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PROVIDENCE | ESG REPORT | 16 INTRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE ABOUT US ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT Also new to Providence in 2023 is We SHARE, our framework that emphasizes service, health, advocacy, relationships and education. In its first year, we advocated for our communities, created key partnerships, engaged our caregivers, and shared thought leadership nationally and internationally. 2023 HIGHLIGHTS • Won the Laudato Si' Champions Award for our action plan on reducing our footprint • Advocated for health and climate with U.S. Congress members and federal agencies • Engaged caregivers through our Action Collaborative for Environmental Stewardship (ACES) • Broadened awareness of environmental health and stewardship through media and presentations that reached national and global audiences 3 EPA Energy Star designations in 2023 • Providence Swedish Issaquah • Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance • Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro 2023 Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Climate Leadership – Silver Award 2023 U.S. Laudato Si' Champions Award Awarded by the Catholic Climate Covenant NATIONAL RECOGNITION 53 Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards in 2023 Practice Greenhealth awards celebrate and recognize environmental excellence in health care. The nonprofit membership organization is the health care sector's go-to source for information, tools, data, resources and technical support on sustainability initiatives. Providence caregivers helped us earn the following awards in 2023: • Top 25 Environmental Excellence Awards (2) • Greening the OR Leadership Award (1) • Circles of Excellence Awards (9) • Greenhealth Emerald Awards (8) • Greenhealth Partner for Change Awards (15) • Partner Recognition (4) • Making Medicine Mercury Free Awards (4) • Greening the OR Recognition (9) • Greenhealth System for Change Award