Responsible Business - Let's take responsibility

Taking responsibility for the environment and local community has been an important part of Rezidor's broader commitment to sustainable development for many years. In 2001, this commitment was fortified and placed within the scope of a programme called Responsible Business (RB). Each hotel has a unique RB Action Plan covering areas such as community outreach, environmental improvement, employee well-being and health and safety.
Our hotels are engaged with both local charity groups and Rezidor's corporate international charity organisation, the World Childhood Foundation. The mission of Childhood is to defend the rights of the child and to promote better living conditions for vulnerable and exploited children at risk all over the world.

Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport's Responsible Business Activities and Achievements:

• Awarded Bronze Level of Manchester City Council Environmental Business Pledge. The Bronze Pledge recognizes this hotel’s commitment to environmental compliance and participation in the city's annual Clean-Up Campaigns.
• Upon induction, every employee at this hotel receives Responsible Business training, followed by participation in extensive training annually.
• Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport has been working very closely with Body Positive North West, a local community centre which supports families living with HIV, affected directly or indirectly. Offering support for children and young people, the centre provides crèche facilities, swap shops, and clothing for families with limited funds.
• Cyclethon – The hotel's staff participated in the successful, day-long cyclethon, collecting donations from colleagues, residents and hotel guests, and raising over 125 GBP.
• Airline Summer Ball – The annual Ball consists of auctions and raffles, the proceeds of which benefit Body Positive North West.
• The hotel’s staff periodically collects children's clothes and toys for various local charities.
• Environmental and Clean up Days:
  • Teams from the hotel have been going out in the local community and helping organisations with cleaning bike paths, planting trees, shrubs and removing rubbish from the woodlands.
  • September 2006 – The hotel staff teamed up with the National Trust to build fences.
• Great emphasis is placed on recycling and energy conservation within all departments in the hotel. A designated team member has been nominated to ensure conservation of water and electricity by installing timers for lights in non essential areas, motion sensitive lighting, low energy bulbs, water cards in guest's bedrooms, and constant testing of the dishwashers to ensure full water efficiency.