Radisson Hotel Group Executive Vice President, Global Chief Branding and Commercial Officer, Eric De Neef, stated the company aspired to make its mark on reducing emissions, specifically as world leaders prepare to fulfill in Glasgow at the upcoming COP26 environment conference.
It is unclear yet whether Radisson will introduce a comparable initiative in Australia or the Asia-Pacific area.
The Carbon Negative: Planet Positive effort will be readily available at 400 hotels across the region and has been presented by the hotel operator to both promote the occasions and conferences sector and to guarantee these have a positive impact on the environment.
” We are happy to be pioneering this effort and trust that conference organizers around the globe acknowledge the positive impact they can have on the environment as face-to-face meetings increase.”
Under the strategy, the carbon footprint of each meeting will be computed using the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative– an identified framework from the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance put in location to help hotels determine their carbon footprint per occupied room or per location of conference space utilised on a daily basis.
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Radisson Blu Lisbon will be one hotel offering the environmental effort.
Offsets moneyed by Radisson will be contributed to a variety of global projects acknowledged as Gold Standard or Verified Carbon Standard, developed to fight climate modification through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These include a clean cooking and safe water program in Kenya, wind farm and green electricity jobs in Turkey, India and the U.S., a reforestation program in Peru and a biogas effort in China.
Radissons carbon offsetting incentive is an extension of the businesss 100% Carbon Neutral meetings program which has remained in place given that 2019 and forms part of its group-wide dedication to lower emissions throughout the portfolio by 30%. In the 2 years the international program has been in operation, more than 30,000 tonnes of CO2 have actually been offset at no expense to customers– the equivalent of taking 6,500 fuel-powered cars off the road.
The methodology includes all energy used on website such as fuels, natural gas, oil, purchased electrical power, mobile fuels and emissions from outsourced operations such as laundry services. The service is totally free for all hotels to use.
” At Radisson Hotel Group, we are continuously reviewing how we as a worldwide organization can affect favorable climate action, and how we can motivate the hospitality market to press the borders on green conferences and occasions,” De Neef said.
The method integrates all energy utilized on website such as fuels, natural gas, oil, acquired electricity, mobile fuels and emissions from outsourced operations such as laundry services. The service is complimentary for all hotels to utilize. The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance was formed in 2012 as a partnership between the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTP) and 23 leading hospitality companies.
Meetings and occasions scheduled at any Radisson Hotel Group home across its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) portfolio and happening before the end of March 2022 will have their CO2 emissions double balanced out complimentary of charge, Radisson has revealed.
