Responsible Business - Let's take responsibility!

Green hotel in Helsinki 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, environmental improvement, employee well-being and health and safety. That commitment continues with Responsible Business at this green hotel in Helsinki. To read more about the RB programme, please visit www.responsiblebusiness.rezidor.com.

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

Some RB activities and achievements of this green hotel in Helsinki:

• The first hotel in Helsinki with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel - this label was granted to the Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel, Helsinki on 28 Jun 2006.
• Water consumption, energy consumption, waste, recycling, purchasing policy included in action plan.
• Parent company Sokotel Ltd. was the first hotel company in Finland to equip all of the hotels with the life-saving defibrillator in Apr 2006. This also included extensive first aid and defibrillator training for all department heads, supervisors, general managers and night auditors.
• Provide total well-being and wellness of staff with a broader variety of exercising possibilities. The company provides low-cost opportunities for wellness by paying part of the cost.
• A special work / life / well-being balance program is provided for the night auditors, together with the company occupational health professionals and doctors.
• Enhancing the communication of the Swan Ecolabel to guests and stakeholders, as well as staff. The HEAM includes Eco-training in department meetings.
• Better recycling: during renovation of the hotel rooms, the project examined the possibilities to recycle old equipment and furniture (for example desks, closets, lamps, etc.), producing less waste during the process.
• Wellness possibilities: broader possibilities and better communication. The biggest RB theme in the hotel is the Ecolabel.