Initiatives
Hotel Nikko Hongkong takes great pride in the role it has played in pioneering the following green initiatives in the hotel industry in Hong Kong:
- Use of energy-efficient equipment, including energy-saving light bulbs and the installation of a water control device.
- Use of environment-friendly paper and cleaning products.
- Minimizing the use of natural resources through computerisation of internal communications, with all documents stored in and forwarded via an internal e-mail system.
- Audit and inspection by external, registered EMS auditor, conducted twice a year to ensure compliance of elements of the system with ISO 14001 standards.
- Plastic bottle recycling programme
- Minimization of water pollution through close monitoring of the sewage treatment tank.
- Liaison with Hong Kong Polytechnic University to provide opportunities for students to study and practise the conservation of energy and water at our hotel.
- Establishment of a scholarship to encourage students who demonstrate outstanding performance in environmental projects.
- Establishment of an award scheme to acknowledge employees' ideas for the continued conservation of energy and natural resources