Bangkok--25 Sep--Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park
In an important milestone, the environmental performance of Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park has been recognised by EarthCheck; the travel and tourism industry’s leading environmental management, benchmarking and certification company.
EarthCheck operates the world’s most scientifically rigorous benchmarking program and measures key indicators such as energy and water consumption,total waste production, and community commitment to provide a holistic pictureof operational performance.
Benchmarking involves submitting a year’s worth of operational data to EarthCheck, and this is in turn compared with industry data collected from more than 1200 organizations in over 65 countries.
By taking such a scientific approach to measuring the effectiveness of their sustainability practices, Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park has been able to identify where they were out-performing others and where room for improvement remained.
“We are delighted to have achieved the Bronze recognition. An enormous cooperation between the management and our staff to fulfill our commitment and responsibility toward sustainable environment resulted in the implementation of more efficient practices for integrated environmental management in our hotel” said Mark Winterton, General Manager Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park.
Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park rated at or above Best Practice levels for Water Savings Rating, Waste Recycling Rating, Paper Products Rating and Pesticide Products Rating.
For economies reliant on travel and tourism, EarthCheck’s benchmarking data provides the only historical record of the global environmental impacts of the industry over the past 12 years. More importantly, it rates the effectiveness of industry efforts to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG) and conserve natural resources at a project-by-project level.
“I am delighted that Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park have Benchmarked their operations,” stated Stewart Moore, EarthCheck CEO. “They have recognized the need to be responsible for the impacts of their operations and transparent in their environmental statements.”
By undertaking benchmarking with EarthCheck, Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park has joined other industry leaders who have demonstrated a willingness to take meaningful steps towards resolving some of the very real issues that face the planet.
EarthCheck is one of the world's largest certifiers of sustainable travel and tourism operators; with more than 1,200 clients in over 65 countries. EarthCheck certification complies with the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) 14064 range of standards for greenhouse gas accounting.