EMAS Eco-Management Audit Scheme

In the Middle East

Solomon Ioannou

Why EMAS?

Who participated?

Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts

Who were the “guinea pigs”?

…and who were the technical advisors?

The first in Cyprus, EMAS verified Environmental Consultancy

Approach followed

Think Globally – Act Locally

BiodiversityEnergy

WasteClimate Change

Hazardous Waste Heritage

Deliverables

Two Environmental Reviews

Initial Environmental Review

Environmental Programme

Environmental Objectives

Environmental TargetsInternal Audits

Management Reviews

Objective:

Turn 2% of the garden area into a habitat of the endangered Tamarisk tree (m2)

Biodiversity

Obstacles Constructive perception

•not in one space•ugly tree•where can I find it?

plant it sporadically so it does not show much

Objective:

Guests shall become aware of good visiting behavior while at archeological sites (# pax)

Cultural Heritage

Obstacles Constructive perception

•what kind of information will it be?•where can I find such information?

provide awareness info in a brochure in each guest room

Climate Change

Objective:

Reduce CO2 emissions by replacing burners with LPG ones (# of burners)

Obstacles Constructive perception

none it is in our facilities upgrading programme anyway, so we will go ahead as planned.

Water

Objective:

Untreated pool backwash water shall not be discharged into the ecosystem (m3)

Obstacles Constructive perception

technically that would be expensive to pump it upwards towards the treatment plant

one solution is to create a septic tank

WasteObstacles Constructive perception

Who will be the recycling company?

Culture issues, how can we enforce it on our staff?

Management’s decision to go ahead

Objective:

Reduce waste by 5% (kg)

EMAS verified

Will be the first in the Middle East

Thank you