environmental management system of heritance kandalama hotel

Nethmini C B A M HDBM-131099

Heritance Kandalama is an architectural masterpiece by Geoffrey Bawa , built overlooking the eighth

wonder of the world – the rock fortress of Sigiriya. The hotel sits at the heart of the cultural triangle of

Sri Lanka, close to five UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Accommodation Food & Beverage Hotel Front Office Housekeeping Hotel Catering Hotel beverages Marketing Financial accounting Human resource management Administration activities

FUNCTIONS TYPE OF WASTES

Administration areas Office paper, carbon paper, carton boxes,

envelopes, packaging materials,

disposable cups, beverage cans/bottles,

ink/toner cartridges, etc.

Guest rooms and other guest facilities Used water, newspaper, magazines, beverage cans/bottles, containers for personal care, plastic wrap, sanitary napkins, tissues etc.

Kitchen, restaurant and bar areas Used water, beverage cans/bottles, single-serving condiment packages, drinking straws, paper mats, food trimmings, uneaten food, grease/oil, packaging waste like cardboard, plastic wrappers, pallets, etc.

Miscellaneous sources Waste pallets, obsolete furniture/electric wires /cables,glasses,cleaning materials, laundry materials etc.

Eco park, Horse rides & Elephant treks Horse & Elephant Dung

Strengthens Eco- friendly Healthy operations Rooms Environment ethical High employee involvement Competitive advantage (Awards) Indoor environmental quality

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats The impact of the initial construction on local forest and

scenic beauty The impacts during construction activities (clearing,

disturbance, erosion and sedimentation) The effects of the Hotel site on natural hydrology and

runoff patterns The discharge of solid and liquid waste into the lake

system The discharge of waste and operational by-products in

the proximate semi-pristine forest system The impact on the local community

High Competition Tourism problem Loose information Starting new hotels Changing weather Need high supervision

The Heritance kandalama has won awards as one of the most environmentally friendly hotel in Srilanka.Formally known as the

kandalama hotel, it is the first nature based large scale hotel in Srilanka,this made them become more sensitive to environmental &

local community needs.

The hotel is built in the configuration of the outspread wings of a bird and located

between two rocks. The hotel is a staggering 1km from end to end, and rises up 7 floors,

and yet appears to be a perfectly natural extension of the mountainside, least visible

as it is covered by native plants, home to many species.

Bio Diversity Protection & Conservation Forest

Invasive Plants

Eco Park Vegetable Garden

Sustainability is a core belief of the hotel and an integrated sustainable policy is implemented to

every conceivable operational process, proactively across all functions and levels. The

hotel adopts best practices in environmental and social governance in harmony with the principles

of the United Nations Global Compact and the Millennium Development Goals and adopts

Global Reporting Initiative Sustainable Reporting.

Saving Energy Renewable Energy Saving water Waste reduction, recycling and reusing

Sitting Design Materials Water Energy Indoor Environmental Quality Operations