Fairmont Hotels & Resorts partners with WWF

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (Fairmont) now becomes a member of the WWF innovative Climate Savers Program.

Fairmont has agreed to a carbon emissions reduction plan pledgeing to reduce operational CO2 emissions from its current portfolio of hotels by 20% below its 2006 levels by 2013.

Fairmont is also making sure that all new properties reduce their CO2 emissions through the implementation of the brand's new Energy and Carbon Management program.

Fairmonts plans inlcude:

1. Finalising its Green Procurement Policy;
2. Introduce a supplier Code of Conduct by the end of 2009 to encourage its suppliers to provide products in accordance with the Green Procurement Policy and Supplier Code of Conduct by the end of 2010;
3. Update existing Design and Construction standards to incorporate and reflect LEED standards by the end of 2011;
4. To include sustainable and LEED certified hotels across the Fairmont brand.