Hyatt Hotels & Resorts will launch the Green Key Eco-Rating program to further track the hotel company’s sustainable initiatives in the U.S., Caribbean, and Canada. Together with Hyatt’s existing web-based tracking system, Hyatt EcoTrack, Green Key will help the company reach its 2015 goals of:
- Reduction of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions per square meter by 25 percent from 2006 levels
- Reduction of water consumption per guest night by 20 percent from 2006 levels
- Reduction of waste generation per guest night by 25 percent from 2010 levels
“We are extremely proud of the way our hotels have been leading on the sustainability front,” says Brigitta Witt, vice president of environmental affairs for Hyatt. “We have been working hard to put the right programs and processes in place to elevate environmental consciousness across the organization and to reduce the environmental footprint of our operations. We have chosen to work with Green Key Global because of its operational focus, inspection process, ability to customize reports for each property, and extensive database of best practices designed to help hotels improve their environmental performance.”
