Water Usage
2011
2012
DIF VS 11 2011
2012
DIF VS 11
m
3
m
3
Litres /
guest night
Litres /
guest night
NH Global
3,094,601 3,003,722
-2.9% 217.0
208.5
-3.9%
BU Benelux, United
Kingdom, Africa & France
389,083
386,905
-0.6% 210.0
205.7
-2.1%
BU Italy
639,710
577,708
-9.7% 301.2
276.1
-8.3%
BU Spain, Portugal &
Andorra
1,044,476
991,816
-5.0% 199.5
193.2
-3.2%
BU Central Europe
738,674
775,038
4.9% 178.6
176.7
-1.1%
BU America
282,658
272,255
-3.7% 309.9
297.6
-4.0%
BU Resorts
648,916
630,172
-2.9% 408.5
396.8
-2.9%
CO
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EMISSIONS
2011
2012
DIF VS 11 2011
2012
DIF VS 11
kg
kg
kg /
guest night
kg /
guest night
NH Global
125,645,600 121,151,676
-3.6% 8.5
8.1
-4.4%
BU Benelux, United
Kingdom, Africa & France 18,588,150
18,392,490
-1.1% 10.9
10.5
-3.6%
BU Italy
30,346,115
28,632,281
-5.6% 13.7
13.1
-4.2%
BU Spain, Portugal &
Andorra
21,639,489
18,552,733
-14.26% 3.7
3.3
-12.4%
BU Central Europe
40,396,423
40,765,850
0.9%
9.8
9.3
-4.9%
BU America
14,675,422
14,808,323
0.9% 14.4
14.7
2.2%
BU Resorts
10,206,268
8,887,340
-12.9% 6.6
5.8
-12.8%
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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE • 2012 RESULTS
2012
RESULTS
ENERGY
En 2012, the
energy* consumption-cutting
measures in place managed to lower the
consumption ratio per guest/ night by
1.2%
compared to 2011. Since 2008, the energy
consumption has been reduced by
25.1%
.
EMISSIONS
Since 2008, the
carbon footprint
of NH Hoteles fell by
44.2%
and
4.4%
compared to 2011.
WATER
The
water* usage
per guest ratio was lowered by
3.9%
in 2012. Since the launch of the plan, a
usage reduction of
30.5%
has been achieved by the installation of aerators, double-flush tanks
and usage reduction devices on showers and sinks.
NH Hoteles establishments obtain water from mains supply networks. No dangerous substances
are dumped at our hotels, residual water is managed via the mains drainage systems, which perform
the appropriate treatment depending on the application of the local environmental regulations.
*
Energy and water consumption data according to the standards of comparability defined by the Company. Hotel
comparable percentages from 2012: Energy and emissions: 81%. Water: 78%. Water usage taken from bills and meter
reading systems.
N.B.: Resorts are regarded as a separate category on account of their unique nature and their data is processed
independently.
WASTE
Globally, estimated waste generation per guest/ night (kg.) has been reduced from
4.1
in 2007
(
baseline) to
2.7
in 2012.
PAPER
In 2012 NH Hoteles carried on with the ongoing actions to manage to reduce paper usage in
the Company.
Business Unit
Paper usage in 2012 (tons)
BU Italy
750.17
BU Spain
173.31
BU C&EE
85
BU Benelux
44
Mexico
10.05
South America
7
Total
1,069.53
Energy consumption
2011
2012
DIF VS 11 2011
2012
DIF VS 11
kWh
kWh
kWh /
guest night
kWh /
guest night
NH Global
540,400,326 538,479,846
-0.4% 36.4
35.9
-1.2%
BU Benelux, United
Kingdom, Africa & France 73,755,950
72,578,258
-1.6% 43.3
41.6
-4.1%
BU Italy
92,652,245
89,762,261
-3.1% 41.8
41.1
-1.6%
BU Spain, Portugal &
Andorra
187,198,698 187,322,751
0.07% 32.4
33.1
2.2%
BU Central Europe
140,127,295 142,651,008
1.8% 33.9
32.5
-4.0%
BU America
46,666,138
46,165,568
-1.1% 45.6
45.7
0.2%
BU Resorts
55,646,965 52,930,803
-4.9% 36.2
34.5
-4.8%
