Humana Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2024)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Access to Healthcare
- Data Protection & Privacy
- Environmental Impact
- Product Quality & Safety
- Talent & Diversity
Environmental Achievements
- 20.2% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2017 baseline across owned and leased properties
- 63% diversion rate of waste to landfills via reduction and recycling
Social Achievements
- Provided almost 1.6 million meals to more than 94,000 at-risk members since 2020
- Helped raise over 1 million meals for Uniting to Combat Hunger in 2021
- 32% increase in primary care centers, expanding access to care in underserved areas
- 8.99% increase in diverse supplier spend, reaching $345 million
- 16,400 Humana employees volunteered 216,843 hours, valued at $6.1 million
Governance Achievements
- Consistent strong Star Ratings for plans, with 4.8 million members in plans with 4+ star ratings in 2022
Climate Goals & Targets
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Working to increase diverse supplier base through inclusive procurement
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Access to healthcare
- Data protection and privacy
- Environmental impact
- Product quality and safety
- Talent and diversity
Environmental Achievements
- 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2017 baseline (goal: 10.5%)
- 64% waste diversion rate of waste to landfills via reduction and recycling efforts (goal: 60%)
Social Achievements
- 1.24 million members screened for social health needs
- Over 710,000 members used the Healthy Foods Card to buy groceries
- More than 173,000 referrals made within Humana Community Navigator
- 26% fewer avoidable hospitalizations for members using CenterWell services
- $22.5 million+ donated by the Humana Foundation to communities in 2022
- 255,184 volunteer hours tracked in 2022
Governance Achievements
- 96% of Humana Medicare Advantage members are in plans with 4 or more stars
- $408 million spent on diverse suppliers (8.85% of total spend)
Climate Goals & Targets
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Diversity strategy includes initiatives like the Mentor-Protege program
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2024
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Achievements
- Set a science-based target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
- Increased percentage of buildings meeting green building or energy-efficient certification programs.
- Shifted towards green practices and sustainable solutions in transportation fleet.
- Improved efforts related to recycling, reduction, and reuse.
- Partnered with a third-party vendor to reuse or recycle e-waste.
Social Achievements
- Educate, promote, train and engage employees to increase their awareness of sustainability initiatives.
- Partner with the mergers and acquisitions team to assess the environmental sustainability of potential companies.
- Educate and integrate newly acquired companies into Humana’s sustainability programs.
Governance Achievements
- This policy is reviewed and evaluated annually, and all revisions must be approved by senior management.
- Humana tracks and publicly reports progress against our environmental goals addressing energy, emissions, and waste.
- Humana transparently shares our goals and progress through external surveys and platforms such as Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Dow Jones Sustainability Index, and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Indirect environmental impacts mostly concentrated in our supply chain.
- Updating SBT to reflect new classification as a financial institution.
Mitigation Strategies
- Working with suppliers and vendors on strategic initiatives.
- Implementing sustainable procurement strategies, including contract language requiring sustainability information from top-tier suppliers.
- Ongoing engagement with suppliers to facilitate collaboration and implementation of principles aligned with Humana's Environmental Policy.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Sustainable procurement strategies, including contract language requiring sustainability information from top-tier suppliers.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)