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OUR SUSTAINABLE COMMITMENT
-
ENVIRONMENT
*
Water 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 water usage: 82%.
Resorts are considered a sole category given their unique features and
treatment of this data is carried out independently.
**
Ratios in litres water/room and night.
*
Resorts are considered a sole category given their unique features and
treatment of this data is carried out independently.
**
Ratios in kg CO
2
/
room and night.
***
We reduced our carbon footprint in 2012-2013 by using renewable
energies in order to meet our electricity needs in Germany, Spain and Italy.
2013
2013
2012
2012
2011
2011
2010
2010
2009
2009
2008
2008
2007
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
Water
consumption m
3
2012
Water
consumption m
3
2013
Diff.
Consumption ratio
(
m
3
/
RN*) 2012
Consumption
ratio (m
3
/
RN)
2013
Diff.
BU America
305,014
321,824
5.5%
0.426
0.418
-1.9%
BU Benelux, UK, France & Africa
461,160
470,903
2.1%
0.323
0.327
1.5%
BUCentral Europe
786,576
824,576
4.8%
0.252
0.252
0.1%
BU Italy
630,553
636,374
0.9%
0.418
0.402
-4.0%
BU Spain, Portugal & Andorra
1,042,576
1,026,460
-1.5%
0.306
0.301
-1.7%
Total
3,225,880
3,280,138
1.7%
0.301
0.298
-1.2%
BUResorts**
360,807
373,499
3.5%
0.644
0.639
-0.9%
Business Unit
Total emissions
Kg CO
2
2012
Total emissions
Kg CO
2
2013
Diff.
Emissions ratio
(
Kg CO
2
/
RN*) 2012
Emissions ratio
(
Kg CO
2
/
RN) 2013 Diff.
BU America
16,618,046
15,837,914
-4.7%
19.27
17.21
-10.7%
BU Benelux, UK, France & Africa
17,363,338
17,682,340
1.8%
14.22
14.20
-0.1%
BUCentral Europe
41,793,392
20,871,731
-50.1%
13.50
6.44
-52.3%
BU Italy
30,451,240
18,842,198
-38.1%
18.69
11.07
-40.8%
BU Spain, Portugal & Andorra
17,765,229
17,862,617
0.5%
5.07
5.09
0.4%
Total
123,991,245
91,096,801
-26.5%
12.02
8.58
-28.6%
BUResorts**
3,638,987
2,800,218
-23.0%
6.76
4.94
-26.9%
*
RN: roomand night
**
Resorts are considered a sole category given their unique features and treatment of this data is carried out independently.
CARBON FOOTPRINT of comparablehotels
WATER consumption in comparablehotels
WATER CONSUMPTION*
l/RN**
-60.1%
CARBON FOOTPRINT*
kg CO
2
/
HN**
21.52
20.33
19.29
14.63
12.91
12.02
8.58
432.41
377.63
345.92
322.43
313.21
301.30 297.50
-31,2%
NHHotel Group establishments obtain water frommains 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.
