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. To read more about the RB programme, please go to Responsible Business.

The hotels are engaged with both local charity groups and the international charity organisation 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.

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

Customers
The hotel recognises that Responsible Business (RB) is all about communication and strives to make information readily available to guests.

• The RB concept is promoted in the hotel's Front of House area.
• Guestrooms will soon be supplied with a folder regarding RB work & policy.
• A Responsible Fact Sheet is currently being produced for utilization in all sales activities.
• Responsible Business will also be promoted in all of the hotel's contracts.
• Radisson Blu Hotel Norge, Bergen advocates organic and ecological products, primarily in the breakfast room.

Employees
The hotel is dedicated to increasing employee awareness of Responsible Business practices.

• New staff at the hotel undergoes an RB introduction programme, as well as a more extensive quarterly RB Training Course.
• The hotel is developing a Responsible Business Activity Calendar, focusing on different social and environmental challenges monthly.
• A dynamic information board and RB information on the internal information channel are other ways to spread the RB message throughout the organisation.

Community
This hotel in Bergen is committed to community involvement and has been a part of the following charity events.

• "From Children to Children" day: The hotel arranges this event each September. Children from surrounding schools are welcome to take part in different activities, such as face-painting, singing and storytelling.
• The Strømme Foundation: The hotel collects money for this non-governmental organisation dedicated to eradicating poverty and supporting people to create a better future.
• Hotel Norges Barneløp - This well-known Bergen charity run is held on the first Saturday of June. The run's proceeds help children in the local community.
• The hotel also donates its conference rooms to different charities. One of the biggest events hosted by the hotel is held every October to raise money for finding cures for cancer.

Environment
Radisson Blu Hotel Norge, Bergen strives to reduce the negative impact of the hotel's operations on the environment by controlling energy and water consumption, as well as waste generation.

• The RB Activity Calendar targets different challenges and indicates activities executed throughout the year to help achieve environmental goals.
• The hotel was a proud recipient of the Nordic Ecolabel - the Swan Label - in 2007. The hotel met the world's strictest environmental requirements on energy and water conservation, chemicals and waste disposal.

For more information about our Responsible Business programme, visit www.rezidor.com.