Eaton Smart wins “Best Eco Hotel” at 2012 HotelClub Hotel Awards
Source: www.hospitalitynet.org
Eaton Smart Hong Kong has won the "Best Eco Hotel" award,
organised by the 2012 HotelClub Hotel Awards in Hong Kong, for
recognising its outstanding sustainable practices carried out in
the hotel and environmental contributions. The achievement
reiterates the Eaton Smart, Hong Kong's commitment of continuous
improvement towards sustainability; it also encourages the team at
the hotel to go green further.
The HotelClub conducted a rigorous audit including a thorough
site inspection, hotel guests' review and implementation of the
hotel's sustainable policy. During the audit, Eaton Smart stood out
among other finalists with its transparent and credible reporting
of the environmental and social performance and strong ecological
operations.
"This accolade is an essential recognition of our commitment to
be responsible for carbon and energy saving," said Maggie Tsui, the
Hotel's Environmental Officer, "Eaton Smart will keep preserving
the environment and supporting the eco-friendly organisation by all
means, we are extremely proud of everyone involved in this green
journey and it is my honour to be part of the team who has made
this possible."
Eaton Smart has strived to implement its commitment by carrying
out various actions internally and externally:
- + Raise the awareness of hotel staffs by launching trainings
and activities on environmental protection and sustainable
development e.g. Food and Chemical Waste Recycling Programme
- + Environmental friendly programmes have been introduced to
promote hotel's environmental and sustainable initiatives e.g.
Guest of the Earth and Green Meeting Packages
- + Support green organisations by participating in eco-friendly
activities e.g. Glass Bottle Recycling Programme (Environmental
Protection Department), Food Donation (Foodlink Foundation Limited)
and From Used to Useful Local Recycling Action - Cooking Oil
(Friends of the Earth)
- + Reduce carbon footprint by implementing resources saving
devices e.g. installation of energy efficient water-cooled chiller
system, solar functioning and low flow taps, retrofitting halogen
bulbs into LED bulbs
- + A green-themed Christmas tree made from tissue paper rolls.
More than 50 staff members spent over 2 months and pieced together
4,936 tissue paper rolls to construct the striking 15ft Christmas
tree with 80 aluminum cans as decoration.
In 2011, the hotel has achieved the Silver Certification by
EarthCheck, an international leading benchmarking, certification
and environmental management programme used by travel and tourism
industry.
"We believe today's travellers are looking to fulfill their
specific interests when choosing their hotel stays. For example,
environmentally conscious travellers are looking to book their
stays at eco-friendly hotels, and Eaton Smart is the perfect option
for them," said Claire Wong, PR Director of HotelClub.
About HotelClub
HotelClub is a world leading global accommodation website, which
was established in 1996. HotelClub provides over 73,000
accommodation choices in over 7,400 cities worldwide throughout 141
countries. Through its unique rewards program, HotelClub Rewards,
members earn Member Rewards (1 Member Reward = 1 USD) of up to 7%
of the value of every booking made, which can then be redeemed on
future hotel bookings. The company operates three websites -
HotelClub.com, RatesToGo.com and AsiaHotels.com. HotelClub is part
of Orbitz Worldwide Inc (NYSE: OWW), a leading online travel
company.
About Eaton Smart, Hong Kong
Eaton Smart, Hong Kong is located at 380 Nathan Road in the
heart of Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Eaton is part of an
environmental conscious and committed management company based in
Hong Kong. It has actively introduced environmental and social
performance initiatives to reduce overall resource consumption
whilst promoting efficiency and behavioural change amongst
colleagues, suppliers, guests and clients. For information on Eaton
Smart, Hong Kong, please visit hongkong.eatonhotels.com
