- Donating 35,000 books to kids in need across the globe through We Give Books and Room to Read.
- Donating more than 100,000 volunteer hours in 2013 – a 69 percent increase from 2012.
- More than 80 percent of Hyatt hotels recycling at least one or more waste streams.
- A reduction in resource use intensity in each of Hyatt’s three regions compared to 2006 – up to a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, up to a 13 percent reduction in energy and up to a 15 percent reduction in water.[1]
- Development of responsible seafood sourcing goals based on a global purchasing audit in partnership with World Wildlife Fund.
- Required more than 40,000 of its global associates – including housekeepers, front office, concierge, guest services, key service and security personnel, and all management-level colleagues – to complete Human Trafficking Prevention Training. Hyatt also implemented a standard for all of its hotels to have training measures in place.
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Source: Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
Notes:
[1] Data reflects full-service owned and managed hotels. These reductions are the result of ongoing efforts to make our operations more efficient through measures that include, among other things, water and energy efficient equipment and upgrades, diligent management of resource consumption as well as, in some instances, shifting certain operations, such as laundry, to outside vendors.
About Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H), headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company with a proud heritage of making guests feel more than welcome. The Company’s subsidiaries manage, franchise, own and develop hotels and resorts under the Hyatt®, Park Hyatt®, Andaz®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt Place®, Hyatt House®, Hyatt Zilara™ and Hyatt Ziva™ brand names and have locations on six continents. Hyatt Residential Group, Inc., a Hyatt Hotels Corporation subsidiary, develops, operates, markets or licenses Hyatt Residences® and Hyatt Residence Club®. As of June 30, 2014, the Company’s worldwide portfolio consisted of 563 properties in 48 countries. For more information, visit www.hyatt.com.
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