Responsible Business - Let's take responsibility
Responsible Business at green hotel in Cavan
Taking responsibility for the environment and local community has been an important part of Rezidor's broader commitment 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. That tradition continues with Responsible Business at this green hotel in Cavan. To read more about the RB programme, please visit www.responsiblebusiness.rezidor.com.
The hotels are engaged with both local charity groups and Rezidor's corporate international charity organisation, 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.
Some Responsible Business activities and achievements of this green hotel in Cavan:
- CHP unit in operation – the CHP unit provides power during peak electricity times
- Clothes recycling facility on site
- Composter used, including using waste cardboard instead of pellets in the composter
- Employees made aware of programme by way of induction, posters and notices
- Environmentally friendly cleaning products used throughout the hotel
- Health and Safety Training
- Laser cartridges, ink jet cartridges and mobile phone recycling bins in place
- Lights turned off in areas not being used, e.g. meeting rooms, stores, etc.
- Local community involvement including annual donations to selected local charities
- Long-life, energy-saving bulbs used throughout the hotel
- Paper and envelopes re-used internally
- Responsible Business representative nominated from each department
- Responsible Business training for all employees
- Towel re-use cards in bedrooms
- Waste-sorting facilities in place in conference centre
- Water consumption – meters used to identify departmental water usage, leak reporting procedure and spray taps on wash-hand basins
