- Supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic
- Shortages of transportation due to pandemic-related issues
- High cancellation rates from rideshare drivers due to concerns about COVID-19
- Complex economics, referral, and provisioning of behavioral health care
- Significant access issues in many markets for behavioral health care
- Varying payor coverage for behavioral health services
- Pandemic-related shifts in goals and resources
- Transition to virtual learning environment
- Convincing end-users of virtual learning effectiveness
- Challenges in transitioning to remote work
CommonSpirit Health
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
Renewable Energy
4.5%
of total energy
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 261.4K tCO2e/year (CY2015) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Initiated a Retro-Commissioning (RCx) Program expected to reduce utility consumption by 5% to 8%
- Offsets 4.5% of acute care utility consumption from renewable sources
- Developed a solution to locally produce reusable isolation gowns, reducing disposable plastic use
- Continued onboarding facilities to participate in the Sterilization Wrap Recycling Program
- Continued to utilize environmentally friendly clothing formulary to clothe patients, reducing landfill waste
- Launched an expansion of an existing initiative to move to reusable gait belts, expected to eliminate 30 tons of landfill annually
- 100% of produce is now locally sourced
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Expand transportation program into 10 additional facilities
- Launch medical office and “pharmacy stop” rides
- Implement wheelchair and “assisted”/door-to-door ride types
- Launch behavioral health program in Arizona, Tacoma, and additional California markets
- Launch Human Trafficking Education for national and divisional SSRM employees
📅 Medium-term
- Demonstrate at least 10% reduction in total clinical costs of care for a subset of patients in behavioral health program
- Launch behavioral health program into 3 additional markets
- Use DEI statement as standard practice in partnership discussions
- Create a case study of lessons learned from the DEI statement
🔭 Long-term
- Develop tools and educational materials specific to healthcare and forced labor
- Work with select vendors to remove human trafficking from the manufacturing process
- Develop a decision matrix that measures the impact of decisions and weighs the environmental and social impact of medicine
- Address landfill waste reduction, chemicals of concern, raw material selection, and impact on community health
- Achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 with an interim target to cut operational emissions in half by 2030
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate ResilienceDiversity, Equity, Inclusion, BelongingCommunity HealthSupply and Service Resource ManagementEmployee Well-beingViolence and Human Trafficking Prevention