I-First Central Hotel Suites, ephethwe yiqembu lase-Dubai-based Central Hotels, iklonyeliswe nge-Green Key Certification 2016-2017 ngezinqubo zayo eziluhlaza ezihlanganisa inkimbinkimbi yamandla alungele imvelo, amanzi kanye nezinhlelo zokulawula imfucuza.
I-Green Key iwuhlelo lokuqinisekisa ukusimama kwamahhotela nezindawo zokuhlala olwasungulwa i-Foundation for Environment Education. Njengohlelo olungekho kuhulumeni, olungenzi nzuzo noluzimele, i-Green Key iqashelwa yi-World Tourism Organization kanye ne-United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), futhi iyilebula ye-eco yomhlaba wonke enkulu kakhulu ehlobene nendawo yokuhlala. Kusukela ngo-2013, i-Emirates Green Building Council isebenza njenge-Green Key National Operator e-United Arab Emirates.
Ephawula ngale mpumelelo, u-Wael El Behi, oyiMenenja Jikelele ye-First Central Hotel Suites, uthe, “Sikholelwa ezenzweni ezinomthwalo wemfanelo nezisimeme ngaphandle kokubeka engcupheni ukunethezeka kwezivakashi, isevisi yomuntu siqu, noma inani. Ngokuhambisana nokuzibophezela ekwehliseni i-carbon footprint yethu, siyajabula ukuthola Isitifiketi Sokhiye Ohlaza esiqashelwa umhlaba wonke.
“Kuwuhlelo oluhle kakhulu lwezemvelo olube nesandla ekugqugquzeleni izinyathelo zomhlaba wonke zokuqwashisa ngesidingo sokongiwa kwemvelo yethu futhi siyaziqhenya ngokuba yingxenye yalo. Sibe nokusabela okumangalisayo kubasebenzi bethu kanye nezivakashi ezibamba iqhaza ngentshiseko futhi ezibandakanya ezinhlelweni eziluhlaza. Ukusuka ekongeni amanzi kuye ekugayweni kabusha kwezinto kanye nokonga amandla, bazimisele ngokugomela ngemininingwane yabo eluhlaza. Izindlela zethu ezingcono kakhulu zokonga ugesi zisisize ukuba sehlise isikweletu samandla ngo-4% ngo-2016 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2015. Manje sisebenzisa amalambu e-LED kulo lonke elasehhotela namalambu angaphezu kuka-5000 ashintshiwe ngonyaka odlule ukuze ahlangabezane nezinjongo zeGreen Key. Ngokushintsha imikhuba yansuku zonke sonke singenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono yezizukulwane zethu ezizayo”.
