Six TIME properties to receive prestigious Green Key
award; each property recognised across 12 stringent criteria including waste
management handling and guest awareness
UAE-headquartered
hospitality company, TIME Hotels Management, has added another environmental
accolade to its growing roster of achievements with the announcement of its
first Green Key status for all hotels and hotel apartments across the
hospitality groups’ portfolio.
A
leading international standard of excellence in the field of environmental
responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry, the Green
Key award is a voluntary eco-label that represents a commitment by businesses
that their tourism establishments adhere to the strict criteria as stipulated
by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
It aims to contribute to the prevention of
climate change by awarding and advocating facilities with positive
environmental initiatives and, to qualify, the hotel passed an exhaustive audit.
“TIME
Hotels has been committed to pursuing an active strategy of initiatives, events
and programmes designed to engender a pro-sustainability culture across all our
properties and in the communities in which we operate. This Green Key award is
further endorsement of this commitment, and provides further motivation for us
to maintain our corporate policy of putting the environment at the top of our agenda
for positive change,” said Mohamed Awadalla, CEO, TIME Hotels.
TIME
Oak Hotel and Suites, TIME Grand Plaza Hotel, TIME Ruby Hotel Apartments, TIME
Opal Hotel Apartments, TIME Topaz Hotel Apartments and TIME Crystal Hotel
Apartments were all successful in the latest round of Green Key assessments.
The annual Green Key award also promotes
awareness and encourages the creation of behavioural changes in guests, staff
and suppliers, as well as applauding increased use of environmentally friendly
and sustainable concepts and applications within hotel operations.
The
audit covered 12 key areas from water conservation, waste management systems
and indoor environment to green activities, staff involvement and guest
awareness.
No
stranger to sustainable initiatives, TIME Hotels launched The Urban Garden
project early this year, which can be found at TIME Oak Hotel & Suites in
TECOM, Dubai. Managed in partnership with Slow Food Dubai and attracting keen
interest from organic food enthusiasts across the emirates, the garden educates
people on how to grow their own herbs and vegetables in a challenging climate.
TIME
Oak Hotel & Suites has also recently become a member of the Emirates Green
Building Council and formed in 2006 with the goal of advancing green building
principles for protecting the environment through the expertise of its members.
The group was also recently awarded the Dubai Chamber of Commerce &
Industry (Dubai Chamber) CSR Label Award.
Photo
caption: Members of TIME team celebrate Green Key
award success.
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