Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2014

69 Nature is the basis of our wellbeing and our prosperity. We continue to make strides in our efforts to managing our operations in a manner that protects our valuable natural resources, prevents pollution of the environment, reduce our consumption of energy and water and improve waste performance and materials consumption. Our Environment 08 Our sustainability goals • We will manage our operations in a manner that protects our valuable natural resources and prevents pollution of the environment, in compliance with environmental laws • We will minimise our impact on climate change and reduce our consumption of energy and water by optimising operational efficiency and adopting clean technologies • We will optimise materials consumption and reduce waste to landfill by reusing and recycling natural resources and materials Our focus areas • Energy • Water • Waste • Biodiversity Our progress • Reduce energy consumption by 3% √ • Reduce water consumption by 5% √ • Reduce general waste disposal to landfill by 10% √ • Increase waste recycling by 15% ¨ • Reduce A4 and ink cartridges consumption by 10% √ Achieved √ Ongoing ¨