Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2017

5 R otana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC is pleased to present its third Sustainability Report which features quantitative data for the 2016 and 2017 calendar years as well as additional data from previous years where this data provides useful comparisons, related information on material issues or notable information. Our sustainability reports are issued every 2 years. Reporting scope The reporting scope is global, unless otherwise noted for situations or circumstances where reporting data are collected and available only for a certain geography, business or issue. The report covers all Rotana hotels, four brands in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey excluding the Residences by Rotana brand. This includes 56 hotels which were in operation on 31st December 2017 and their material economic, environmental and social impacts. For new hotels that were opened in 2017, or hotels that discontinued operations during the year (4 hotels in Dubai, United Arab Emirates) data is only reported for the months they were in operation. Reporting standards While our Corporate Sustainability Report has not been independently reviewed by auditors or any other third party, we declare that this report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: Core option. The GRI Standard disclosures table can be found at the end of the report, in Appendix A. Defining report content Our reporting goal is to provide a detailed and balanced account of our sustainability performance, with a focus on the most significant issues (“material topics”) based on input from external and internal stakeholders. These topics have been determined through a materiality assessment (the results of which are discussed on pages 31 and 32) and shape the content of this report. In 2016, we conducted a comprehensive update of the company’s list of material issues and have aligned it with the UN sustainable development goals, SDGs, to ensure that future reporting continues to best capture the nature and impact of our businesses, as well as fully support global issues goals. The process was guided by the group’s Corporate Sustainability Committee. Performance data is accompanied by a brief description of our policies and management systems, as well as our activities and their impact on today’s business. This report serves multiple communication functions. It enhances our internal efforts towards transparency and disclosure and supports communication with many of our external stakeholders seeking to understand the way in which Rotana addresses environmental, social, economic and governance matters. The report also serves as our internal tool for communicating our annual progress. While the report development was overseen by the company’s Corporate Sustainability Committee and with the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group Advisory, this third report was not subject to an external assurance audit.