Chosen as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2009:
By Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editor (Apr 16, 2009)
Some of the reasons why Fairmont Hotels & Resorts was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2009):
operates a longstanding environmental program that focuses on waste management, energy and water conservation, and the use of earth-friendly products
at some properties, over 80% of items that were previously thrown away as garbage (from food to furniture) are now recycled or reused, with food scraps transported to farms, and used furniture donated to shelters
their ambitious (and profitable) employee-run recycling programs have been so successful, that each hotel now has its own "Green Team", which meets monthly and includes employees from all departments (with its hotel properties competing for the coveted title of "Environmental Hotel of the Year")
literally wrote the book in its industry on how to build a greener business -- the "Green Partnership Guide" is distributed to hotel management schools and even other hotel chains around the world
has developed a variety of initiatives at its properties, including the development of organic gardens, nature trails at resort locations, and support for clean air initiatives and habitat protection
their resort location golf courses are part of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary system, and hotel properties worldwide operate separate programs to raise awareness and protect endangered species in areas where they operate -- including raising funds for the conservation of beluga whales in the St. Lawrence River, right whales off the coast of New Brunswick, grizzly bears and wolves in Alberta, sea turtles in Acapulco, and bluebirds in Bermuda
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