Healthy Planet
We advance initiatives to protect the health
of people and the planet.
The health of the environment is linked to the health of the people and communities we serve. Often, our most vulnerable populations are also the most severely impacted by events like heat waves, natural disasters or pollution. By advancing our climate and sustainability strategies, we’re working to reduce our environmental impact while strengthening the resilience of both our business and the broader health care system.
Our Healthy 2030 roadmap outlines clear milestones to ensure we operate our business as sustainably and responsibly as possible. That includes strengthening environmental health and resilience, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, sourcing renewable energy and driving packaging innovation to minimize waste and unnecessary plastics. Customers and shareholders have expressed the importance of managing our environmental impact across these areas, and we continue to monitor and drive progress against our goals. As the external landscape changes and our understanding of the connections between climate, environment and human health deepens, we have refined our approach to reflect emerging best practices and focus on the areas where we can deliver the greatest impact. We remain committed to transparent reporting and to driving meaningful, measurable action that strengthens our resilience.
Core elements of our sustainability strategy
Climate and energy resilience
In the communities we serve, we see firsthand the adverse health effects of extreme weather. Our teams are continuously working to improve our ability to proactively prepare, respond and support our colleagues, customers and communities, regardless of the type of event.
Our work toward decarbonization focuses on significant investments in renewable energy, continuous improvement in operational efficiency and engagement across our enterprise and value chain.
Environmental health impact initiative
We understand that extreme weather affects human health and we know that severe weather events can contribute to environmental conditions like poor air quality. That’s why we launched a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at helping people most vulnerable to extreme weather.
Sustainable materials and products
We are working to improve the sustainability of materials we use across our operations — partnering with our supply chain teams, third-party experts and our peers to identify and scale solutions.
We continue to identify opportunities to eliminate waste across the enterprise — often reducing costs and achieving operational efficiencies at the same time.
Store brand sustainability
We provide our customers with products that meet the highest standards of quality and safety, developed with respect for the environment. Across our store brand products, we have the opportunity to meet customers’ evolving needs for transparency and sustainability through robust, responsible sourcing practices.