Page 43 - Annual Report 2013 Corporate Responsability

Casino de Madrid - Madrid, Spain
ENVIRONMENT
The Company’s sustainability strategy included in the five year Strategic Plancontemplates not only energy efficiency and best
environmental practices in all activities, but also constant innovation focused on surprising customers, caring for people and the
destinations we share.
Thanks to important measures included in the
2008-2012
Environmental Plan
,
NH Hotel Group saved over
35
M
,
exceeding
our targets. From 2008 to the present, the Company’s carbon footprint has been reduced by
60.1%
,
energy consumption by
27.1%
and water consumption by
31.2%
.
At the beginning of 2013, NHHotel Group began reporting energy consumption, water usage and
carbon footprint ratios based on room/night criteria. (Up to 2012, reporting was based on guest/night).
ENERGYconsumptionofcomparablehotels
*
Energy consumption data extracted from invoices and meters.
Energy and water consumption data according to comparability
criteria defined by the Company. Percentage of comparable hotels
2012-2013
in energy and emissions: 82%.
Resorts are considered a sole category given their unique features and
treatment of this data is carried out independently.
**
Ratios are kWhour/room and night
-27.1%
ENERGY CONSUMPTION*
kWh/RN**
51.06
2013
52.42
2012
54.17
2011
60.16
2010
64.25
2009
68.63
2008
70.09
2007
*
RN: roomand night
**
Resorts are considered a sole category given their unique features and treatment of this data is carried out independently.
Business Unit
Energy
consumption kWh
2012
Energy
consumption
kWh 2013
Diff.
Consumption
ratio (kWh/RN*)
2012
Consumption
ratio (kWh/RN)
2013
Diff.
BU America
51,753,317
51,735,149
0.0%
60.00
56.21
-6.3%
BU Benelux, UK, France & Africa
79,615,397
79,206,673
-0.5% 72.25
70.52
-2.4%
BUCentral Europe
148,781,682
152,041,730 2.2%
48.06
46.88
-2.5%
BU Italy
100,460,194
99,377,835
-1.1%
61.65
58.39
-5.3%
BU Spain, Portugal & Andorra
181,943,520
182,535,492
0.3%
51.93
52.05
0.2%
Total
562,554,110
564,896,879 0.4% 52.42
51.06
-2.6%
BUResorts**
26,745,125
25,860,729
-3.3% 49.67
45.63
-8.1%
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OUR SUSTAINABLE COMMITMENT
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ENVIRONMENT