TORONTO ― Kostuch Media Ltd. (KML) has announced the winner of its 2024 Green Leadership Award for Environmental Stewardship. This special award is presented each year to a company that exemplifies leadership efforts in the area of sustainability.
Well before sustainability became a widespread concern, Germain Hotels had already started implementing green practices, such as local sourcing (1988) and geothermal energy (2007). Over the last two years, the Quebec-based hotel company embarked on a thorough examination of its stance on sustainable development issues, encompassing all its business units, including construction, administration, hotel operations, and catering. To facilitate this process, Germain Hotels enlisted the expertise of Coesio, a Canadian consulting firm specializing in sustainable development.
It also sought to assess the perspectives of its partners and in the summer of 2022, conducted a comprehensive survey of more than 300 stakeholders ― including investors, guests, suppliers, and employees ― to gain insight into their priorities.
Drawing from these insights, Germain Hotels formulated a strategic plan for the next five years as well as an action plan for 2023. It has recently refined the action plan for 2024 to ensure its alignment with the company’s overarching goals and evolving stakeholder expectations.
“In winning Hotelier’s 2024 Green Leadership Award for Environmental Stewardship, Germain Hotels has demonstrated that it has not only embraced sustainability efforts, but it’s fully committed to making it a focal part of their entire company’s approach to doing business,” says Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of KML. “Whether it’s through meeting LEED-certification standards in new builds, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, promoting reduced energy consumption and sound waste-management practises, or highlighting local sourcing in all aspects of the hotel (from food to furniture to art), Germain Hotels adheres to its philosophy that sustainable development is not the responsibility of a single individual, but rather, a shared responsibility embraced by all.”
The winners of KML’s 2024 Green Leadership Awards will be fêted on May 28 at the Top 30-under-30 Leadership Summit at the Sheraton Centre Hotel Toronto. Click here for more information, or to purchase tickets for the event.
