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At Rezidor ‘Responsible Busines’ Is A ‘Clear Business Asset’



03/30/2018

Maintaining strongly on its sustainable commitments, Rezidor Group practices responsible business.


Dailycsr.com – 30 March 2018 – The Rezidor Hotel Group is a leader in the “hospitality industry” which has come up its “Responsible Business” of 2017. The name of the hotel group has featured in the “World’s Most Ethical Companies List” of Ethisphere, from the year of 2010, whereby Rezidor strongly maintains its commitments of operating “in a responsible and sustainable way”.
 
More than 470 hotels are operated by Rezidor group under “sustainable hotel brands” including “Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson”, while Rezidor is under the membership of the “Radisson Hotel Group”.
 
The commitment of Rezidor makes the group caring towards people, the community as well as the planet in turn. It has gone through a fantastic year of responsible business in 2017, whereby engaging in “impressive” feats starting from being a part of an “international team in 78 countries” to “winning two major Sustainability awards, one by UNWTO and one by IMEX”.
 
Moreover, in 2017 the hotel group also defined its strategic plans for a span of five years. In fact, Responsible Business agenda falls under Rezidor’s “one of 25 key initiatives” and the concept plays a “strong role” like a “clear business asset”.
 
Here are some of the achievements of Rezidor for 2017, as mentioned by Ethical Performance:
“Think People – Caring about people in our hotels and value chain
  • 199 Hotels certified by Safehotels Alliance
  • Balanced leadership:1st Female General Manager appointed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • The Rezidor Hotel Group is recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the eighth year in a row
“Think Community – Meaningful contributions to communities around the world
  • 32,000+ volunteer hours were donated by Rezidor employees
  • €1.0 million donated to charity
  • The towel reuse program at Radisson Blu helped to provide safe drinking water for life to more than 17,500 children
“Think Planet – A better planet for all. Reducing our carbon footprint, energy, water and waste
  • Further reduction of Energy and Water consumption in our hotels by 8% and 3% respectively
  • 80% of Rezidor hotels are eco-labeled
  • The carbon-free program for Meetings & Events has offset 46,777 tons of carbon since 2012”
 
References:
ethicalperformance.com