Dublin Gazette
Summary
St James’s Hospital in Dublin has been awarded the internationally recognised Green Flag which acknowledges its long-term commitment to environmental sustainability.
The award is part of the Green Campus Programme which is operated in Ireland by An Taisce and aims to support hospitals, universities and other institutions in embedding sustainability across their operations.
The Green Flag award is the result of years of sustained effort across St James’s Hospital, which is Ireland’s largest acute academic teaching hospital.
Since registering for the Green Campus Programme in 2018, the hospital has implemented the programme’s seven-step framework, designed to improve environmental performance across key areas including transport, energy, waste and water and to embed a culture of sustainability throughout the organisation.
Energy efficiency in the hospital has improved by 34 per cent through a range of measures, including LED lighting upgrades, high efficiency pumps and the installation of a combined heat and power plant.
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