Enigin Update - Grand Hyatt Sao Paulo Awarded for Environmental Efforts
THE Grand Hyatt hotel in São Paulo has been honored as a 2011 World Saver by Condé Nast Traveler magazine, which includes reducing energy waste.
Announced in the September 2011 issue of the magazine and as part of the fifth annual World Savers Awards, Grand Hyatt São Paulo is recognized for its corporate responsibility in the “Doing It All” global category for city hotels.
The award is granted for doing it all for their communities, including programmes for minimising the hotel’s environmental impact.
It honours travel companies from around the world for their leadership in social responsibility in five key areas, which include education, environment and/or cultural preservation, health, poverty relief and wildlife conservation.
The reduction of emissions and improving energy efficiency helped the Grand Hyatt to win this award. Participation by more than 700 hotel associates in Hyatt’s four hour basic environmental training programme focused on reducing emissions and consumption of energy. Since 2010, the hotel has also offered an advanced environmental training module that nearly 200 associates have completed.
“We are extremely proud of the team at Grand Hyatt São Paulo. They have been working hard for many years to manage their property responsibly and to make a difference in the community they call home,” said Mark S. Hoplamazian, president and chief executive officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
“This is the second consecutive year a Hyatt hotel has been recognized in the internationally renowned World Savers Awards. I am thrilled with this honor and inspired by the commitment of the Grand Hyatt São Paulo team to the pillars of our corporate responsibility platform, Hyatt Thrive, with the dedication to environmental stewardship and engagement with their local community to improve health and living conditions for local residents,” concluded Hoplamazian.
“It is a great honor to be recognized by Condé Nast Traveler as a World Saver. This validates even more our commitment to our local community and environment and is a great incentive and acknowledgement of our associates who have dedicated their time and energy to volunteer in our projects,” said Thierry Guillot, general manager, Grand Hyatt São Paulo. “Our team genuinely feels that they are making the difference in the lives of those they touch every day, which truly engages them in the company’s philosophy.”
Enigin Distributors globally have been helping many hotels to reduce their energy use, energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions by implementing EnergyMaps from Enigin.
Picture of São Paulo - Skyline by night by Andre Deak reproduced un the Creative Commons License.
