Responsible Business

Sharjah oceanfront resort strives to be a 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, 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 organisation supported by the Rezidor Hotel Group, the World Childhood Foundation. The mission of the World Childhood Foundation 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.

This hotel's Responsible Business activities and achievements include:

Environmentally Friendly Initiatives

• Aluminum cans, bottles and paper are collected for recycling.
• Egg shells, vegetable and fruit peelings and food scraps are converted into fertilizer for the resort’s immense gardens.
• Empty plastic containers from various foods and chemicals are converted into pots to propagate plants for the gardens.
• Energy-efficient light bulbs are utilised at the resort.
• The kitchen maintains an orchard that provides tomatoes, mangos, papayas, oranges, lemons, curry leaf, sugar cane and winter herbs, such as rosemary, basil and chives.
• The resort uses grey-water recycling tanks to irrigate its gardens. Backwash water from the swimming pools also is collected and used for washing the resort's vehicles.
• The hotel staff and management plant trees to support the effort to "Go Green"!

Social and Community Outreach

• Active Corporate Member of the Emirates Environmental Group since 1998.
• Clothing donations collected for victims of catastrophes.
• Support of Sharjah City of Humanitarian Services activities, such as the sale of products made by orphans, as well as the Red Crescent Charity Box for hospitals and the Noble Quran & Sunnah Est. Charity Box for poor families.
• Annual participation in Can Collection Drive of the Emirate Environmental Group (EEG).
• Annual participation in the Clean Up UAE campaign of the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG).

Health, Safety and Security Initiatives

• The resort works with food suppliers that are HACCP Certified.
• Resort staff receives training in first aid, firefighting, Responsible Business practices, safety and security.
• Medical checkup program provided for the staff.
• The resort's public areas are monitored by closed-circuit TV cameras.

Awards

• Annual Certificate of Appreciation from EEG since 2002 for taking part in Clean Up UAE.
• Annual Certificate of Appreciation for EEG since 2000 for taking part in the Can Collection Drive.
• Certificate of Appreciation from EEG in 2008 for Glass Collection.

How Can Guests Help?

• Support local orphans by purchasing their finished products, which are on display at the resort's Chillout Café.
• Guests can reuse towels by hanging them on a rack in their room. This helps conserve water and limits the use of chemical detergents.