Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2017

29 OUR COMMITMENTS To our management and governance • We will maximise financial returns to our shareholders by optimising our operational efficiency and reducing risks and liabilities through more sustainable business planning • We will consult with and engage our stakeholders and community on our sustainability initiatives • We will instil a culture of sustainability through education and promotion of sustainability values and principles among our colleagues, guests and community • We will comply with relevant laws and regulations and ensure that our business is conducted in accordance with the standards outlined in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics To our guests • We will ensure guest satisfaction and provide value for money through the realisation of sustainable business practices and operational efficiency • We will protect the health, safety, privacy and security of our guests by adhering to international principles that call To our environment • We will manage our operations in a manner that protects our valuable natural resources and prevents pollution of the environment, in compliance with applicable environmental laws • We will minimise our impact on climate change and reduce our consumption of energy and water by optimising operational efficiency, procuring materials locally and adopting clean technologies • We will optimise our consumption of materials and reduce waste to landfill by reusing and recycling natural resources and materials To our colleagues • We will instil a culture of sustainability through education and promotion of our sustainability values and principles amongst our colleagues • We will protect the health and safety of our colleagues by adhering to international principles that respect human rights • We will ensure colleague satisfaction and wellbeing at work To our community • We will instil a culture of sustainability through education and promotion of our sustainability values and principles amongst our community • We will contribute to the society we work and live in by supporting local community needs and promoting sustainability and the cultural values of our society • We will contribute to local and national economic development through local employment and the promotion and growth of sustainable tourism To our suppliers • We will address sustainability issues in our supply chains, with the goal of minimising the negative environmental and social impacts of our procurement decisions whilst meeting our financial and quality requirements • We will make preference to source locally and from sustainable sources in order to support our local communities and environment 1 NO POVERTY NO HUNGER 2 GENDER EQUALITY 5 CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION 6 CLIMATE ACTION 9 LIFE BELOW WATER 10 GOOD HEALTH 3 QUALITY EDUCATION 4 GOOD JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 7 REDUCED INEQUALITIES 8 LIFE ON LAND 11 RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION 12