Facilitator, Janet Brown of Practice Greenhealth
Cecilia DeLoach of Practice Greenhealth
Rachel Wenger of Catholic Healthcare West
Cecilia DeLoach
MBA programs are now including environmental issues. Social equity and governance are also being discussed.
Sustainable Development and Triple Bottom Line (People, Profit, Planet) are other names for CSR.
85% of execs see importance of environmental impact (up from 41% in 1999)
Climate change, resource use, waste, air pollution and chemical exposure are part of Environmental Impact
Willard’s Seven Benefits of Sustainability
1. Easier hiring of best talent
2. Higher retention
3. Increasing productivity
4. Reducing expenses in manufacturing
5. Reducing expenses at commercial sites
6. Increase revenue and market share
7. Reduce risk and easier financing
Operationalizing Envir Sustainability
Assessment->Reporting->Resource Use->Supply Chain Mgmt->Product/Service Redesign or Reengineering
Human Impact
* Staff recruitment and retention
* Safe and healthy work environments
* Livable wages
* Respect for diversity and gender
* Supporting socially conscious communities
Financial Impact
* Needs of shareholders
* Traditional bottom line
* Internalized v externalized costs
* Brining financial value to the community (tax base, jobs, development money)
* Black line budgets
UN Global Impact
10 principles for CSR for global companies: help environment, stop child labor, eliminate compulsory labor and human rights abuses.
The Equator principles
9 principles: if project over $50 million, financiers should review social and environmental standards, disclosure, independent reviews, action plans, etc.
Global Reporting Initiative
Providing global standards for sustainability reporting
Healthcare Perspective
* Community benefit reporting
* Relationship to community health
* Link between humans and environment
* Staff shortages
* Models in the community
* Regulatory threats
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Rachelle Reyes Wenger
Catholic Healthcare West
This we know. The earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth. (Chief Seattle)
Sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Six topics:
* CSR – a frame in which we realize and further our work
* Sustainability work – a reflection of our values
* Leadership
* Standards, principles and policies (our social contract)
* Planning, implementation and evaluation
* Accounting and reporting
Filed under: Corp. Soc. Respon., Envir. pref. purchasing
