Scandic Hotels, based in Stockholm, Sweden, received this year’s International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) Environmental Award (Corporate Category). The theme of the 2002 award is energy efficiency and indoor air quality. The runner-up is ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers in New Delhi, India. The winner in the Independent Hotel category is The Orchid, an ECOTEL-certified hotel, in Mumbai, India, and the runner-up is Bucuti Beach Resort in Eagle Beach, Aruba. IH&RA and American Express launched the Annual Environmental Award in 1991.
Since Scandic’s Environmental Program started nine years ago, over 9000 employees have participated in The Natural Step training sessions. The hotel has more than 9000 “eco-rooms,” has reduced energy use by 24% and has reduced unsorted waste by over 40%.
Six hotels qualify for The Nordic Swan eco label. Last year, all Swedish Scandic and Hilton hotels began serving KRAV-certified (the organic certifier) organic breakfasts. Last month, all week Swedish hotels began serving eggs only from free-range hens (200 tons yearly). The most recent eco hotel, Scandic Hotel Alvik Stockholm, built entirely according to the Scandic Environmental Construction Standard, opened October 1.
This award is yet another proof of the fact that sustainable business is not only successful and profitable, but also recognised and appreciated within our industry, says Jan Peter Bergkvist, Director of Environmental Affairs in Hilton & Scandic Nordic Region.
Selected applications for the 2002 IH&RA Environmental Award will be published as best practice case studies. For more information about the case studies and the 2003 Environmental Award, contact IH&RA – the International Hotel & Restaurant Association: infos@ih-ra.com.
Scandic Hotels is a subsidiary of Hilton International and has 139 hotels in nine countries.
www.scandic-hotels.com
Since Scandic’s Environmental Program started nine years ago, over 9000 employees have participated in The Natural Step training sessions. The hotel has more than 9000 “eco-rooms,” has reduced energy use by 24% and has reduced unsorted waste by over 40%.
Six hotels qualify for The Nordic Swan eco label. Last year, all Swedish Scandic and Hilton hotels began serving KRAV-certified (the organic certifier) organic breakfasts. Last month, all week Swedish hotels began serving eggs only from free-range hens (200 tons yearly). The most recent eco hotel, Scandic Hotel Alvik Stockholm, built entirely according to the Scandic Environmental Construction Standard, opened October 1.
This award is yet another proof of the fact that sustainable business is not only successful and profitable, but also recognised and appreciated within our industry, says Jan Peter Bergkvist, Director of Environmental Affairs in Hilton & Scandic Nordic Region.
Selected applications for the 2002 IH&RA Environmental Award will be published as best practice case studies. For more information about the case studies and the 2003 Environmental Award, contact IH&RA – the International Hotel & Restaurant Association: infos@ih-ra.com.
Scandic Hotels is a subsidiary of Hilton International and has 139 hotels in nine countries.
www.scandic-hotels.com
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