CHARME 2026: Scaling Health Sector Supply Chain Sustainability
Join us for a webinar launching the next phase of CHARME — the Collaborative for Healthcare Action to Reduce MedTech Emissions — an ambitious, action-oriented, multi-stakeholder initiative driving sustainability in the health sector.
CHARME brings together health systems, MedTech suppliers, distributors, and group purchasing organizations for two years of focused work to define, implement, and champion best practices for decarbonizing the value chain for medical devices and supplies, a key contributor to healthcare’s greenhouse gas emissions.
During this session, we’ll introduce projects for 2026 and highlight how collaborative action across renewable energy, circularity, transportation and logistics, and packaging innovation can accelerate progress toward climate goals. Attendees will hear directly from CHARME leaders on the progress we’ve made and foundation we’ve built over the last two years, and how CHARME supports each organization’s sustainability strategies and business imperatives.
Presenters:
Marc Heisterkamp, CEO, SPLC
Marc Heisterkamp is the CEO of SPLC, a role that aligns with his 20+ year career of social impact and leveraging economic power for environmental and social gain.
A strategist and growth leader at heart, Marc is always mission driven, choosing to focus his career and boundless energy on maximum social impact opportunities. He is honored to have spent his career in leadership roles in high growth and transformative environments, including the U.S. Green Building Council and Northwest Outward Bound School.
In his career, Marc has restructured teams for growth, led alignment of business drivers and sustainability across industries, and scrubbed toilets and pulled weeds alongside staff members. He has been called an incrementalist visionary, meaning that he sees the strategy of the future but can also see (and execute on) the steps to making that future a reality.
Marc has a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology & Natural Resources and a Master’s in Business Administration. He is a proud Pacific Northwest native and resides in Portland, OR where he enjoys the great outdoors and creating amazing adventures for his son.
Cristina Indiveri, MS, Vice President, Core Tenet Programs, Vizient Inc.
Cristina Indiveri spearheads the strategy for Vizient’s Sustainability Program. With a commitment to aligning innovation with organizational goals, Cristina develops scalable, data-driven solutions that enhance operational excellence, financial performance, and responsible stewardship.
Under Cristina’s leadership, Vizient has emerged as a trailblazer in healthcare sustainability. The company has been recognized as a Co-Chair of the Collaborative for Healthcare Action to Reduce MedTech Emissions and actively participates in the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector.
With approximately 15 years of healthcare leadership experience, Cristina brings a deep understanding of operational excellence, program optimization and sustainability strategy. Before joining Vizient, she led multiple support departments and programs at Yale New Haven Hospital, a 1,541-bed non-profit medical center, where she advanced sustainability initiatives in one of the country’s largest healthcare systems.
Jennifer Kim Field, VP, Chief Sustainability Officer, Henry Schein, Inc.
Jennifer Kim Field is Chief Sustainability Officer of Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of solutions for health care professionals, and Interim President of the Henry Schein Cares Foundation. In these roles, she leads the Company’s global corporate citizenship, sustainability, and social impact strategies, embedding shared value into the core business to strengthen operations, enhance market competitiveness, and drive long-term growth.
Jennifer collaborates with internal and external stakeholders—from the Company’s Environmental Impact Council and Board of Directors to key suppliers—to advance sustainability goals and commitments. In addition, she oversees global philanthropic initiatives focused on improving access to care for underserved and vulnerable communities to help health happen. She brings nearly three decades of experience spanning both the for profit and nonprofit sectors.
Jen hails from Alabama, where she acquired a taste for grits and fried catfish. She graduated from Bowdoin College and lives on Long Island with her husband and two children.
Elizabeth Schenk, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Environmental Stewardship Officer, Providence
Beth Schenk serves as Chief Environmental Stewardship Officer for Providence, one of the nation’s largest non-profit health systems, which has developed a robust environmental stewardship initiative. They are doing all they can to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from care delivery, building resilience in the communities they serve, and using their voice to advocate for a healthy planet.
Dr. Schenk is an assistant research professor at Washington State University College of Nursing. She led the development of CHANT: Climate and Health Tool, measuring health professionals’ awareness and engagement with climate change and health. CHANT has been translated to a dozen languages and used in over 50 nations.
She is active at national, state, and local levels, serving on the Expert Panel on Environmental and Public Health for the American Academy of Nursing. She is vice-chair for the state organization Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate, and board member of the local organization Climate Smart Missoula. She hosts the Nurses for Healthy Environments Podcast, now in its ninth season.
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