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GRECOTELʼS ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
& SUSTAINABLE CONCEPT
The aforementioned philosophy has been realized through activities:
• Inside our hotels
• Outside our hotels
• Environmental awareness & education
HISTORICAL BACKROUND
1992 was the milstone year for the environmental & cultural policy of Grecotel.
Grecotel:
- Organises in co-operation with the University of Cambridge & hosts the first workshop on tourism and environment
- Established the envirinmental & cultural department
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OUR ECO POLICY
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To implement measures of natural resources management (energy, water, raw materials) and waste, with the aim of improving the local environment and to encourage other members of the tourism industry to undertake corresponding initiatives.
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Environmental measures will feature in order of priority:
a) the use of local recycled, recyclable and natural,
biodegradable materials
b) energy and water saving,
c) minimizing and re-using waste and
d) controlling air/soil/water pollution.
Grecotel S.A aims to collect and co-ordinate information on relevant programs via its connections and partners, so as, to avoid the repetition of actions and to achieve the best possible use of the available resources.
To increase level of awareness of environmental issues within its own organization, to local residents, hotel guests and business partners.
To include improved environmental considerations in all new building and renovation plans.
To balance financial benefits from waste management and energy saving against increased initial costs of such improvements. |
