Environmental Stewardship

From Providence to Rome: Sister Sara Tarango's Pilgrimage for Creation and Hope

Sr. Sara Tarango, Providence's environmental stewardship liaison and a Sister of St. Joseph of Orange, reflects on Pope Leo XIV's call to "care for our common home" ahead of the Season of Creation

Providence releases 2025 Environmental Stewardship Annual Report

Providence released its 2025 Environmental Stewardship Annual Report, highlighting continued progress working toward carbon negative by 2030.

Providence caregivers develop creative methods of reducing waste

Providence's environmental stewardship efforts net Practice Greenhealth’s highest honor

Providence today received a Greenhealth Top Health System Award by Practice Greenhealth. The award is Practice Greenhealth’s highest honor for health systems.

Providence recognized as a national leader in environmental stewardship

Providence received 42 Practice Greenhealth Awards among 33 hospitals, including a Top Health System award and five Top 25 recognitions for hospitals.

The Power of One, the Strength of Many

Throughout Earth Month, we remember that each one of us can make a positive impact on our common home, every day.

Every Drop Is Health: Why Water Stewardship Matters in Health Care

Providence publishes environmental stewardship strategies for information services teams

Providence has released a toolkit to guide other organizations in using technology to support environmental stewardship efforts.

Looking Ahead: Environmental Stewardship in 2026 and Beyond

As we move into 2026, we’re continuing to strengthen our long‑standing commitment to environmental stewardship—because a healthier planet supports healthier communities.

Providence works to inspire climate hope, action among caregivers

As optimism lags across the health care industry, Providence offers education and involvement opportunities for its workforce

Providence makes environmental data of inhalers more accessible

Providence has released a resource table showing the impacts of inhalers to treat breathing conditions, for clinicians to consider as they prescribe inhalers to patients

Oregon facilities team generates millions in water and electricity savings

Across Oregon, our facilities team is saving our hospitals millions through energy and water conservation

Environmental stewardship during the holiday season

Learn simple ways to experience the joy of the season while also reducing your holiday environmental footprint, using our WE ACT framework as a guide.

Reducing health care food waste during the holidays

Learn how our caregivers are tackling food waste at home and in hospital kitchens as Providence works toward being carbon negative by 2030.

New studies reveal environmental toll of commonly used inhalers

Over a 10-year period, research shows inhalers produced nearly 25 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent emissions.

Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation: A call to heal our home

Learn how to take a pilgrimage in your own backyard to reflect on our planet and how you intend to care for it.

Greener cleaning: A healthier way to care

Safer cleaning protects people and our planet — learn how Providence is implementing greener cleaning in our health system and why it matters.

Reducing plastic use in health care

In celebration of Plastic Free July, we are sharing the many creative ways we’ve reduced our reliance on single-use plastics across our health system.

Practice Greenhealth Awards empower sites and drive change

Working through the Practice Greenhealth Awards application process helps hospitals make changes to lead the way in environmental stewardship.