The Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates has achieved Green Globe certification, having been recognised for meeting key criteria to achieve premium sustainability performance.

Accepting the certification on behalf of Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates, general manager Michael R Payne said: “We would like to extend our thanks to Green Globe for recognising the extraordinary efforts we have made to improve our sustainable performance, and for working with us to identify additional areas where we can focus our efforts over the coming 12 months.”

Green Globe is the worldwide sustainability system based on internationally accepted criteria for sustainable operation and management of travel and tourism businesses. Operating under a worldwide licence, Green Globe is based in California, US, and is represented in over 83 countries. Green Globe is an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Sandrine Le Biavant, director consultancy at Farnek Middle East, Green Globe’s preferred partner in the Middle East, said, “The hotel has invested significantly in energy efficiency programmes and we have been monitoring the quarterly results of energy and water consumption, as well as waste generation. According to our Hotel Optimizer benchmarking software, the Kempinski Hotel is in a leadership position compared with other city hotels in Dubai.”

Since 2013, Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates has been Leed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certified for existing building, operations and maintenance and is currently in line with its three per cent energy saving targets for 2016, with 90 per cent of all lights replaced by LED (light-emitting diode) lighting. - TradeArabia News Service