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In the 1990s, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts implemented an ambitious plan that addresses environmentally friendly practices throughout its hotels and corporate headquarters. That strategy now extends to the company's IT department. The green IT plan is focused on responsibility in purchasing, limiting waste, conserving energy, and reducing Fairmont's carbon footprint. Specifically, the sustainable IT initiative includes the introduction of a workstation power down schedule, where power settings on all Fairmont workstations and laptops will be set to automatically power down after one hour of inactivity. By adopting this principle, the company expects to reduce its energy consumption by 2,692,683 KwH per year, resulting in a savings of 1,356 tons of CO2. Also part of the program are electronic waste diversion and the development of donation standards aligning with qualified and respected recycling companies and charities.
In addition, Fairmont will optimize purchasing efficiencies, including developing a green procurement policy to ensure the brand uses technology products that are either EPA Energy Star or Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) rated, as well as services that address Extended Product Responsibility (EPR) programs.
www.fairmont.com/environment
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Fairmont Implements Green IT Strategy
June 29, 2009In the 1990s, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts implemented an ambitious plan that addresses environmentally friendly practices throughout its hotels and corporate headquarters. That strategy now extends to the company's IT department. The green IT plan is focused on responsibility in purchasing, limiting waste, conserving energy, and reducing Fairmont's carbon footprint. Specifically, the sustainable IT initiative includes the introduction of a workstation power down schedule, where power settings on all Fairmont workstations and laptops will be set to automatically power down after one hour of inactivity. By adopting this principle, the company expects to reduce its energy consumption by 2,692,683 KwH per year, resulting in a savings of 1,356 tons of CO2. Also part of the program are electronic waste diversion and the development of donation standards aligning with qualified and respected recycling companies and charities.
In addition, Fairmont will optimize purchasing efficiencies, including developing a green procurement policy to ensure the brand uses technology products that are either EPA Energy Star or Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) rated, as well as services that address Extended Product Responsibility (EPR) programs.
www.fairmont.com/environment
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