Responsible Business - Let's take responsibility

Hotel strives to be a responsible business
Taking responsibility for the environment and local community has been an important part of the broader commitment of The Rezidor Hotel Group to sustainable development for many years. In 2001, this commitment was fortified and placed within the scope of a programme called Responsible Business (RB). Each hotel has a unique RB Action Plan covering areas such as community outreach, environmental improvement, employee well-being and health and safety. To read more about the RB programme, please visit www.responsiblebusiness.rezidor.com.

The hotels are engaged with both local charity groups and the corporate international charity organisation supported by The Rezidor Hotel Group, the World Childhood Foundation. The mission of Childhood is to defend the rights of the child and to promote better living conditions for vulnerable and exploited children at risk all over the world. For more information, visit www.childhood.org.

This hotel's Responsible Business activities and achievements include:

• Optimisation of the hotel's energy consuming equipment
• Dedicated Responsible Business coordinator to oversee all activities and follow up on a daily basis
• Investment in 2008 to change all the traditional light bulbs to energy-efficient bulbs
• Involvement with the local community throughout the year, including visits to local orphanage during Christmastime
• Waste sorting system for glass, cardboard, hazardous material and organic waste
• Responsible Business Training for all staff during introduction training and follow-up training to build awareness about the programme
• Work with the hotel's suppliers to reduce their amount of waste and to re-use delivery materials where possible
• Increase awareness among guests to save water and towels, minimise consumption of energy, etc.
• The hotel has adopted a child in Uganda through Plan International. The hotel staff donates a monthly sum to the child's community to improve the overall circumstances in which he lives and to give the community a better future.