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The health care industry's purpose is to tend to patient health and safety. But at the same time, the industry is lagging in attacking the environmental challenges that threaten public health in the U.S. and across the globe – the "E" in environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives that the business world is much more aware of.
That's according to studies and sustainability experts, who say the health care industry's insufficient attention to environmental issues could pose big challenges for health care organizations and their legal departments as investors and other stakeholders increase calls for environmental accountability.
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Hugo Guzman
Hugo Guzman is a reporter on ALM's in-house desk based in California, covering legal departments at disruptive technology companies, as well as labor and employment issues involving the NLRB, EEOC and other regulators. Connect with him at [email protected] today.
