Let’s take responsibility

Radisson Blu Hotel practices Responsible Business ethics
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, cultural heritage, employee and children’s rights, health and safety, as well as environmental improvements. To read more about the RB programme, please go to responsiblebusiness.rezidor.com.  

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

Following are some of the Responsible Business activities and achievements of this hotel:

Environmentally friendly initiatives/ activities:

• Waste is collected through a central recycling system - ENVAC.
• Water is treated at a local island-wide treatment plant and recycled. LTS is used for irrigation.
• Most of the hotel areas use energy saving bulbs or LEDs, and dimmer systems are in place to conserve energy.
• The hotel aims to plant 100 Mangrove trees every year in the Abu Dhabi archipelago.
• The entire building including the guest corridors and public toilets has motion sensors, which are controlled with timers and BMS.
• The hotel promotes a large area of landscaping to support the environment and drip irrigation is used to water the plants, reducing the wastage of water.
• The hotel aims to participate in the Go Green Earth Hour on an annual basis.

Social and community outreach:

• Supports blood donation campaigns.
• Supports breast cancer awareness campaigns.
• Kids from the special needs schools are invited to the hotel.
• The hotel takes part in an annual box donation – collecting boxes of much needed items to give to labourers at various camps across Abu Dhabi.

Health, safety and security initiatives:

• The hotel is actively working towards HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) certification.
• FLS (Fire Life Safety) training and other measures as per the authority regulation are implemented in the property.
• The hotel promotes a medical check-up program for all staff annually.

Staff involvement:

• All hotel staff undergoes Living Responsible Business training.
• Mandatory training for the staff of FLS.
• First aid training is provided to nominated individuals from each department.

How can guests participate in the hotel’s RB Activities?

• Towel Replacement Programme – Save water by reusing the towel, and placing it on the rack to indicate as such.
• Participate in the blood donation campaign.
• Participating and donating in fundraising activities organized by the hotel.