The world around us has a big influence on our health and quality of life. That’s why caring for the environment is central to Allina Health’s mission, vision and values as a nonprofit health care system. Our environmental sustainability program is one of the important ways we support the health and well-being of our patients, employees and neighbors across the communities we serve. We recognize climate change as one of the greatest public health threats of our time. It increases the risk of harm from severe weather and makes us more vulnerable to malnutrition, respiratory problems, heat-related illness, and diseases caused by rising temperatures and extreme weather. Through company-wide initiatives and site-based activities, we’re taking steps to reduce our environmental impact and increase our capacity to respond to climate-related health effects in the communities we serve. We pledge to reduce our carbon footprint and be transparent about our progress. Using 2019 as our baseline year, our goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050. We pledge to prepare for increasing incidents of extreme weather and their impact on health. We will incorporate climate resilience into our policies and procedures Allina Health’s environmental sustainability program is strengthened by our participation in the Health Care Climate Challenge, a coalition of more than 28,000 health care institutions in dozens of countries around the globe that are implementing solutions to reduce pollution, strengthen resiliency and build collective impact. Together, we are the vanguard for climate action as a standard practice in health care.