From Policy to Practice: Stanford’s Sustainable Supply Chain

Sustainability is central to healthcare’s mission to improve community health. In this session, Stanford Medicine shares how it embedded environmental stewardship into the core governance and operating structure of its supply chain through its enterprise-wide Sustainable Procurement Policy. By integrating environmental criteria into RFPs, contracts, supplier onboarding and value-based workflows, sustainability is evaluated alongside cost and quality in thousands of purchasing decisions annually. Hear how Stanford achieved measurable landfill waste reduction, expanded reprocessing and reusable devices, and advanced emissions goals—operationalizing sustainability at scale.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
L2 | Strand 13 A
Breakout