Adcock Ingram Integrated Report 2018

DRIVING SUSTAINABILIY AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PLASTICS RECYCLING New joint venture with Netcare to make shoes from recycled drip bags for children u u A not-for-profit joint venture has been established to recycle drips and other PVC products u u This initiative will create employment and enterprise development opportunities in areas of PVC sorting, transportation, recycling and shoe manufacturing u u It is currently in operation at five Netcare hospitals u u To be rolled out across all hospitals u u The broader vision for the project is to include public sector facilities in the future CASE STUDY To kick this project off, about 1 000 pairs of shoes were donated to learners of the Masakhane- Tswelopele Primary School in Zandspruit in January 2018. This will ultimately reduce landfill waste and improves environmental sustainability ADCOCK INGRAM  Integrated Report 2018 41