| 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. To read more about the RB programme, please go to www.responsiblebusiness.rezidor.com.
Our 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.
Here are some of the Responsible Business activities and achievements of this hotel:
Customers - Increase Customer RB Awareness
- RB Campaign was started as of September 1st regarding the HEAM 2005 and the RB activities of Rezidor SAS Group (Key wallet inserts about he RB programme distributed to every guest upon his check-in, Posters with different RB Messages displayed in public areas and staff back areas.
- In 2005 after only being open 4 months, we received a bronze award in the National Green Failte Awards. In 2006 we received the silver award.
Employees - Increase Employee RB Awareness
- Introduction to RB is given on Orientation to all staff. Staff are trained on the importance of recycling and their efforts are essential to us obtaining the National Annual Green Failte Award.
- Staff donate 2nd hand clothes and these are donated to the Homeless Community of Cork
- Energy Awareness Group has been formed as part of the RB Committee
- For HEAM 2005 the staff collected litter in the community of Little Island, Cork.
- For HEAM 2006 we worked with the community of Little Island and helped
along with the local community to collect litter and assisted with gardening in a local housing estate and local primary school.
- For HEAM 2007 we will once again work with our community and help with gardening and cleaning up our local estate and the grounds of our primary school.
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