SINGAPORE—Alila Hotels and Resorts announced its commitment to go carbon neutral, first through its head office and then throughout all of its properties in Asia. Working with The GreenAsia Group, a specialist in carbon management in Asia, Alila will first achieve carbon neutrality for its head office in Singapore by this December. Further affirming its commitment, Alila intends to achieve carbon neutrality for all of its seven existing hotels and resorts in Asia and to create programs for its guests to enjoy carbon neutral holidays.
“Alila’s decision to go carbon neutral is in line with its long-held vision and corporate philosophy that commerce, conservation and the community can be integrated,” said Frederic Simon, managing director and COO of Alila Hotels and Resorts. “Becoming carbon neutral complements Alila’s strong efforts towards respecting and preserving the environment. We are continuously striving to make our approach more comprehensive. In particular, carbon neutrality for our head office means taking a further step to ensure that our management team, including myself, is environmentally friendly and commits to reducing our personal greenhouse gas emissions. We hope to eventually operate at the best standards of environmental and sustainable development in combination with good business economics.”
The GreenAsia Group, established in 2007, is one of the first in Asia to offer carbon reduction and carbon offsets solutions, which meet the highest international standards, to business corporations choosing to reduce their impact on climate change through voluntary action.
“Carbon emissions, which contribute to climate change, is one of the world’s key environmental concerns,” said Bradley Gardner, founder of The GreenAsia Group and a resident of Asia since 1974. “The GreenAsia Group is committed to conserving the environment, especially in Asia, through sharing our knowledge in this field. We are very happy to work with Alila Hotels and Resorts which is passionate and strongly committed to the environment.”
Alila Hotels and Resorts currently manages seven hotels and resorts in Bali, Jakarta, Laos, Thailand and the Philippines. Known as a niche innovator of exclusive hotels and resorts, many of its properties are also well-known for their contributions to environmentally sustainable tourism. Alila Villas Hadahaa in the Maldives, which is slated to open in 2009, achieved the prestigious Green Globe “Building, Planning and Design” Certified Status in August 2008. Both Alila Ubud and Alila Manggis in Bali achieved the Green Globe “Operational” Certified Status in May 2007 and were conferred the inaugural Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards in November 2006 for their efforts and support towards responsible tourism in Asia.
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