Two properties of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts have become the first hotels in Vietnam to receive the Green Globe Certification for their environmental awareness.
Mövenpick Hotel Hanoi and Mövenpick Hotel Saigon were evaluated on 337 different criteria, including customer satisfaction, water and energy consumption, waste management, commitment to society, and internal training.
General Manager of Mövenpick Hotel Hanoi Phillip Jones said the hotel has strived to minimise energy use in a variety of ways. A power-saving lighting system was installed, measures were taken to reduce water consumption and attention was paid to waste and chemical treatment.
The hotel has set and monitored detailed targets based on these criteria to make sure that Green Globe standards are implemented effectively, he added.
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, an international luxury hotel management company with over 16,000 staff members, operates 71 hotels and resorts in 25 countries.
As a result of its commitment to sustainable environmental practices, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts boasts the highest rate of Green Globe certified hotels of any chain in the world.
First introduced in 1994, the Green Globe seal represents the best in sustainable practices within the travel and tourism sector, providing certification, training and marketing services in 83 countries.