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UNIT 4: ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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The Orchid Mumbai, India Hotel’s Environment Policy
We at The Orchid, Asia’s first five star, certified Ecotel hotel, commit ourselves
towards continually Improving our Environmental Management in the hospitality
industry, so as to remain leaders by:
• Optimising the use of resources such as energy, perishable food
products, water, paint and paper;
• Striving to go beyond the applicable environmental laws and other
requirements;
• Enhancing the practice of waste management, which is to reduce,
reuse and recycle;
• Implementing environmental awareness of our suppliers, team
members, guests and the local community;
• Providing a hygienic and safe working environment in the hotel;
• Increasing and maintaining the green cover.
September, 2000
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Example of Good Practice
The Plymouth College of Further Education, Plymouth, UK, undertook a
preliminary environment review in 1999, with the objectives of implementing a
comprehensive EMS. Manadon Associates of Plymouth carried out the review.
The review covered 4 areas:
1. An examination of existing environment practices and procedures:
This was done through a 78-point questionnaire/checklist covering corporate
issues, management structure, staff awareness, training processes, public
relations, investment, office/classroom/workshop-based activities, energy use
and sources, water use and effluent discharge, waste minimisation and
disposal, travel and transport, estate maintenance, major and minor works, and
monitoring performance targets.
2. A review of relevant environment legislation and regulatory requirements:
Activities already regulated by the local authorities’ planning and development
system and already enforced health and safety regulations were not included.
The legislative areas reviewed were transport, airborne emissions, energy use,
waste disposal and water use.
3. An evaluation and registration of significant environment effects:
Although only sparse information was available, a register of effects (which
records data on environment effects – resource inputs and waste outputs) was
begun for atmospheric emissions, effluent discharge, waste and energy use.
4. Observed regulatory non-compliance.
On the basis of this review, PCFE was able to set realistic environment objectives
and targets, establish a formal environment policy and develop a 90-activity
environment management programme.
Contacts:
J.Gilbert. Snook, Head of Estates, PCFE Fax: +44 1752 305893
Paul Barton, Manadon Associates Fax: +44 807 7061066 or +44 1752 769090