Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2017

Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2017 62 Energy intensity kwh/guest by 8.5% from 2013 baseline q Energy Intensity across our operations (based on the above energy sources) (kwh/guest)* 2016 2017 Energy intensity kwh/guest 111 106 Energy intensity kwh/occupied room 178 173 *For energy and water calculation for 2016 and 2017, it excluded the hotels that opened on the same year of reporting as they did not complete a full year of operation (7 hotels excluded in 2016 and 3 hotels in 2017) OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT In 2016 and 2017, our operations generated a total of 394,942 and 398,143 tonnes of direct CO2e respectively. Direct group carbon intensity was 110 kg of CO2e per occupied room, a 5% reduction from 2016, which was 120 kg of CO2e per occupied room. Indirect carbon emissions and intensity have not been measured. CONSERVATION EFFORTS AROUND OUR HOTELS A dedicated team in every property including the engineering leader, the EHS officer and managers are responsible for developing and implementing management programmes to achieve reduction targets annually, including actions like: installation of LED lights, room management systems for lighting and air conditioning, system/heat pump and chiller upgrades/ optimisation. We continue to explore ways to achieve further reductions, such as sharing best practice with engineering teams company-wide to encourage achievement of energy saving goals. • Guest room management system is installed in 74% of our hotels and controls the rooms lighting. • 55% of our hotels have the guest rooms management system controlling both lighting and air conditioning in the rooms. Saadiyat Rotana Resort and Villas, Abu Dhabi: is an Estidama sustainability pearl 2 rated hotel. 300 solar panels are installed to heat the hotel water. A grey water recycling project is under implementation and 2 charging stations for Tesla electric cars are installed.