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Saudi Arabia water Sustainable development Department – July 2009 6/27 Accor Saudi Arabia has engaged its hotels in a water consumption reduction plan of 5% in the next year. As a result, on April 22 nd , an awareness campaign was launched and the employees visited a sewage water treatment plant and a water desalination plant. Senegal child protection Novotel Dakar raised funds from the customers for the rehabilitation of a dormitory in the island of Joal Fadouith. South Africa water, biodiversity Accor Hospitality The South African teams of Accor Hospitality participated in a lot of projects: every hotel raised its guests’ awareness on the water conservation issue, through flyers displayed in their rooms. Johannesburg hotels, head offices and Accor Services teams participated in the cleaning of the Animal Rehabilitation Centre. Other employees from Pretoria, Johannesburg and Midrand contributed to the installation of a tap in a disadvantaged school. Others organized Art Competitions on the water issue and raised guests’ awareness. They also built a water recycling system. They organized the cleaning of a bird sanctuary and its water supply; they cleaned up green areas in collaboration with local communities (schools, public centres…). Accor Services The Environment Charter was launched. The employees received Earth Guest T-shirts and badges. With Accor Hospitality employees, they also discovered the Lory Sanctuary Park with 50 children from the local community. This sanctuary uses a water purification system in order to keep water clean. This system was explained to the children. They also participated in a painting contest. The employees planted trees and painted a wall mural depicting the water condensation process next to the water purification system. Togo biodiversity The Mercure Sarakawa in Lomé helped children to discover the biodiversity of the country. To achieve this, the hotel teams organized educational conference and games in the gardens. Besides, the hotel is continuing the development of an area dedicated to the Togolese biodiversity. Tunisia water The Coralia Club Hammamet raised its guests and employees’ awareness on water conservation. They visited a pumping plant before the sewage water treatment and implemented a rainwater recovery system for the watering. The Coralia Club Monastir also raised its employees’ awareness on water consumption reduction by limiting water use 15 minutes every day.
The Coralia and Sofitel Palm Beach Djerba raised the participants’ awareness (employees, children, guests…) on water recycling systems, traditional irrigation system, laundry management, coast cleaning…Both hotels are engaged on an awareness campaign in the rooms to reduce laundry changing and to set up a “one hour without water” action on a regular basis. Sofitel Palm Beach Tozeur staff participated in the cleaning-up of a road with local authorities and children of the local community. The Sofitel Saphir Hammamet broadcast a movie in 3 schools, about water scarcity and the issues it represents. Moreover, the employees taught the children the good gestures and behaviour to adopt in order to save water. United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi biodiversity, water The Novotel Abu Dhabi was engaged in several actions: donating blood, cleaning the beach at Auh, planting trees at Mussafah. The Jebel Hafeet employees raised the awareness of its guests by distributing flyers with tips on water savings, by wearing T-shirts with the logo Earth Guest. The hotel shut down the fountain during the day, the water supply during two hours and cut half of the garden irrigation. Dubai biodiversity, water Accor Majid-Al Futtaim, Novotel and ibis Deira City Centre and ibis and Suitehotel Mall of Emirates employees visited a water desalination plant in Jabel Ali and their awareness was raised on the desalination process. Ibis and Suitehotel Mall of Emirates employees cleaned up the Jumeirah public beach. Yemen biodiversity 100 employees from the hotels Al Saaed Hotel and MGallery and those from a water treatment plant, along with some kids of a nearby school planted 75 trees and cleaned up areas in front of the school. Moreover, a presentation was given to the children and employees to raise their awareness on environmental issues. Sustainable development Department – July 2009 7/27
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