AsiaOne 3 Nov 15;
Joining in the anti-haze campaign, the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA) has made a commitment to obtain supplies of paper and/or pulp materials from sustainable sources.
SHA will send letters and declaration forms to hotel members to encourage them to abide by the commitment.
Said a media statment by SHA: "The step taken by SHA to encourage its industry partners to commit to green procurement will send out a strong signal to errant companies to adopt environmentally-sustainable business models, and help resolve the recurring haze issue."
The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) and Singapore Environment Council (SEC) have applauded the move.
To-date, there are 114 companies which have stepped forward to declare that they are procuring their wood, paper and/or pulp materials from sustainable sources.
SEC and CASE are encouraging more companies to participate in the Singapore Green Labelling Scheme (SGLS) For more information on the SGLS, visit: http://sgls.sec.org.sg/.
SHA encourages hotel industry partners to commit to sustainable sources
By
Nisha Ramchandani Business Times 2 Nov 15;
THE Singapore Hotel Association (SHA) is inviting its hotel members to commit to green procurement in the battle against the haze.
Letters and declaration forms will be sent out to hotels encouraging them to source paper and/or pulp materials from sustainable sources.
The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) and the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) welcome this move by SHA, they said in a joint release.
"The SHA is fully supportive of environmentally sustainable practices for the hotel industry simply because it is the right thing to do - for Mother Earth and for our business as well," said SHA president Albert Teo. "By advocating and practising responsible procurement, hotels not only contribute to a cleaner world but will also win the trust of our guests, employees and business partners."
To date, 114 companies across different industries have come forward to declare that they procure their wood, paper and/or pulp materials from sustainable sources.
