Rezidor has announced over 300 of its hotels worldwide will switch to energy efficient LEDs by the end of 2013.
According to Inge Huijbrechts,director of responsible business at Rezidor,the owner of the Radisson,Missoni,and Regent hotel brands has signed a deal with Philips to complete the transformation of its portfolio as part of its ThinkPlanet sustainability plan.
The Think Planet programme is aiming to deliver a 25 per cent reduction in energy consumption by 2016 and is expected to save the company€25m over the same period by focusing on relatively simple,low cost improvements.
"One of the things we're going to do across the board is the move to LED lighting in all our public areas by the end of 2013,"Huijbrechts said."Philips will provide technical assistance and design assistance for the different hotels because it's very important to choose the right lighting and take into account aspects like dimming and transformers,etc."
Additionally,Huijbrechts said the return on investment for larger renewable energy installations was too long for the company to consider,but added that she would push to set up supply deals with clean electricity providers.