Sustainability & wellness
Our efforts toward environmental sustainability and wellness at Advocate are rooted in our purpose to help people live well. Personal health is connected to environmental health – that's why we're committed to supporting personal wellness and preserving a healthy environment for our patients, team members and the communities we're privileged to serve.
Please contact us with any questions or comments about our environmental sustainability and wellness efforts.
Recognition for our sustainability goals
We’re a proud recipient of the 2020 System for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth. The System for Change Award recognizes health systems that are working cohesively to set system-wide sustainability goals, track performance data, benchmark, and support organizational learning and implementation within their institutions.
We’re also honored to be a 2020 Climate Champion through the Health Care Climate Challenge alongside other leading health systems from around the world. Side by side with other health systems, we’re at the forefront of the transformation to climate-smart health care.
What we're doing
We’ve committed to transitioning to 100% renewable electricity by 2030. See all the details of our commitment to renewable energy.
Advocate shapes a culture of conservation and health though a framework of sustainability and wellness, education and recognition.
Sustainable Work Spaces
Employee wellness program
Supporting healthy eating
Recognizing our champions
Encouraging fitness
Sustainability, safety and efficiency are core elements of all Advocate construction projects. We’re pursuing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Healthcare certification on all new major buildings and have developed a new tool – the Healthy Spaces Roadmap – to ensure sustainability in all renovations and projects throughout Advocate.
LEED-certified buildings
Pursuing LEED certification
Healthy Spaces-certified projects
By connecting with our community partners, Advocate makes positive impacts toward sustainability, wellness and community health far beyond our primary sites of care.
Local and sustainable food initiatives
Advocate in action
Inspired to run
Project C.U.R.E partnership
Advocate Health Care is partnering with other leading health systems around the country to promote adoption of sustainable practices and wellness initiatives throughout the health care sector.
Healthier Hospitals Program
Market transformation groups
Midwest Business Group on Health
Health Care Climate Council
Recognition
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