I-First Central Hotel Suites, elawulwa liqela lase-Dubai-based Central Hotels, inikwe iSatifikethi esisiNgqongileyo se-Green Key 2016-2017 ngenxa yezenzo zayo eziluhlaza ezibandakanya inkitha yamandla ahambelana nokusingqongileyo, amanzi kunye namanyathelo okulawula inkunkuma.
IGreen Key yinkqubo yoqinisekiso lozinzo lweehotele kunye neendawo zokuhlala eyaphuhliswa yiFoundation for Environment Education. Njengenkqubo engeyiyo ekarhulumente, engenzi nzuzo nezimeleyo, iGreen Key yamkelwa nguMbutho weHlabathi wezoKhenketho kunye neNkqubo yokusiNgqongileyo yeZizwe eziManyeneyo (UNEP), kwaye yeyona nkampani inkulu yehlabathi i-eco-leyibhile enxulumene nendawo yokuhlala. Ukususela ngo-2013, i-Emirates Green Building Council isebenza njenge-Green Key Operator yeSizwe kwi-United Arab Emirates.
Ethetha ngempumelelo, uWael El Behi, uMphathi Jikelele weFirst Central Hotel Suites, uthe, “Sikholelwa kwizenzo ezinoxanduva nezizinzileyo ngaphandle kokubeka esichengeni kulonwabo lweendwendwe, inkonzo yobuqu, okanye ixabiso. Ngokuhambelana nokuzibophelela ekunciphiseni unyawo lwethu lwekhabhoni, siyakuvuyela ukufumana iSatifikethi esiQhelekileyo esisiNgqongileyo esamkelwa kwihlabathi liphela.
“Linyathelo elikhulu lokusingqongileyo elibe negalelo ekuhlanganiseni intshukumo yehlabathi ekwaziseni abantu malunga nesidingo sokulondoloza okusingqongileyo kwaye siyazingca ngokuba yinxalenye yalo. Siye safumana impendulo encomekayo kubasebenzi bethu kunye neendwendwe ezithatha inxaxheba ngomdla kwaye zibandakanyeka kumalinge ohlaza. Ukusuka ekugcineni amanzi ukuya kwimathiriyeli yokurisayikilisha kunye nokonga amandla, banomdla wokuqinisekisa iimfaneleko zabo eziluhlaza. Ezona zenzo zethu zokonga amandla zisincedile ukuba sinciphise ixabiso le-eneji nge-4% ngo-2016 xa kuthelekiswa no-2015. Ngoku sisebenzisa izibane ze-LED kuyo yonke ihotele ezineeglowubhu ezingaphezu kwama-5000 ezitshintshwe kunyaka ophelileyo ukuhlangabezana neenjongo eziphambili zeGreen. Ngokutshintsha imikhwa yemihla ngemihla sonke sinokwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono kwizizukulwana zethu ezizayo. ”
