 Main Environmental Characteristics:
- Established environmental working group and environmental website to enhance staffˇs participation in environmental programmes and awareness on environmental information;
- Provided training to staff on environmental protection and resources saving, including exchange programme with ¨Green Hotel〃 in Hong Kong, training on environmental management, carbon auditing and green procurement etc.;
- Used solar energy by installing solar panels at the roof to support the lightings in carpark;
- Used Microfiber for cleaning to reduce the use of detergents;
- Provided electronic newspapers in guest rooms to reduce waste newspaper;
- Provided disposable items upon request to encourage customers to bring their own personal health care products;
- Purchased food waste composter to treat food waste;
- Involved hotelˇs guests in planning and implementation of environmental programmes by collecting and incorporating their improvement suggestions in hotelˇs environmental programmes.
Continuous Improvement Items:
- The hotel launched "E-Facsimile" to reduce the usage of paper for printing.
- The hotel has provided computers in all guest rooms instead of provision of daily newspaper for guests reading newspaper. Such measure could reduce waste paper generation.
- The hotel will implement a trial project on heat recovery for the restaurants and student canteens of the Institute For Tourism Studies.
Some of the environmental measures accomplished:
- obtained the help from a professional organization to examine the lighting levels, temperature, and electricity consumption in offices and hotel area.
- provided meals in “cost by weight” principle in staff canteen to minimize the wastage of food.
- adopted water-based paints.
- projected an environmental image of Pousada through the service provided to guests, e.g. the use of beautiful handcraft porcelain dispensers for soap and shampoo in bathroom.
- participated in energy saving workshops.
- supported the purchase of eco-friendly products.
- adopted automatic dishwashing detergent, which did not contain NTA (nitrilotriacetic acid) and phosphate.
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