Issue link: https://blog.providence.org/i/1465085
Environmental stewardship in a large organization is complex and tracking progress across multiple categories of pollution reduction and cost saving measures is needed to make prog- ress. We collect data from all 52 hospitals, over 1,000 medical office buildings, and multiple business units to better understand Providence's environmental footprint across multiple sources of carbon emissions. These categories are reflected in our com- prehensive WE ACT Scorecard framework: Waste, Energy/Water, Agriculture/Food, Chemicals, and Transportation. Prior to the scorecard, our data tracking was spotty and inconsistent across our ministries and had to be managed manually by caregivers. In late 2020, caregivers partnered with Microsoft to use Power-BI, a data visualization software, to create the WE ACT Scorecard. By early 2021, caregivers from the Providence Global Center advanced the scorecard by increasing the number of categories and ministries being tracked, refining carbon metrics, and adding several normalized comparisons. In this report, we describe the critical information contained in the scorecard, including the focus areas of our carbon re- duction efforts, goals and examples of our progress to date. WE ACT Scorecard Get to Know our Green Teams What do Green Teams do? Excess food donation program Outdoor service events Recycling and composting Paper conservation Commuter and ride-share programs Identifying opportunities to upgrade facilities and utilities to more efficient systems A few initiatives started by our Green Teams include: What resources are available? Providence offers a toolkit to help new Green Teams get started, plan initiatives and connect with like-minded caregivers. Green Team members are invited to join the Action Collaborative for Environmental Stewardship, a collaborative sp ace to share best practices, educational materials and inspiration across the system. Get to Know Our Green Teams What are Green Teams? Groups of passionate caregivers who make a direct impact on Providence's environmental commitments locally to achieve the system-wide goal of being carbon negative by 2030. When did the program begin? Providence started its first Green Team in 1993 in Missoula, MT How many Green Teams does Providence have? As of 2021, Providence has 25 Green Teams across its seven regions 3