26 hotels recognised for their green initiatives
The green efforts of hotels in Singapore have paid off and 26 were recognized at the Singapore Green Hotel Award presentation ceremony on Wednesday.
Held for the third time since 2009, the awards ceremony at the Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium ballroom also saw the launch of the Singapore Green Hotel Award official logo.
Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office, Mr Heng Chee How commended the hotels for their green initiatives. He highlighted the InterContinental Singapore for placing recycling bins in the hotel lobby and the Grand Hyatt Singapore for installing sub-water meters to track the kitchen's water usage.
The vice-president of the Singapore Hotel Association Mr Albert Teo offered advice to hotels on ways to raise awareness on eco-friendly practices. He encouraged hotels to consider adopting electronic employee scheduling solutions and housekeeping operations management systems. He said that this would enable hotels to go paperless and help improve productivity by optimizing existing manpower.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
The green efforts of hotels in Singapore have paid off and 26 were recognized at the Singapore Green Hotel Award presentation ceremony on Wednesday.
Held for the third time since 2009, the awards ceremony at the Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium ballroom also saw the launch of the Singapore Green Hotel Award official logo.
Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office, Mr Heng Chee How commended the hotels for their green initiatives. He highlighted the InterContinental Singapore for placing recycling bins in the hotel lobby and the Grand Hyatt Singapore for installing sub-water meters to track the kitchen's water usage.
The vice-president of the Singapore Hotel Association Mr Albert Teo offered advice to hotels on ways to raise awareness on eco-friendly practices. He encouraged hotels to consider adopting electronic employee scheduling solutions and housekeeping operations management systems. He said that this would enable hotels to go paperless and help improve productivity by optimizing existing manpower.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
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