Palma de Mallorca – RIU Hotels & Resorts continues to maneuver ahead with the Proudly Committed technique after the round economic system plans in place at its accommodations within the Balearic Islands have been licensed by AENOR. The Riu Playa Park, Riu Concordia, Riu Bravo, Riu Festival and Riu San Francisco in Playa de Palma, in addition to the Riu La Mola in Formentera, have acquired this certification.
This milestone is a good step ahead within the chain’s dedication to sustainability and likewise represents a priceless alternative for RIU to adapt these round economic system plans and implement them in the remainder of the chain’s accommodations, situated in 21 international locations on 4 continents (Africa, America, Asia and Europe), according to the Proudly Committed technique.
These plans are meant to instigate a profound transformation within the operation of the lodge trade, in accordance with Law 3/2022, of 15 June 2022, regarding pressing measures for the sustainability and circularity of tourism within the Balearic Islands. This endorsement from Spain’s main certification physique goes past the authorized necessities and makes this undertaking an vital step ahead within the firm’s international sustainability technique.
One of the Proudly Committed technique’s precedence targets is to maneuver in the direction of a extra round enterprise mannequin. This AENOR certification, along with the Zero Food Waste certification we gained in early 2024, permits us to evaluate our mannequin, analyse the outcomes and suggest steady enhancements so we are able to proceed shifting in the direction of this purpose,
says Lola Trián Riu, Director of Sustainability at RIU Hotels, who provides that the Balearic Islands are the birthplace of enormous vacation accommodations, and this mannequin has been carried out worldwide. Now we have now the prospect to cleared the path as soon as once more, this time by sustainably remodeling the sector.
Ángel Luis Sánchez, director of the Mediterranean Region at AENOR, wished to spotlight the significance that firms like RIU Hotels, that are strongly rooted in society and have an unlimited impression on the inhabitants, make an effort and undertake to guard the atmosphere, undertake good company governance and profit the local people of the Balearic Islands. The AENOR Circular Economy and up to date Zero Food Waste certifications are proof that they’re setting an instance for locals and guests alike on the islands.
The Mallorcan chain is dedicated to a mannequin that minimises waste and maximises worth through the use of sources effectively and lengthening their helpful life. This contains initiatives equivalent to recirculating supplies inside accommodations or changing biowaste produced within the firm’s institutions into high-quality compost. This compost is utilized by native farmers, thereby selling sustainable agriculture and the usage of domestically grown merchandise within the lodge restaurant. The chain has one other initiative in collaboration with the La Fiore glass manufacturing unit to recycle glass. The lodge collects and kinds used bottles, that are then remodeled into new inventive glass utensils by La Fiore. RIU then buys these objects to make use of within the accommodations, thus closing the recycling cycle. The firm additionally has a number of new initiatives within the pipeline.
RIU’s round economic system plans for its accommodations within the Balearic Islands embrace vitality audits and consumption monitoring, renewable vitality self-supply and the incorporation of vitality effectivity and automation programs.
Based on the methodology of the Balearic Islands Tourism Strategy Agency (AETIB), these plans contain performing a round analysis, planning measures and targets and finishing up an inner evaluation to assist make sure that methods are up to date and according to altering international circumstances. In order to attain the targets, completely different indicators are outlined together with the corresponding goals and targets in precedence areas of motion, equivalent to vitality, water, supplies and waste, accountable meals buying, coaching, recruitment and consciousness elevating.
About AENOR
AENOR helps remodel society by constructing belief between organisations and folks by compliance evaluation (certification, inspection and testing), coaching, info and enterprise transformation consultancy companies. Currently, greater than 88,000 work centres maintain certainly one of AENOR’s certifications in fields equivalent to high quality administration, sustainability, verification of non-financial info, animal welfare, occupational well being and security, digitalisation or compliance.
AENOR is probably the most famend certification physique amongst companies and customers alike. It has in-house employees, which implies that it is ready to use the experience it has gained through the years for the advantage of its shoppers, and it offers modern options to new aggressive gaps due to its proximity to data sources. What’s extra, it covers many sectors and areas.
AENOR is a world entity that at present operates in 87 international locations. In Spain, it has in-house auditors based mostly in a complete of 19 places of work overlaying all of the Autonomous Communities. It additionally has a everlasting presence in 12 different international locations, primarily in Latin America and Europe.
About RIU Hotels & Resorts
The worldwide RIU chain was based in Mallorca by the Riu household in 1953 as a small vacation agency and remains to be owned by the household’s third era. The firm specialises in vacation resorts and over 78% of its institutions provide its acclaimed All Inclusive by RIU service. With the inauguration of its first metropolis lodge in 2010, RIU is increasing its vary of merchandise with its personal line of metropolis accommodations known as Riu Plaza. RIU Hotels & Resorts now has 97 accommodations in 21 international locations. In 2023, the chain welcomed 6,4 million company and supplied jobs for a complete of 35,808 workers. RIU is at present the world’s thirty sixth ranked chain, one of many Caribbean’s hottest, and the fourth largest in Spain in variety of rooms.
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