Heritance Hotels, only resort chain in Sri Lanka to be ISO 50001
Certified
Heritance Hotels, Sri Lanka's leading chain of resorts, owned and
managed by Aitken Spence Hotels is the first resort chain in Sri Lanka
to be awarded the ISO 50001 certification for energy management systems
which have been effectively implemented at each resort.
The International Organization for Standardization has introduced ISO
50001 with the aim of helping organizations establish systems and
processes to improve their energy performance.
The standard specifies the requirements for establishing,
implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system,
whose purpose is to enable an organization to follow a systematic
approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance,
including energy efficiency, energy security, energy use and
consumption.
Heritance Hotels, a pioneer in practicing and promoting sustainable
tourism in Sri Lanka, has taken numerous initiatives in ensuring that
energy consuming assets have been managed effectively and energy
conserving technology has been implemented at each resort. Heritance
Ahungalla, one of Sri Lanka's leading beach resorts, was the first hotel
in Sri Lanka to receive the ISO 50001:2011 certification.
It is believed that energy conservation is the foundation of energy
independence; although a single effort may seem minuscule a collective
effort will make a difference. "We at Aitken Spence Hotels have been
setting trends for energy reductions. We always strive to establish best
practices and set examples for the industry" said Rohitha Rajaratne,
Vice President, Engineering, Aitken Spence Hotels.
Malin Hapugoda, Managing Director, Aitken Spence Hotels shared the
following views; "Sustainable tourism is about re-focusing and adapting.
A balance must be found between limits and usage so that continuous
changing, monitoring and planning ensure that tourism can be managed.
This requires thinking long-term and realising that change is often
cumulative, gradual and irreversible. Having identified the growing need
to ensure sustainable tourism, Aitken Spence Hotels, will continue our
pioneering efforts in this field. Our continuous dedication in
implementing initiatives that promote sustainable practices has enabled
Heritance to achieve global recognition such as the ISO 50001, for its
efforts. " |