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annual report 2012
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SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
LED Lighting
In 4Q 2012, Studio M Hotel completed the replacement of halogen lightings in all its guestrooms with LED
lighting. Between March to December 2012, M Hotel also installed LED lighting in its guestrooms as well as guest
foor corridors, and there are also plans to install LED light bulbs in all common areas of the hotel this year.
At Orchard Hotel, the operating team also replaced the existing lighting at the Level 3 lobby with LED lighting,
installed escalators with motion sensor detectors to save on energy and installed LED lighting for all 331 of its
Claymore Wing rooms.
Both the hotel operator and the H-REIT Manager look forward to seeing positive results from these eforts and
will continue to monitor the impact of such sustainability initiatives.
Sustainability Awards and Achievements
As a result of the eforts of its environmentally-conscious lessees and hotel operators, H-REIT’s hotel properties
have been awarded several noteworthy sustainability accolades in the recent years, including the following:
Environmental:
ASEAN Green Hotel Award
: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (2012)
M Hotel (2010-2012)
Green Globe
(1)
, now known as EarthCheck : Novotel Brisbane (2010-2012, Silver)
Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay (2012, Silver), (2010-2011, Standard)
Rendezvous Hotel Auckland (2010- 2012,Bronze)
ISO 14001 certifcation
(2)
: Mercure/Ibis Brisbane (2012)
Australia Water Corporation Water
: Ibis Perth (2012, Silver)
Efciency Award
BCA Green Mark
(3)
: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (2011, Gold)
M Hotel (2011, Gold)
Orchard Hotel (2011, Gold)
Copthorne King’s Hotel (2012, Gold)
Singapore Green Hotel Award
: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (2011)
Orchard Hotel (2011)
M Hotel (2010-2011)
Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay (2010-2011)
PUB Water Efciency Award
: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (2010)
Orchard Hotel (2010)
(1) The Green Globe Certifcation Standard is a structured assessment of the sustainability performance of travel and tourism businesses. It comprises
337 compliance indicators applied to 41 individual sustainability criteria and is based on a number of international standards and agreements. A third-
party independent auditor is appointed to work with clients on-site. The international standard ISO 19011 provides guidance on the management of
audit programs, the conduct of internal and external management systems as well as the competence and evaluation of auditors.
(2) ISO 14001 sets out the criteria for an environmental management system. It does not state requirements for environmental performance, but maps
out a framework that a company or organization can follow to set up an efective environmental management system. It can be used by any
organization that wants to improve resource efciency, reduce waste and drive down costs. Using ISO 14001 can provide assurance to company
management and employees as well as external stakeholders that environmental impact is being measured and improved.ISO 14001 can also be
integrated with other management functions and assists companies in meeting their environmental and economic goals.
(3) The Green Mark Scheme was launched in January 2005 by the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore to steer the construction industry
in Singapore in the direction of environment-friendly buildings. It is essentially a benchmarking scheme that incorporates globally recognised best
practices in environmental design and performance.
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