Reduced Operating Expenses Through Diligence And Informed, Strategic Investment. Everywhere.

ECOTEL is a certification that enables hotels to become s u s t a i n a b l e b y p r i m a r i ly reducing the environmental impact of their business and grow financially more viable and socially responsible. Managed by HVS Sustainability, ECOTEL was developed in 1994. Since then, it has evolved in keeping with advances in global warming, resource conservation, pollution prevention, building standards, and social responsibility. Today, its criteria are commensurate with those internationally recognised for sustainability. Certification Eligibility and Validity Applicable to any hotel irrespective of the applicant hotel's country of origin. Valid for a period of two years after which member h o te l s m u s t a p p ly fo r recertification.

The ECOTEL Methodology Five Globes The ECOTEL methodology evaluates a hotel's practices, systems, and processes for sustainability through five crucial areas or 'The Five Globes', which in turn comprise of a number of indicators.

Name of Globe

Aim of the Globe

Ensures a policy environment that minimises a hotels environmental footprint throughout its value chain while lowering overall business costs. This includes greening the supply chain, encouraging fair trade practices, and protecting culture and heritage.

Sustainability Commitment

Waste Management

Ensures greater operational efficiencies by identifying waste areas and streams, reducing waste through reduce and reuse strategies, recycling waste, diverting waste from landfill, converting waste to wealth, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy Management

Ensures design and operating system-improvements provide the framework for conservation of natural resources, increased energy efficiency and air quality that result in economic savings, and reduced emissions.

Our Clients
Water Management
Ensures reduced pollution and enhanced conservation of water through reduced use, grey water recycling, and augmentation by ground water recharge and rainwater harvesting.

Employee Education and Community Involvement

Ensures that barriers to operationalising sustainability are reduced through employee training, engagement, communication, and policies that reward sustainable initiatives. Additionally, ECOTEL certified hotels are socially and culturally responsible.

www.ecotelhotels.com www.hvs.com

The Sustainability Matrix

A growing number of players define the certification market today, each with their strengths. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is considered among the leading certifications worldwide for construction of green buildings. ECOTEL, in addition to valuing green buildings, is proactive and responsive to day-to-day hotel practices that lead to more sustainable operations. It also trains staff on operationalising sustainability while building symbiotic linkages in the community. Meluha The Fern is both LEED and ECOTEL certified.

Rating System Each of the Five Globes comprise Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary points. To qualify for the certification, it is mandatory for a hotel to fulfill the Primary Criteria under each of the Globes. At the time of audit, a minimum of 40% must be scored under each globe. Tertiary points are given on account of a hotel's innovative measures. The ECOTEL Advantage Updated, rigorous standards that evolve with international advances and standards pertaining to the Five Globes or certification methodology. Specific to the hospitality industry as ECOTEL is managed by HVS, a global consulting leader in this industry. Thus, we speak our clients' language while applying sustainability practices. Handholding during the certification period as performance of properties is augmented through training and identification of operational areas that improve efficiencies and reduce consumption. Spans the positioning spectrum as it is awarded to hotels and resorts irrespective of size, positioning, branding or profile as long as they qualify the certification criteria. Benefits for Member Hotels Lower operating costs with a corresponding increase in GOP by upto several percentage points due to improved operating efficiency and systemic installations. Wide marketing platform through marketing collateral including press releases, web, and articles written by HVS Sustainability. This includes publications and readiness for national and international competitions/ programmes that recognise green properties. Quantification of the environmental and financial impact of activities undertaken under the certification criteria. Lower greenhouse gas emissions due to improved energy efficiency. Conservation of resources and reduced pollution. Visibility in the community as a socially responsible entity. How to be an ECOTEL? Contact us either through www.ecotelhotels.com or directly through the contact persons and we'll put you on the sustainability PATHWAY to becoming certified as an ECOTEL. P A Proposal sent by ECOTEL has to be signed after mutual agreement to the terms. Primary Criteria for eligibility to the certification have to be adhered to. Audit by ECOTEL team, which involves a property walkthrough and interviews with hotel staff that will inform you where your asset stands with respect to the sustainability pathway. If the hotel is found to score high on the Five Globes, it is awarded the certification. If not, it is enabled for certification through a customised blueprint, which comprises the next steps. Training of staff by the ECOTEL Team on sustainable practices for achieving the certification. Handholding and target setting for scoring high on the Secondary Criteria and, thus, qualifying as an ECOTEL. Way Ahead progress monitoring in readiness for the certification. Audit for Final Certification to ensure that the property complies with the sustainability criteria. Yes! To a Press Conference whereby results of the property's sustainability status are publicly shared followed by celebrations.

T H W A Y!

ECOTEL , 6th Floor, Tower C, Building No. 8, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon - 122002, Haryana, INDIA. Manav Thadani - mthadani@hvs.com +91 124 461-6000 Harinakkshi Nair - hnair@hvs.com +91 9820203036 | Avantika Vijay Singh - asingh@hvs.com +91 9999400975