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Eco Services - Overview
HVS Eco Services is a global environmental consulting practice focused on the hospitality industry. It empowers hotels with a strategic and competitive advantage by creating environment responsive and sustainable solutions specific for hospitality. The division offers a comprehensive array of sustainable solutions that allow operators to enhance their environmental, economic, and social performance.
HVS Eco Services provides a gamut of services including:
- ECOTEL® Certification – ECOTEL is an environmental certification specific to hospitality. It enables hotels to be truly green and sustainable over the long term – by involving the entire value chain of owners, architects, operators, employees, suppliers and hotel guests.
- Independent Property Assessments – We undertake independent property assessments, whereby hospitality properties can be assessed for the state of their environmental readiness.
- Reservation Engine for Member ECOTEL Hotels – The ECOTEL website has been completely redesigned, with a reservation system introduced for member hotels that will enable them to gain enhanced visibility through the website and also access to other marketing features therein.
- Employee Training Modules for ECOTEL Members (launch 2011) – The strength of the ECOTEL Certification is the breadth of its scope, since it recognizes hotel-specific operations and practices rather than just features that can be ‘built in’ during construction. Thus, it is crucial for the hotel staff to understand and believe in the need for conservation of resources and mitigation of greenhouse gases and adapt their practices accordingly. The training module for the staff is envisioned to increase awareness about the environment and inspire staff to evolve eco-friendly practices in their day-to-day operations.
For more information on ECOTEL, please visit www.ECOTELHotels.com
