Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai: Platinum Sustainability in Dubai, UAE
Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai is a sustainability leader in the United Arab Emirates, maintaining annual certification by Green Globe since 2011. The hotel’s dedication to continuous improvement across criteria covering environmental protection, socio-economic development and support of cultural heritage, has been rewarded with the achievement of Platinum status.
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is the most certified hotel group in the world and today has more than 75% of its qualified hotels and resorts achieving Gold or Platinum status, recognising the properties’ certification for five and ten years respectively.
Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai is renowned as a champion of its local community. From showcasing artwork by UAE talent and sourcing produce and vegetables from local growers, to organising beach clean-ups and blood donation drives, the hotel’s contribution to its destination and people is remarkable. There is also a sense of place in the hotel’s furnishings, with pre-loved pieces cherry-picked from local markets and refurbished in an authentic style.
During the last two years, the hotel has experienced volatile demand spikes while remaining open during the pandemic. The unprecedented fluctuation in demand has required smart management of food and beverage provision, along with monitoring of water usage. Maintaining their sustainable approach, the hotel has succeed, during this period, in reducing waste to landfill by 6% and water usage by 8.5%.
Energy management has also been a focus with the hotel’s entrance signage being switched to a 100% solar powered and carbon neutral. Guests have also been supported in their effort to lower carbon emissions, with the installation of a Tesla charging station on property and the active promotion of local Hybrid Taxis.
Following international trends, plastic straws have been discontinued from all outlets within the property, along with removing all plastic bottles from the operational departments and rooms. Further paper and waste saving have been made with the conversion of paper-based operational processes into digital-based solutions.
Contact :
Balaji Narayan
Cluster Director of Engineering
Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai
19th Street Oud Metha
32733 Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Phone +971 4 336 6000
www.movenpick.com
Bradley Cox
Director Communications
Green Globe Certification
1223 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 925
Santa Monica, CA 90403 / U.S.A.
Phone: +1-310-337-3000 ext. 105
Skype Direct +1 760 536 6581
Mobile +61 400 848 746
bcox@greenglobe.com
www.greenglobe.com
About Green Globe Certification
Green Globe is the worldwide sustainability system based on internationally accepted criteria for sustainable operation and management of travel and tourism businesses. Operating under a worldwide license, Green Globe is based in California, USA and is represented in over 83 countries. Green Globe is an Affiliate Member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). For information, please visit www.greenglobe.com
