2 - Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines

Dusit Thani Manila earns silver certification from EarthCheck
Award-winning flagship property of Dusit International - Dusit Thani
Manila, has once again received a global recognition, this time,
awarded with a Silver level certification by EarthCheck. (www.
earthcheck.org)
Earth Check is an internationally recognized environmental management and certification
program designed for the Travel and Tourism industry. It helps determine a company’s standard
of environmental, social, and economic performance and requires compliance to internationally
recognized standards. This includes the reporting of Greenhouse Gas emissions
(GHG) and consumption of natural resources.
In order for Dusit Thani Manila to gain EarthCheck Certified status, the five-star luxury hotel was required to submit
a year’s worth of operational data to EarthCheck for Benchmarking purposes. This was then compared to the operational
data submitted by similar organizations, before being rated against Baseline and Best Practice levels.
Dusit Thani Manila was also required to submit to independent, third party auditing, to verify the accuracy of their
sustainability claims. Their policies require the use of energy-efficient lighting, the minimization of water consumption,
recycling of solid waste products and use of recycled products whenever possible. This has resulted in a decrease in
Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for the hotel’s operations.
Some of the on-going environmental efforts of Dusit Thani Manila are 24/7 Green Initiative and Dusit Green Hour
Dusit Thani Manila conducts every last Saturday of the month ‘Dusit Green Hour’ which is the monthly version of the
Earth Hour. Dusit Green Hour is 60-minute hotel-wide lights-off campaign that has been going on since June 27, 2009
from 8:30pm to 9:30pm, an initiative in its continuous fight against global warming.
The monthly Dusit Green Hour is being conducted and participated by the entire Dusit Thani Manila consisting of the
DFiT Fitness Center, Devarana Spa, main Hotel lobby and all its restaurants and bars. Hotel guests are also encouraged
to switch off the lights in their rooms.
SAFETY PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL INC.
P. Carmen Street, Alua, San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Philippines 3106
Tel: (044) 940-6249
website: www.spi5star.com
Safety Projects International Inc. was incorporated in Canada in 1982, and now operates in over 40 countries providing
training, general consulting and auditing services.
Provide occupational safety and health training and auditing of high risk industries on a global scale, in addition to
providing on line training of more than 800 topics with full client customization and internationally recognized certification
and qualifications after successfully passing each modules examination. Safety Projects International is Canada’s largest
Independent safety consultancy and owner of the International Trademark 5 Star Health & Safety Management System
which covers General industry, Marine, Aviation, Hospital and Offshore oil & Gas exploration and production Industries.
Mission Statement
The Mission of Safety Projects International Inc. is to educate and influence management to adopt effective Safety
Health and Risk Control policies, practices and procedures that prevent and mitigate human and economic losses arising
from accidental causes and adverse occupational and environmental health exposures.
To achieve its mission, The Company. has five interrelated services, currently in use in over 30 countries, these include:
• Consultancy Services, 5 Star Health & Safety Audits
• Training Films on Risk Control
• Publications, Manuals, Books, C.D. ROM etc.
• Management & Safety Practitioner Training
As this campaign endeavors to save Mother Earth that eventually saves energy cost for the hotel, all its dining guests
are also being shared the saving benefits of this thrust by entitling them 30% discount on any food and beverage orders
for dinner every last Saturday of each month.
EarthCheck is trusted by more than 1200 organizations in over 65 countries. It is used to measure key environmental
indicators such as: energy and water consumption; total waste production and community commitment.
Marriott Manila sales and
marketing bags major awards
With Marriott Manila’s continuous market share leadership
since 2011 by exceeding room revenue by 14%, catering by
19% versus budget, and revpar index change year above by
28%, Marriott Manila director of revenue strategies Catherine
Ona won the revenue leadership management of the year by
Marriott International. A title she holds for two years, she credits
the department’s teamwork in steering the goal by focusing
on strategies. Aside from this, the team brought home the
prestigious sales and marketing special achievement award
of the year which was based on the property’s unprecedented
rate of growth despite the challenge in location and destination,
unique sales staff deployment, effectively tapping e-commerce
channels and social media while amassing corporate and MICE
accounts made the two year old property the most sought after
hotel for the past fifteen straight months. Shown in photo are the
Marriott Manila Sales and Marketing headed by director Cristy
Carreon.
British School Manila chairman awarded
MBE in Queen’s new year’s honours list
for his services to education in the Philippines
The British School Manila is pleased
to announce that Her Majesty the
Queen graciously appointed Chairman
Simon Bewlay as a Member of the Most
Excellent Order of the British Empire
(MBE) in recognition of his services to
education in The Philippines.
Simon was born in Birmingham in
1940, to Josey Bewlay (nee Plant) and
Flight Lieutenant Ryland Bewlay.
He spent much of his career as a company Director in
Asia, Africa, North America and the UK.
In Nigeria, he also served as Chairman of the Iron and
Steel Employers Association and was part of a consultative
panel established to advise the then Federal Commissioner
of Labour. He was Director of International Operations for
Norcros plc and later Director of Corporate Finance for
Byrne Fleming (Pty) Ltd.
More recently Simon acted as Advisor to a number of
Company Boards in Indonesia, whilst concurrently acting
as Treasurer of Bandung International School. He has
served as Chairman of the British School Manila for the
last 10 years.
“Simon has made a tremendous contribution over many
years to the development of the British School Manila. I
am delighted that this has been recognised in the New
Years Honours list. I offer my personal congratulations,”
said British Ambassador Stephen Lillie.
TRANSITIONS EXECUTIVE SEARCH INC.
Lower Penthouse 12, BSA Suites, 103 Palanca St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, Philippines
Tel: +(632) 887-5720 • Fax: +(632) 887-5720
ABOUT TRANSITIONS
Transitions Executive Search, Inc., a boutique screening firm, was founded on August 2008. The company’s vision is
to make it an innovative, leading search firm in the hospitality industry. Its mission is to provide clients with excellent,
professional candidates and to serve both parties with extreme professionalism.
PERFORMANCE INDEX:
Average days to complete an assignment: 35.12 days
Completion Ratio: 65%
Repeat Client Ratio: 26.07%
Average days to present shortlist:
12.19 days
Productivity Quotient 58.60%
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