dc.description.abstract | The economic and population growth experienced worl
dwide over the last half a century
have threatened the health of the planet through su
ch action as climate change, ozone
depletion, depletion of forest cover, extensive use
of biodiversity and natural habitats. At
present, many aspects of natural environment can be
identified that are impacted by the
rendering of services and the production of goods.
An increasing number of companies
are constantly under pressure to develop environmen
tally responsible and friendly
operations, and regard commitment to the natural en
vironment as an important variable
within the current competitive scenarios. They are
attentive to the concept of enhancing
their competitiveness through improvements in the e
nvironmental performance,
addressing the environmental concerns of their cust
omers, and mitigating the
environmental effect of their production and servic
e activities. The study sought to
establish the determinants of eco-friendly practice
s in level five private hospitals in
Nairobi, Kenya. The research design adopted was cro
ss sectional survey design. The
population of the study comprised of all the 16 lev
el five private hospitals operating in
Nairobi. The study used primary data which was coll
ected using self-administered
questionnaires. The collected data was analyzed usi
ng statistical package for social
sciences and presented in tables and charts. The st
udy found out that the level five
hospitals have adopted eco-friendly practices that
include water, green purchasing,
environmental management systems, transportation, w
aste management, food and use of
alternative source of energy. The adoption of the p
ractices was found to be determined by
the level of competition in the sector, government
policy requirements, stakeholder
pressures, eco-friendly conscious consumers, hospit
al size, greenness at the
organizational level and compatibility. | en_US |