Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2014

73 0.65 0.6 0.55 0.5 0.605 0.549 2013 2014 Water intensity Hotels water intensity Yas Island Rotana, UAE During 2014, the hotel implemented several initiatives to save on water consumption including the installation of water savers, and has resulted in 22% water saving less than 2013 with around 14,000 cbm. Villa Rotana, UAE World Water Day Villa Rotana, in collaboration with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Dubai Refreshment (P.J.S.C.) and Wild Wadi Water Park, celebrated World Water Day 2014, by giving an awareness session about water conservation, water and energy, and sustainability. The event aimed to strengthen awareness on the need to rationalise the use of electricity and water, and to adopt eco-friendly and energy efficient technologies, which will enable us to further reinforce its committed efforts to conserve natural resources. After the awareness session, a group of colleagues from Villa Rotana, Rihab Rotana and Rimal Rotana distributed 1,000 Aquafina water bottles to municipality and construction workers working outside in harsh conditions across specific areas in Dubai. Water Unit 2013 2014 Total volume of water m cbm 2.6 2.53 Water intensity volume of water per cbm 0.6 0.55 Total volume of water recycled and reused cbm 161,830 267,983 Percentage of water recycled % 5% 8.5% Fujairah Rotana Resort and Spa, UAE ‘My Planet, My Life’ The hotel hosted a one day conference for school students to create awareness on the impact of global warming and the importance of sustainability. The conference ‘My Planet, My Life’, the first initiative of its kind in the region, had the objective of encouraging the future generation towards caring and saving the environment. The presentation titled ‘My Planet, My Life’ was aimed at generating awareness and commit their actions to the future of the country and the planet. It included various environmental sessions, quizzes, and competitions. School kids learn to embrace global sustainability at Fujairah Rotana Resort & Spa