chief supply chain and procurement executive at Kaiser, told Becker’s scope 3 emissions — or indirect emissions — account...
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