Recognition granted for Sustainability Management System
Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has awarded Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas, Abu Dhabi, with the ISO 21401:2018 certification for sustainability management system for accommodation establishments. The hotel is one of the first in the world to achieve this certification.
The aspects covered by ISO 21401 include biodiversity, energy efficiency and waste management, water use and emissions, as well as work conditions and accident prevention. It also focuses on the social and economic impacts of tourism activities.
This certification is one of the 130 operational sustainability solutions offered by Intertek as part of its recent pioneering initiative of Total Sustainability Assurance program which provide firms with independent verification across their entire sustainability footprint, authenticating end-to-end commitment to sustainability, building stakeholder trust, and corporate value.
A special ceremony was held where Samir Ahmed, Director of Business Assurance for Gulf and Pakistan, Intertek, presented the certificate to Fabrice Ducry, General Manager, Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas.
“The new standard makes it easier to integrate sustainability in our processes and avert sustainability risks which are vital to Rotana,” commented Christiane A. Zeidan, Corporate Director of Environment, Health & Safety, Rotana Hotel Management Corporation.
“This implementation would not have been possible without the drive of the Environment Health and Safety Team and involvement of the full hotel who proudly embraced the project,” remarked Ducry.
“Adopting sustainability management systems like ISO 21401 are key to success and sustainability today, both globally and here in the UAE. We are pleased that Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas has counted on Intertek as their strategic partner for this visionary endeavour,” concluded Samir Ahmed.
