GreenMondays #8 - Can Hotels be Green? - Sustainability Chalenges in the Hospitality Industry

Speakers from 2 major international hotel chains, Oakwood & Hyatt, will share their experiences, lessons learned and challenges in 'going green' both in terms of global initiatives and locally here in Japan.


Synopsis
Oakwood World Wide, based in Los Angeles, created the Global Warming Crusade as part of its new “Oakwood Worldwide Green Initiative” to raise environmental consciousness throughout Oakwood and help combat global warming through three parallel programs with their guests, their Employees, and as a corporation. In the USA, Oakwood Employees are volunteering in classrooms and at special events as part of the Global Warming Crusade’s educational outreach efforts. In Asia Pacific, which includes Japan, the focus is on raising environmental consciousness by educating guests, employees and vendors on environmental awareness and identifying and implementing a variety of environment-friendly improvements to our processes, procedures and equipment.

Mini Bio
Keren Miers is the General Manger of four luxury Oakwood Serviced Apartment properties in Tokyo: Oakwood Residences Akasaka and Aoyama and Oakwood Apartments Shirokane and Roppongi Central. He is the “Green Initiative” liaison between Oakwood World Wide in Los Angeles and Oakwood Asia Pacific based in Singapore. Before joining Oakwood in Tokyo in 2002; if not out lazing on the beach he was the Front Office Manger at Hyatt Regency Saipan in Micronesia. He also worked at Hyatt Regency Coolum and Lindeman Island Resort in sunny, Queensland Australia.



Synopsis
Global Hyatt Corporation, as a leading international hotel chain, recognized the necessity to adapt our operations and practices to minimize our impact on the environment and to improve the quality of life in the communities in which our hotels operate. We must make sure that we operate in an environmentally responsible manner in order to sustain our business success and respond to the concerns of our guests, employees, owners, staff and local communities. By launching the “Hyatt Earth” program, every hotel around the world now has a “Green Team”, dedicated to engage and motivate our colleagues to be our ambassadors in achieving these goals. We work with suppliers to develop and provide innovative products and solutions, and we strive to offer our guests unparalleled service in surroundings that reduce our impact on the environment and positively contribute to the community. We are committed to designing, building and managing innovative hotels that provide our guests with authentic and comfortable accommodations and that respect the natural environment and the local communities in which we operate.

Mini Bio
Ellie McFatridge is the Assistant to the General Manager of Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Mr. Roger Lienhard. This being her 4th year at the hotel, she has been heading the “Green Team” initiatives at the hotel along with her colleagues since its launch in August, 2008.

Markus Daisuke Nagaki is an Account Executive of Sales at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in his 2nd year at the hotel. His passion has continuously helped drive the “Green Team” and its awareness among colleagues and clients

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Cost is Yen 3,000 for 2 drinks and FujiMamas excellent Asian Tapas

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