Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2014

76 In 2014, we recycled 39.5% of used cooking oil almost 8% more than 2012. Frying oil Unit 2012 2013 2014 Total volume of frying oil consumed Litres 247,514 302,786 310,679 Total volume of recycled frying oil collected Litres 78,458 114,379 122,603 The weight of reused frying oil as a percentage of the total input oil used. % 31.70 37.78 39.46 Total oil used per produced cover Litres/cover 0.04 0.04 Paperless day activities Al Salam Rotana, Sudan The department heads demonstrated their commitment to environmental sustainability with a responsible initiative to stop printing and using papers during their meetings, instead they started using their personal ipads to ensure paper free meetings. Average of 15 heads of department per hotel use an average of 7,500 sheet a year for morning briefings only, hence by adopting the same initiative in sister hotels, the group saves 337,000 A4 sheets a year and saving 45 trees, 3,370,000 litres of water, beside the purchasing cost saved. Al Maha Arjaan by Rotana and Raouché Arjaan by Rotana A paperless day was implemented as an awareness to all colleagues on the importance of reducing paper consumption. Monthly monitoring of paper used per department and acknowledging the paperless hero during mionthy meetings. Both the hotels were able to reduce 380 A4 reams (190,000 A4 sheet). Recycled garden Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan by Rotana, UAE In April 2014, the hotel announced the opening of the recycled garden aiming to promote among guests and colleagues awareness on materials conservation, sustainable environmental practices and ‘green’ future. Several colleagues put their hands together and transformed ordinary recycled items into up-cycled ornaments and a sensational salvaged garden consisting of innovative containers, fridge, cooking pots, stands, washing machine, painted plastic bottles, bins and other selective recycled items for the garden, along with a wide array of colourful flowers and plants. The hotel guests and head of departments gathered around the creative recycled garden whist admiring turning waste into a beautiful garden. Used frying oil In 2013, a corporate agreement was signed for the collection of used frying oil from all properties in the UAE for recycling purposes by a specialised company. All our restaurants in the UAE and outside the UAE (wherever oil recycling companies are available) have participated in the used cooking oil recycling programme by providing it to local vendors, hence diverting waste cooking oil from landfills and preventing harmful liquid waste from contaminating groundwater supplies.