NEWS AND EVENTS
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News and Events
The Singapore Green Hotel Award 2011 presentation ceremony was held on 1 July 2011 at Shangri-La hotel, Singapore.
The Guest-of-Honour for the event was Ms Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR). This year, a total of 21 hotels were recognised with the Singapore Green Hotel Award for their green efforts in water management, energy conservation and solid waste minimisation.
Congratulations to the following winners of the Singapore Green Hotel Award 2011:
1. Carlton Hotel Singapore | 12. M Hotel Singapore |
2. Conrad Centennial Singapore | 13. Mandarin Orchard Singapore |
3. Furama City Centre Singapore | 14. Novotel Singapore |
4. Furama RiverFront Singapore | 15. Orchard Hotel Singapore |
5. Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore | 16. Pan Pacific Singapore |
6. Grand Hyatt Singapore | 17. RC Hotels (Pte) Ltd |
7. Grand Park City Hall | 18. The Regent Singapore |
8. Holiday Inn Atrium Singapore | 19. Rendezvous Hotel Singapore |
9. Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre | 20. Royal Plaza on Scotts |
10. Hotel Grand Pacific | 21. Shangri-La hotel, Singapore |
11. InterContinental Singapore |
In addition, the event also saw the launch of '3R Programme for Hotels' by the National Environment Agency (NEA) and SHA.
A joint initiative of the SHA-NEA taskforce, the programme aims to help hotels in achieving better waste management and to increase their overall recycling rates. To date, a total of 40 hotels have confirmed their participation in the initiative.
In her opening address, Ms Grace Fu also shared that a 3R e-guidebook for Hotels, which will provide a etailed step-by-step guide on how to set up a 3R Programme has also been put together by the 3R taskforce. The guide can be downloaded from the NEA and SHA website.
A mini exhibition showcasing the latest green solutions and products was also held alongside this event.
SHA would like to thank the NEA, in particular, Ms Sharon Ong, Ms Yang Hong and Ms Carrie Wong from the Waste and Resource Management Department for their kind assistance in organising the award ceremony cum seminar.