Earth Guest day 2009 Report

Sofitel biodiversity, water
In addition to the action organized by every hotel in both countries, the Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa and
Sueentown (New-Zealand) organized a day with the slogan “Trees are symbols of Life”, for tree
planting in the areas damaged by the recent floods.
Philippines biodiversity
The employees of the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila planted trees with invited business groups.
Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia
Accor Services water, biodiversity
The new Charter was launched, Earth Hour was followed and a visit to a training centre was
organized, on water theme.
Accor Hospitality water, biodiversity
1,200 employees of the Accor hotels
Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia
participated in cleaning actions of the
water sewage systems near the hotels,
in order to help the inhabitants of the
neighbourhood nearby to keep their
water system clean. Accor Indonesia
employees had the opportunity to visit
a water treatment plant and got
information on the water recycling process. Each hotel raised their guests’ awareness by using
communication supports (e-Mail banners, clothes, banners in the reception halls), by informing
children on water issues through different activities (poems, drawing competitions…). In Indonesia, the
Group offered 5 manual pumps to 2 elementary schools to give clean water access to 500 children.
The Group also renovated public toilets. For the Novotel Solo, Earth Guest day was the opportunity to
inaugurate a rain water capture tank and for the Novotel Lombock to inaugurate a deep well.
Moreover, about 600 trees were planted in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore and 4 Accor hotels of
the same area provided free medical check-up and distributed medication to local communities.
Sofitel biodiversity
The Indonesian Sofitel Seminyak Bali organized an awareness campaign on biodiversity and planted
trees on the Saminyak beach to help to stop the sand erosion.
South Korea water, biodiversity
The Accor hotels’ employees in South Korea participated in a water treatment plant, they cleaned up
beaches, squares and waters and raised their guests’ awareness about sustainable development
through flyers and posters.
The Pullman Emabassador Changwon City 7 employees cleaned up the Changwon River.
In the South, the employees of the Novotel Busan cleaned up a part of the Haeundae beach, one of
the most attended beaches in the country.
The employees of the Sofitel Seoul, the Novotel Gangnam, the Novotel Doksan, the ibis Seoul,
Myung-Dong and Suwon participated in a day called “The Beautiful Water Day”: awareness raising in
the morning (visit of a water treatment plant, visit of the museum of water taps), cleaning activities of
Anyang-Chun during the afternoon.
The employees of the Novotel Daegu took part in cleaning activities of the Shincheon River.
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