Keywords: Leadership, Waste Management
This innovation demonstrates the viability of going green in response to the need to sustain the environment. Founded on the global need for sustainable use of environment, the Groote Schuur Hospital is endeavoring to go green through a number of measures. It established the Green Leadership Frame Work which endeavors to reduce food and pharmaceutical wastes, increase energy efficacy by reducing carbon foot prints, recycles elements like water, educates stakeholders on the need to go green and elimination of polyethene in the hospital. The hospital had recorded impressive trends for example it reduced its water consumption from approximately 600,500 kiloliters in 2011 to 300,000 kiloliters in 2016. The innovation has also resulted into additional income to the hospital