Corporate & Social Responsibility

Press Release         April 2008

KILLASHEE HOUSE HOTEL & VILLA SPA GOES GREEN

Killashee House Hotel & Villa Spa was proud to be awarded the Green Fáilte Award on Wednesday 23rd April at the 2nd National Environmental Conference held by Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State, Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government.

The Green Fáilte Award is an environmental certificate awarded to Hospitality businesses which prove their commitment to the environment by fulfilling a number of key requirements. The award is granted based on performance in Environmental Management Systems, Waste management, Water management and Energy management.   Properties are audited annually to ensure that the hospitality business is meeting its requirements and is acting responsibly with respect to the environment.

General Manager of Killashee House Hotel & Villa Spa, Dee Nix, comments that “Killashee are striving to go green and are conscious of all aspects of the environment.  In this day and age when every industry is taking a serious look at trying to make their business more environmentally friendly, I feel that the hospitality industry is very proactive in this and we are delighted to receive the award at Killashee House Hotel & Villa Spa.”

At the conference the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced support for the project for the Hotel and Hospitality Sector, which will work with individual Irish hotels over the next four years to significantly improve environmental management practices, prevent waste and encourage resource efficiency, while reducing operating costs for the sector.

The target of the national programme for 2008 is to recruit 150 of Ireland’s largest hotels and help them to make environmental improvements. Over 70 hotels have already signed up and seventeen of these were today granted awards in recognition of the steps they have taken to improve their environmental practices.

The Award Programme is a multi-staged accreditation scheme which allows hospitality businesses to commence implementing Best Practice Environmental Management at their own pace and at a speed that complements their business profile, whilst encouraging them to implement continuous improvement.

The awards have four levels;- Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum, with accommodation providers who reach Platinum having the opportunity to achieve the EU Flower Eco-Label.

The Hotel and Hospitality Project is managed on behalf of the EPA by a consortium led by the Clean Technology Centre and including Hospitality Solutions Consulting.

For Further information please contact the press office at Killashee House Hotel & Villa Spa:

Orla McCabe
Killashee House Hotel & Villa Spa,
Naas,
Co. Kildare.
Tel : 045 879277