Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel-Baltimore
300 S Charles St Baltimore, MD 21201 Central Maryland 410-962-8300 www.sheraton.com/innerharbor Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel is committed to helping build a clean energy future. Management and Leadership We use the following best management practices: Environment Policy Statement Environmental Team: Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel has launched green initiatives to conserve energy, reduce waste, recycle and "go green" to leave the planet in better shape for future generations. We're taking every step we can to implement innovative and responsible environmental practices across our hotel to reduce our carbon footprint and help our employees be green. Set Annual Goals: Our property team has established a comprehensive recycling program. Each guest room is now equipped with recycling bins for proper dispensing of paper goods and plastic. Additionally, we have completely eliminated the purchase and usage of Styrofoam to minimize garbage and debris along water coast lines. Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel has also implemented a green housekeeping program. This program ensures that cleaning personnel are appropriately trained in green housekeeping practices. These practices include utilizing daylight while cleaning to the most possible extent, in lieu of electric lighting. Reduce water usage by avoiding running water where possible. And check for and report on faucet leaks or running toilets and adhere to linen and towel reuse policies. To encourage our employees to utilize mass transportation, we offer our associates 50% off MTA bus passes. Fifty associates have taken advantage of this program, keeping 40+ vehicles of the roads daily. Guests of Sheraton Inner Harbor have the option to "Make a Green Choice," by declining housekeeping conserve water, energy, and other resources with an additional voucher incentive. List of our environmentally friendly products and services: Energy-efficient digital signage using LED or LCD technology, green cleaning supplies used in hotels, and CFL lighting throughout the hotel. Independently Audited Environmental Management System: Starwood is working to reduce carbon emissions and is committed to reporting on progress annually using the Carbon Disclosure Project Survey and Starwood's Sustainability Report. To achieve our sustainability goals we have designed a two pronged strategy. First, we are building greener hotels in collaboration with out owners and developers and have created green building guidelines. Second, we are focused on changing hotel operations to improve the health of the environment across our global portfolio of 960 hotels. Waste Reduction We use the following best management practices: Have a plan in place to reduce property waste Track overall waste bills and established baseline data for quantity of wastes produced Guest Rooms Use real coffee mugs and no polystyrene products Instruct housekeeping to save and reuse unopened items Kitchen and Prep / Dining / Catering / Meetings and Events / Campground Snack Bar Purchase organic foods Purchase sustainably grown foods If disposable containers are used, they are made from - bio-based materials, recycled content, and/or compostable material Use cloth napkins and tablecloths Provide organic, local or sustainable food choices Registration / Office Make 2-sided copies / printed materials and avoid making extra copies Buildings and Grounds Use green cleaning chemicals Our Innovative Ideas and Specifics in Waste Reduction: Additionally, we have completely eliminated the purchase and usage of Styrofoam to minimize garbage and debris along water coast lines Recycling Our property team has established a comprehensive recycling program. Each guest room is now equipped with recycling bins for proper dispensing of paper goods and plastic. We have clearly marked recycling bins or provide convenient drop off locations We are recycling: Aluminium Cans Batteries Cardboard Electronics equipment Glass Fluorescent Lamps Newspaper Office Paper Packing Supplies Pallets Plastic Printer and copy machine toner cartridges Steel Cans Atlantic Bio-Diesel for grease. Waste Management for recycling. Water Conservation Have a plan in place to reduce property water usage Track water bills and established baseline data on water usage and wastewater generation Have a numeric goal to reduce water consumption over time Assessed production for water-conserving opportunities during cleaning procedures	Energy Efficiency We use the following best management practices: Have a plan in place to reduce property energy usage Track overall energy bills and establish baseline energy usage Lighting: Minimize the use of lighting during night cleaning Use high efficiency compact fluorescent light bulbs in rooms, canned lighting or wherever possible Use LED Exit Signs Heating and Cooling Minimize the use of lighting during night cleaning Linen Service and Laundry: We use these best management practices: Provide optional linen service - Change linens only upon request Train staff on the process for optional linen service Have signage in each room explaining the linen reuse procedures Track optional linen participation rate Recycle Grease We use the following best management practices: Store the grease and have it picked up by a rendering company Our grease recycling vendor is: Atlantic Bio-Disel Minimize Disposable Food Service Items We use the following best management practices: Use disposable foodservice items made from bio-based, renewable materials (corn, bamboo, etc.) Use disposable foodservice items made with recycled content Green Events We use the following best management practices: Support event planners who want to hold green events Train all event planner staff on green event techniques Provide visible recycling at all green events Minimize the use of disposable food service items Use double-sided printing and copying Other Green Practices Transportation: We use the following best management practices: Minimize the Comute of our Employees-To encourage our employees to utilize mass transportation, we offer our associates 50% off MTA bus passes. Fifty associates have taken advantage of this program, keeping 40+ vehicles of the roads daily. For guests: Educate guests on the availability of mass transit Offer shuttle service to/from mass transit locations Measurable Results 2010-2011 - (1) Reduced water usage by 650,000 gallons, a 42% reduction; (2) Reduced energy usage by 10.5%; and, (3) Increased recycling from 8.5% to 26%