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IPC - Announcement Coverage

Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser, Intermountain among those committing to supplier diversity

bpham · Jun 15, 2021 ·

Cleveland Clinic, Intermountain Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, and Providence are among 12 systems in the country to sign a commitment to expand supplier diversity. The Impact Purchasing Commitment — designed by the Healthcare Anchor Network in partnership with Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth — includes increasing spending with minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs), […]

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Health systems commit to diversifying supply chains

bpham · Jun 10, 2021 ·

A dozen health systems are pledging to diversify their vendor partnerships, including collectively funneling at least $1 billion over the next five years to minority and women-owned businesses. Each organization signing the “impact purchasing commitment” also agreed to work with two of their existing large vendors to hire workers from disinvested communities they serve. Signatories of […]

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12 health systems pledge $1B investment in small businesses

bpham · Jun 9, 2021 ·

Twelve health systems signed a joint $1 billion commitment to boost spending collectively on local, minority, women-owned and other small businesses and enterprises, most of which have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 9 news release. The organizations signed the “Impact Purchasing Commitment,” designed by the Healthcare Anchor Network, in partnership with […]

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How the health sector can lead on climate, health, and equity

bpham · Jun 4, 2021 ·

A new initiative that launched in June, the Impact Purchasing Commitment (IPC), could be a vehicle to kickstart collating this demand. Developed through a partnership between Health Care Without Harm and the Healthcare Anchor Network, the IPC defines purchasing goals for the sector that will direct their spending while creating a coordinated, data-driven movement towards healthy, equitable, […]

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Local Coverage of the IPC Announcement

bpham · Jun 3, 2021 ·

Many of the 12 initial signatories of the Impact Purchasing Commitment received local news coverage of these systems’ commitment to aligning their purchasing power with clinical and community efforts to improve societal health and well-being and to catalyze prosperity for all, particularly those impacted by a legacy of divestment and discrimination. “After surpassing 2020 target, […]

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