WWF is pleased to welcome Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (Fairmont), a worldwide hotel brand known for its industry-leading environmental efforts, as the newest member of its innovative Climate Savers Program. In recognition of this new partnership, Fairmont has agreed to a brandwide carbon emissions reduction plan and has pledged to reduce operational CO2 emissions from its existing portfolio of hotels by 20% below 2006 levels by 2013, while also ensuring that new Fairmont properties strive to reduce their CO2 emissions through the implementation of the brand's new Energy and Carbon Management program.
In addition, Fairmont will: Finalize a Green Procurement Policy and Supplier Code of Conduct by the end of 2009; Educate and encourage its top suppliers (representing approximately 25% of the supply chain) to provide products in accordance with the Green Procurement Policy and Supplier Code of Conduct by the end of 2010; Update existing Design and Construction standards to incorporate and reflect LEED standards by the end of 2011;
Endeavor to include sustainable and LEED-certified hotels across the brand; Seek to relocate Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Corporate offices in Toronto Canada to a building with a LEED NC Gold target by 2011.
The Climate Savers Program is a collaboration among some of the world's leading corporations and WWF to show leadership in voluntarily reducing emissions and heading off the environmental impacts associated with climate change. Fortune 500 companies and other top businesses like The Coca-Cola Company, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, and Nike partner with WWF to develop practical, cost-effective strategies that reduce emissions of CO2 and achieve energy efficiency goals. By 2010, the 21 Climate Saver companies will collectively cut carbon emissions by some 14 million tonnes annually - the equivalent of taking more than 3 million cars off the road every year, while at the same time, saving these companies hundreds of millions of dollars.
"This is a great way to celebrate the tenth anniversary of WWF's Climate Savers Program," said Gerald Butts, WWF-Canada's president and CEO. "Leading companies like Fairmont are proving that strong environmental action is good for the economy."
