Responsible Business - Let's take responsibility

Spa hotel in Belgium emphasizes responsible business
Taking responsibility for the environment and local community has been an important part of the broader commitment of the Rezidor Hotel Group to sustainable development for many years. In 2001, this commitment was fortified and placed within the scope of a programme called Responsible Business (RB). Each hotel has a unique RB Action Plan covering areas such as community outreach, environmental improvement, employee well-being and health and safety.

The hotels are engaged with both local charity groups and the corporate international charity organisation recognised by the Rezidor Hotel Group, the World Childhood Foundation. The mission of World Childhood Foundation is to defend the rights of children and promote better living conditions for vulnerable and exploited at-risk children around the world.

The Radisson Blu Balmoral hotel promotes socially and environmentally Responsible Business activities. These are some of the hotel’s achievements in the social, environmental and corporate sectors.

• Actively recycling cans, wine corks and paper
• Creation of a recipe book, along with 10 neighbourhood restaurants, for the Cliniclowns foundation
• During Christmas, the hotel donated money to the association of disabled people.
• The hotel lobby houses a “Save the Children” money donation box.
• For the well being of employees, the hotel supports the “Stop Smoking" programme.
• Hotel staff spent an afternoon making and selling paper statues; the proceeds were donated to the “Save the Children” fund.
• The hotel promotes environmental responsibility with an e-mail signature warning and awareness campaign on the hazard of printing e-mail.
• The hotel actively participates in a cleaning campaign of nearby woods.
• For employees and their families, the hotel hosted a nature walk and lunch.
• For each reservation of the end of year package, 1 EUR was donated to Cliniclowns.