EarthCheck recognition for Taj Palace Hotel

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 24, 2012 -- UAE, February 2012 – The Taj Palace Hotel Dubai has earned the EarthCheck silver certificate for their commitment to social and environmental sustainability.

To be awarded certification hotels have to demonstrate strict environmental sustainability with their performance monitored through regular ongoing benchmarking and audits conducted by an independent third party.

“Going through the process of attaining this certification has allowed us to identify areas where we could improve our performance in terms of the environmental impacts of our industry” said Andreas Mueller general manager Taj Palace Hotel Dubai. “But this is really just the start of the journey for us as we continue to build on what we have achieved over the last 12 months and to build a more responsible tourism model”

The Taj Palace Hotel was benchmarked in 2010 on areas that included energy consumption, cleaning chemicals, water saving and waste recycling with a follow up assessment showing significant improvement in all areas. The hotel was also required to appoint an EarthCheck coordinator internally to oversee and guide all activities.

“We have assigned our director of engineering the task of driving this programme within the hotel and to work with the team to continue to monitor progress and implement changes if necessary” said Mueller.

As well as a commitment to the environment the Taj Palace will also be focusing on social sustainability by choosing to hire locally and by buying locally produced products and services.

EarthCheck is the world's largest environmental management Program used by sustainable travel and tourism operators. With more than 1000 clients in over 70 countries, EarthCheck responds directly to the major environmental problems facing the planet; including climate change, waste reduction and non-
renewable resource management. It provides benchmarking, certification and performance improvement systems.





Editor’s notes

Specially created with the discerning business and leisure traveller in mind, Taj Palace Hotel Dubai offers 159 of some of the largest executive rooms and suites in the city. It has 90 serviced apartments and five multi-cuisine restaurants namely Handi, the award winning Indian restaurant, Sakura, the Japanese restaurant, the Italian Verdi and the Arabic Topkapi. A health club with its two rooftop pools and the Taj Spa make up the wellness offering.
For further information on the hotel please call +971 4 2232222.

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