sustainability beyond greening: an onyx perspective

Sustainability beyond greening : an ONYX perspective

ONYX Hospitality Group

Operating and developing 67 properties in 12 countries

HOTELS

RESORTS

LUXURY

SPAS

UPSCALE

SELECT

SERVICE

SERVICED

APARTMENTS

Owner’s

brand

ONYX brand portfolio

Sustainability beyond greening : an ONYX perspective

Problems in this world can be solved

if you think of them in an entrepreneurial way.

Sir Richard Branson

sustain + abilitysustain : to keep alive

ability : possession of the means or skill to do something

sus·tain·a·bil·i·tyThe ability to continue at a particular level for a period of time

An ONYX perspective ….

Sustainability is the ability to anticipate

future limitations and opportunities

to create a future-proof business.

possession of the means

CLEAR GAINS FROM EFFICIENCY

2016 Carbon Emissions, Energy & Water Consumption based on occupied room night

It simply makes good business sense!

Amari Don Muang Airport Bangkok

Over the past 5 years, the hotel has

invested in

• an upgrade of 20-year old chillers

• water cycling plants

• high-efficiency heat-pumps replacing

older diesel boilers

and reduced both energy consumption

and its CO2 emissions.

Saving :

Electricity THB 3,100,000.-

Gas THB 3,300.000.-

Water THB 720,000.-

Consumption was down by :

Electricity 17,000 kWh

Gas 101,000 kg

Water 27 million litres

Amari Watergate Bangkok

In 2016 :

Replacing 16,000 less efficient bulbs with new LED

lighting

Replacing old air-conditioning units with new solar /

electricity hybrid systems

Installation of ONYX’s first solar photo voltaic (PV)

power plant

Comparison of consumption between Oct. 2015 and Oct.2016

• Electricity down by 95,000 kWh (more than 10%)

Financial saving of THB 340,000.-

• Water was down by 1.8 million litres (more than 12%)

“By 2030, the world might face a 40% global demand/supply gap of accessible, reliable

water supply for economic development. The private sector is a major water user and

often completely dependent on water for production and service delivery. The Hospitality

industry is one of these where water plays a determining part in everyday operations and

potential growth.”

Source : Stockholm International Water Institute

Water Consumption in hotels

Source : International Tourism Partnership

Water efficiency

Amari Watergate Bangkok, Amari Don Muang Airport Bangkok, Amari

Boulevard Bangkok and Amari Pattaya also recycle waste and natural

source water and reuse for non-potable purposes.

possession of the skill

Building skilled workforce to sustain business and society

Partnerships with not-for-profit hospitality training centres

that provide training for vulnerable young women and men,

and local universities

Pimali Hospitality Training Centre, Nong Khai (Since 2012)


Hospitality and Catering Training Centre (HCTC), Mae Sot (Since 2013)

Amari Dhaka Bangladesh signed an

MoU with International University of

Business, Agriculture and Technology

(IUBAT) in 2015 to provide internship

opportunities for students from under-

privileged backgrounds as a move

towards strategic CSR.


Bangladesh : International University of Business, Agriculture and Technology (Since 2015)

Define issues that are relevant to your business and stakeholders

and the opportunity to create value for the business and society

Partnerships for success

http://www.onyx-hospitality.com/social-responsibility/csr-reports.aspx

http://www.onyx-hospitality.com/social-responsibility/csr-reports.aspx

Significant progress …..

As of December 2016, 191 states and the European Union have signed the Agreement. 148 of

those parties have ratified or acceded to the Agreement, most notably China and India.

Still a lot more to do …….