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Prevention as a Strategy
Environmental Stewardship at Kaiser Permanente
David Hearn
VP, Environmental Purchasing, and IT & NFS Procurement
Kaiser Permanente’s Reach
Largest non-profit health care system in the US
$44B operating revenue and $14B spend
8.8M members
15,129 physicians
164,098 employees
35 hospitals
454 medical office buildings
Healthy Communities = Healthy People
Kaiser Permanente
inspires a culture
of positive
Environmental impact
Pittsburgh = Healthy Communities
KP Environmental Focus
Climate Change
Waste Reduction
Safe Chemicals
Sustainable Food
Changing Hearts & Minds - Employees
- Defined vision employees can
understand and support
- Methods of measuring
success
- Empowered decision-makers
- Agreed priorities
- Alignment with stakeholder
- Knowledgeable, motivated,
and engaged suppliers
Changing Hearts & Minds – Suppliers
Communicate
Educate
Leverage
Consistency
Sustainability Scorecard Scope
Goal: To gain valuable and detailed information with
which to make educated and meaningful decisions
Launched: 2009
Spend through scorecard:
KP $1.4B
GPO $18B
Environmental Sustainability Scorecard
Corporate Level
- Energy/Climate performance
and commitments
- Waste volume and types
- Product chemistry knowledge
Product Level
- Absence of various chemicals
or classes of chemicals
- Reprocessability
- Recycled-content
Accelerating Progress
Cumulative
Number of
Success
Stories
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
100
60
38
17
pre2007
24
2008
2009
2010
2011
(goal)
Program Results
Climate Change
(GHG/Energy)
61M kwh
4%
Waste Reduction
1,850 tons
2%
Safe Chemicals
Sustainable Food
Top 10 products
by 2012
$3M
15%
Total Program Annual Savings = $44M
How to get Started
From the Bottom
• Grass roots
• Local green teams
• Inspired and
rewarded innovation
From the Top
• Executive Committee
• Working Group
• Procurement leadership
• Internal stakeholder groups
• Performance-based rewards
Tools of Success
1. Guiding Principles
and Policies
2. Executive and Individual
Goals & Metrics
3. Sourcing & Standards
Teams
4. Strategic Opportunity
Assessment
5. Alignment with GPO and
Health Systems
6. Supplier Engagement
Building Momentum
Leaders in Our Communities
Leaders in Your Communities