IHG launches version 2.0 of Green Engage
20 April 2011
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched the new version of its online tool for greener hotels.
Called Green Engage, the tool helps hotels monitor, reduce and manage their energy use along with water use and waste.
Using the tool, hotels can both bring down their energy bills and reduce their carbon footprint with the tool, according to the company.
IHG launched the original version of its online sustainable programme Green Engage in 2009. The company has previously claimed hotels can achieve up to 20% annual energy savings through use of the system.
With the average hotel having in excess of US$500,000 in energy expenses per year, this could enable IHG to save over US$300 million in reduced energy costs annually if the system were adopted by the group’s entire portfolio. IHG currently has more than 1000 hotels registered with the system.
Additional features to the new version include a data-entry wizard and more report options.
IHG also announced it had released its 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report. Click here to access the report.
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