Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée

Boosting Sustainable Tourism Through Certification

EUROPEAN GOOD PRACTICE COLLECTION 2021

NOMINATION FORM

Please send until 6^th August 2021 to (herbert.hamele@ecotrans.de / cc diego.nunez@ecotrans.de)

NOMINATING CERTIFICATE

Green Globe

Contact Person:

bcox@greenglobe.com

NOMINATED BUSINESS

Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée

Internet contact

www.hyatt.com

Size of business (if known)

Medium (from 50 to 249)

Category

Serviced accommodation

Country

FRANCE

Destination, with related protected area(s)

Contact Person at the nominated business

noellie.ginoux@hyatt.com

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS

according to following SDGs on Tourism4SDGs.org:

Please indicate very briefly their exemplary or innovative actions and measurable achievements (including quantified results if known)

SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

The tourism sector needs to adopt sustainable consumption and production (SCP) modes, accelerating the shift towards sustainability. Tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for tourism including for energy, water, waste, biodiversity and job creation will result in enhanced economic, social and environmental outcomes.

In the second quarter of 2019, a new room cleaning service using a dry steam machine was introduced to full time staff at the property. With the arrival of the Covid-19 crisis, dry steam cleaning was seen as the perfect method for maintaining hygienic surfaces as this machine, through high intensity steam is capable of deep cleaning different kind of materials and surfaces such as marble, wood, glass, carpet, fabric and plastic. Furthermore, a bactericide solution sanitizes materials and surfaces all at once rather than staff doing additional work and creates safe surroundings for all team members and guests.

“The dry steam cleaning and sanitizing was not only done by full time staff but was also used in 2020 by temporary workers hired during the high season. Procuring this particular type of cleaning machine and training the entire staff (both full time and temporary) was extremely important to us as it was good for the planet. It simply uses only 2 liters of water to clean a room with the dry steam cleaner versus 30 liters used previously. Also, it was definitely the most appropriate tool available to respond to the Covid sanitation crisis and ensures a safe environment for our guests and colleagues,” the management team concluded.

There are nearly 14 recycling streams in operation. In particular, the collection of hygiene and care products by Clean the World, gives a second life to unused soaps, shower gels and their plastic packaging. This not only helps reduce waste and protect the environment, but also helps people in need who are provided with hygiene kits produced from the unused items which are sanitized and transformed into new products.

SDG 13 - Climate Action

Tourism contributes to and is affected by climate change. Tourism stakeholders should play a leading role in the global response to climate change. By reducing its carbon footprint, in the transport and accommodation sector, tourism can benefit from low carbon growth and help tackle one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

In 2019 Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée commenced an investment plan to replace its 20-year-old boilers. The hotel has three boilers in total which needed replacing due to rising costs and a demand for better energy efficiency.

“We replaced one boiler in 2019 and despite a very slow financial year with only six months of business, our owners Hyatt Hotels supported us in continuing this change. We were also able to replace a second in 2020. Being able to keep this project going despite the pandemic situation was very important to us and we did not let the situation derail us,” the management team explained.

Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée has been working on improving the way it calculates and collates carbon footprint data that is based on room nights and occupancy levels. In 2020, with time on its hands, the hotel welcomed the opportunity to use software tools provided by its parent company Hyatt to set up a new system to run room night carbon footprint figures. The updated system will help keep the hotel moving forward in setting up future targets and keeping track of their progress.

SDG 14 – Life below Water

Coastal and maritime tourism rely on healthy marine ecosystems. Tourism development must be a part of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in order to help conserve and preserve fragile marine ecosystems and serve as a vehicle to promote a blue economy, contributing to the sustainable use of marine resources.

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SDG 15 – Life on Land

Rich biodiversity and natural heritage are often the main reasons why tourists visit a destination. Tourism can play a major role if sustainably managed in fragile zones, not only in conserving and preserving biodiversity, but also in generating revenue as an alternative livelihood to local communities.

SDG 8 - Decent work and Economic Growth

Tourism, as services trade, is one of the top four export earners globally, currently providing one in ten jobs worldwide. Decent work opportunities in tourism, particularly for youth and women, and policies that favour better diversification through tourism value chains can enhance tourism positive socio-economic impacts.

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SDG 17 - Partnership for the Goals

Due to its cross-sectoral nature, tourism has the ability to strengthen private/public partnerships and engage multiple stakeholders – international, national, regional and local – to work together to achieve the SDGs and other common goals. Public policy and innovative financing are at the core for achieving the 2030 Agenda.

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