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ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE |
Palace Resorts has created an environmental committee, Comité Ambiental Palace Resorts, whose mission is to guarantee the continuity of the business through effective safety prevention practices among associates, guests and visitors as well as throughout the installations, the environment, and when handling material goods by integrating the concept of safety as a value of the corporate culture.
Palace Resorts’ environmental policy is based on the compliance of all applicable environmental regulations balancing the development of the business with the environmental wealth of the area. It also aims to prevent and control pollution and degradation of the environment through the efficient use of the resources with the objective of sustainable development for all its properties.
Steps taken by Palace Resorts in order to achieve its goals:
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1. Education personnel at all levels within the company on caring for the environment
2. Reducing the amount of waste and trash generated by everyone.
3. Promoting the purchase of environmentally friendly products.
4. Adequate sorting of trash and creating appropriate trash collection centers.
5. Appropriate labeling of trash cans in collection centers allowing for proper sorting in both external and internal areas. (Organic, recyclable and non-recyclable *)
6. Implementation of systems that guarantees the compliance with federal regulations which determine the allowed maximum limits of evacuation of contaminants through the drainage system.
7. Complete reports and analysis concerning boilers and furnaces emissions into the atmosphere in compliance with current norms.
8. Administration of green areas through the enrichment and reestablishment of the ecological wealth to improve and increase the already existing vegetation by creating a manual for its proper care, and with the implementation of “green signs” which include the original names and descriptions of the flora currently planted.
9. To guarantee that all drainage wells are registered and in working order through the installation of measurement systems of each.
10. The use of “ecological tent cards” in all guestrooms to create awareness among guests to minimize water and energy consumption.
11. Reviewing the labeling and documentation of all chemical products used throughout the company in order to achieve full federal compliance from suppliers. The penalty of non-compliance could result in cancellation of purchase order.
12. Corporate actions related to environmental protection are within the framework of an environmental management system, which has established different work areas (water, air pollution emissions, solid waste, hazardous waste, environmental education, flora and fauna). To obtain their appropriate compliance, it has been set an achievement index which through quarterly audits measures the compliance of each property.
13. It has also been established a “Declaración de Política Ambiental”, Declaration of Environmental Policy. It includes, among other items, the treatment of residual waters which allows water evacuation within the permitted levels, reusing an important amount for irrigation systems.
14. Palace Resorts has an integral protection sea turtle program in place to establish protection efforts along the 7 miles of beach on the coast of Quintana Roo state in three camp sites specifically authorized by the SEMARNAT (Mexico’s Environmental and Natural Resources Agency)
15. Palace Resorts has a program of environmental certification within the guidelines of the federal program for environmental protection, Auditoría Ambiental de la Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente. The agency’s intent is to provide to all tourism outlets a certificate of environmental quality, Certificado de Calidad Ambiental Turística by the end of 2008. |
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| The 5 “Rs” of Environmental Education: |
Reduce - The amount of waste and trash generated by everyone.
Reject – The use of non-environmentally friendly products.
Reuse – Maximize the use of products and objects before discarding them, using them for new different purposes (donation, selling, etc.)
Recycle – Creation/manufacturing of new products without the use of natural resources but with already existing materials.
Respect - Protect the environment and respect life in all forms.
Did you know? ...
… That the inappropriate disposal of batteries is very dangerous since the lead content in just one battery can contaminate 2,614 gallons of water?
… That only 3% of the planet’s water is fresh water?
… That by recycling one aluminum can the saved energy is enough to power a TV for 3.5 hours?
… That it takes about 500 years to degrade plastic bottles and other plastic byproducts?
… That a ton of recycled paper reduces:
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The cutting down of 17 trees
81 ft³ of solid waste
8453 gallons of water,
4200 kW/h of electricity, and
59 pounds of water and air pollutants (chlorine and carbon dioxide) |
… That the glass we use is about 3000 years old and it continuous to be recycled? This means that glass is 100% recyclable and we save 32% of the required energy to make new glass. |
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