Hilton Sandton Scoops Top Green Award
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Hilton Sandton’s highly successful energy efficiency programme has landed the hotel top honours in the region, and will serve as a role model for Hilton Worldwide’s 52 other hotels in the Middle East and Africa.
The hotel drastically decreased its carbon footprint by replacing all fluorescent and CFL light bulbs with Philips LED globes, and by implementing Hilton Worldwide’s global LightStay sustainability tracking system, which reduces energy use and carbon input, as well as waste output and water use significantly.
Hilton Sandton Scoops Top Green Award
March 27, 2012, JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Hilton Sandton’s highly successful energy efficiency programme has landed the hotel top honours in the region, and will serve as a role model for Hilton Worldwide’s 52 other hotels in the Middle East and Africa.
The hotel drastically decreased its carbon footprint by replacing all fluorescent and CFL light bulbs with Philips LED globes, and by implementing Hilton Worldwide’s global LightStay sustainability tracking system, which reduces energy use and carbon input, as well as waste output and water use significantly. Hilton Worldwide is ISO 9001 certified for its quality management system and ISO 14001 for its environmental management systems.
Hilton’s prestigious annual awards commended Hilton Sandton for its close alignment to the company’s sustainability brand standards, and for its extraordinary commitment to increasing operational efficiencies through sustainable practices.
“Hilton Worldwide has become the first major multi-brand company in the hospitality industry to make sustainability measurement a brand standard. In South Africa, given the continuously rising costs of electricity and the country’s move to becoming a green leader on the Continent, it is of paramount importance for Hilton as a brand to align itself to better management of its resources,” says Johannes van Der Putten, Vice President, Hilton Worldwide, Africa and Indian Ocean.
Once rolled out at all three hotels in South Africa, including Hilton Cape Town and Hilton Durban, Hilton’s national energy consumption is expected to drop by more than 2,600,000kwh annually and Co2 emissions by a significant 2,700 tonnes per year.
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About Hilton Sandton
Located in the heart of the Sandton business district, the Hilton Sandton is ideal for corporate guests and with 9 meeting venues and a ballroom it sets the standard when it comes to conferencing. The 329-room Hilton Sandton offers outstanding accommodation and amenities, and is close to all the main banking institutions and shopping malls
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About Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For 93 years, Hilton Worldwide has offered business and leisure travellers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. The company is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Its brands are comprised of more than 3,800 hotels and timeshare properties, with 630,000 rooms in 88 countries and include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton HHonors®.
Hilton Worldwide currently operates 53 Properties in the Middle East & Africa, totalling more than 15,500 rooms across 17 countries. There are 18 hotels in Egypt, one hotel and one convention centre in Jordan, ten hotels in the UAE, six in Saudi Arabia and one each in Oman and Kuwait, plus another 12 hotels in Africa and 3 hotels in the Indian Ocean. Hilton Worldwide has a signed development pipeline of an additional 41 properties across Middle East & Africa in the U.A.E, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Uganda, Nigeria and Cape Verde.
For more information about the company, visit www.HiltonWorldwide.com or connect with Hilton Worldwide at www.HiltonWorldwideGlobalMediaCenter.com.
March 27, 2012, JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Hilton Sandton’s highly successful energy efficiency programme has landed the hotel top honours in the region, and will serve as a role model for Hilton Worldwide’s 52 other hotels in the Middle East and Africa.
The hotel drastically decreased its carbon footprint by replacing all fluorescent and CFL light bulbs with Philips LED globes, and by implementing Hilton Worldwide’s global LightStay sustainability tracking system, which reduces energy use and carbon input, as well as waste output and water use significantly. Hilton Worldwide is ISO 9001 certified for its quality management system and ISO 14001 for its environmental management systems.
Hilton’s prestigious annual awards commended Hilton Sandton for its close alignment to the company’s sustainability brand standards, and for its extraordinary commitment to increasing operational efficiencies through sustainable practices.
“Hilton Worldwide has become the first major multi-brand company in the hospitality industry to make sustainability measurement a brand standard. In South Africa, given the continuously rising costs of electricity and the country’s move to becoming a green leader on the Continent, it is of paramount importance for Hilton as a brand to align itself to better management of its resources,” says Johannes van Der Putten, Vice President, Hilton Worldwide, Africa and Indian Ocean.
Once rolled out at all three hotels in South Africa, including Hilton Cape Town and Hilton Durban, Hilton’s national energy consumption is expected to drop by more than 2,600,000kwh annually and Co2 emissions by a significant 2,700 tonnes per year.
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About Hilton Sandton
Located in the heart of the Sandton business district, the Hilton Sandton is ideal for corporate guests and with 9 meeting venues and a ballroom it sets the standard when it comes to conferencing. The 329-room Hilton Sandton offers outstanding accommodation and amenities, and is close to all the main banking institutions and shopping malls
.
About Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For 93 years, Hilton Worldwide has offered business and leisure travellers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. The company is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Its brands are comprised of more than 3,800 hotels and timeshare properties, with 630,000 rooms in 88 countries and include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton HHonors®.
Hilton Worldwide currently operates 53 Properties in the Middle East & Africa, totalling more than 15,500 rooms across 17 countries. There are 18 hotels in Egypt, one hotel and one convention centre in Jordan, ten hotels in the UAE, six in Saudi Arabia and one each in Oman and Kuwait, plus another 12 hotels in Africa and 3 hotels in the Indian Ocean. Hilton Worldwide has a signed development pipeline of an additional 41 properties across Middle East & Africa in the U.A.E, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Uganda, Nigeria and Cape Verde.
For more information about the company, visit www.HiltonWorldwide.com or connect with Hilton Worldwide at www.HiltonWorldwideGlobalMediaCenter.com.
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