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EarthCheck, a global leader in environmental benchmarking and certification, will today present nine Taj hotels with Gold Certification for five years of continuous benchmarking and reporting under the EarthCheck Standard.
Using the EarthCheck program, the nine honored hotels are proving they can deliver hotels in san diego california robust environmental savings to complement Taj’s existing CSR programs. In 2013, they collectively reduced energy consumption by 174,766,344MJ, enough energy to power 53,940 homes in India and cut waste by 7,172,259.2 litres, hotels in san diego california the equivalent of removing 186 shipping containers filled with rubbish.
“Taj has a long standing commitment to sustainability programs, and the EarthCheck benchmarking and certification accreditation perfectly complements our Taj EARTH internal process and campaign,” said Mr. Raymond Bickson, Managing Director and CEO of the Indian hotels in san diego california Hotels hotels in san diego california Company.
“EarthCheck benchmarking reiterates our commitment and sets the stage for conscious organizational effort to commit hotels in san diego california to energy and water conservation, better waste management practices and focused local sourcing of materials and manpower.
“The fact that Taj Group is using EarthCheck capabilities and backing their benchmarking with a recognized third party is what gives this hotel group a point of difference in its sustainability efforts,” Mr. Moore said.
“Due to the variety and age of the hotels – some are hundred year old palaces others are brand new builds - each property had to start with a critical review hotels in san diego california of their operational footprint before they could compare their sustainability results hotels in san diego california against international hotels in san diego california benchmarks and baselines.
hotels in san diego california “Taj’s success comes down to the fact that the hotel group, like their Tata parent company, has a rich tradition in caring for the environment and in empowering staff to make changes to their immediate environment.
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Bickson explains The Taj Group is committed to the cause of building a sustainable environment hotels in san diego california by reducing the impact of their daily operations on the environment and improving operational efficiencies, resource conservation, reuse and recycling of key resources.
“Be it our Vivanta hotels in san diego california motifs for promoting the destinations in which we operate, our Gateway Active Foods concept for highlighting hotels in san diego california regional cuisines or the preservation and restoration of palaces undertaken through our luxury brand – it all manifests the same belief – a belief in continuing to make a difference everyday not only for our betterment but for the preservation and betterment of our ecosystems,” said Mr. Bickson.
The nine properties that have been gold certified include, Taj Exotica Resort & Spa in the Maldives, hotels in san diego california Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Goa; Vivanta by Taj – Ambassador, New Delhi; Rambagh Palace in Jaipur; Taj West End Hotel, Bangalore, Taj Lands End Hotel in Mumbai, Vivanta by Taj – M G Road, Bangalore, Vivanta by Taj – President, Mumbai, and Blue Sydney A Taj Hotel located in Sydney’s Woolloomoolloo Wharf.
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