Cleveland Clinic is a voluntary signatory of the UN’s Global Compact and has subjected itself to meet the UN’s Sustainability Development Goals and is a member of the international body’s Global Reporting Initiative.
In a letter to the patients, caregivers and community members, Cleveland Clinic CEO Tom Mihaljevic, MD stated: “Our sustainability program is setting an example for healthcare organizations…. Our ultimate goal is to be carbon neutral by 2027 by further reducing emissions, being more energy efficient and sourcing renewable energy.”
In the 2023 Sustainability & Global Citizenship Report, Cleveland Clinic stated top priorities of the clinic are climate mitigation and resilience, sustainable cities and communities, and a sustainable value chain.
In 2016, the Clinic launched the “largest green revolving fund in healthcare,” pledging $7.5 million annually towards greening initiatives, including a “Greening Our [Operating Rooms]”initiative that focused on making ORs more climate friendly.
Cleveland Clinic partners with Practice Greenhealth and ecochallenge.org in order to “transform” health care caregivers’ “behaviors at work, school, and beyond.”
