Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2017

Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2017 54 ROTANA EARTH AWARD In 2013, Rotana introduced the Rotana Earth award to recognise our hotels’ efforts for achieving exceptional sustainability results such as: • Community’s contribution and engagement activities; • Colleague’s engagement in sustainability aspects and implementation of initiatives to promote sustainability and increase colleague’s awareness; • Guests involvement in hotel activities and initiatives encouraging environmental, social and economic sustainability; • Environment; Implementation of exemplary practices and measurable efforts to manage negative environmental impacts across the operation in the areas of energy, waste and water; • Supply chain initiatives promoting responsible and local supplies and enhancing local economic development in the country of operation; Al Ain Rotana, UAE winner of Rotana Earth award, 2016. The Cove Rotana Resort, UAE winner of Rotana Earth award, 2017. Abu Dhabi General Managers participating with their hotel colleagues in the Walk for Life- Diabetes awareness marathon. A colleague receiving his best environment, health and safety practice award for exceptional implementation practice in his department at Amman Rotana, Jordan. Rotana is committed to achieving zero harm across its operations. Our health and safety policy and guidelines are implemented to ensure the necessary focus on safety systems at work, response to incidents and risk assessments. In 2016, we launched a group-level mandatory EHS awareness course to educate colleagues on our procedures and protocols to safeguard guests and reduce workplace injury. At the end of 2017, 81% of Rotana colleagues across the group had completed the training. For 2018, we aim to increase the safety training by a minimum of 5% with annual attendance of more than 85%. Since the launch of our EHS management system, we continue to build onto our regional policies to monitor and streamline reporting, which exceeds legal health and safety requirements applicable in the countries in which we operate. Wellbeing, Health and Safety In 2016 and 2017, we have implemented 1,734 colleagues’ welfare activities in our hotels. 24% of activities focused on health and wellbeing topics.