A hospital near Amsterdam became the first healthcare facility in the Netherlands to receive official recognition for its environmentally friendly practices, according to an article on The Jerusalem Post's website.
Hospital Amstelland in the Amsterdam suburb of Amstelveen, received the Dutch government’s Golden Environment Medal earlier this month for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 15 percent in two years. The hospital is the first healthcare facility to win the official Eco label.
“The environment has always been important to the hospital, but since 2010 the hospital has been focusing more intensively on sustainability and the environment,” the article quoted Moors as saying.
“In 2011, we signed a sustainability agreement with the Municipality of Amstelveen, in which the reduction of CO2 emissions formed a focal point,” Moors said. “Since then, the hospital realized a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of up to 15 percent and we generate 78.2 percent of the energy we consume.”
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