Hospitable Climates has recently announced it is yielding yearly savings in excess of £13 Million, whilst reducing annual carbon emissions by 53,000 Tonnes!

Latest data from Hospitable Climates (the Hotel & Catering International Management Association's (HCIMA's) Carbon Trust-backed energy efficiency advisory programme for the UK hospitality industry) reveals that Hospitable Climates is not only delivering major cumulative cost savings to the 4,000-plus businesses currently signed-up to the programme, but is also well on track to meet targets for annual reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, helping the Government to fulfil its Kyoto commitment.

A total of 53,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide is currently being saved annually by the Hospitable Climates programme, whilst a total of 131,000 tonnes has been saved since the programme's launch in February 2000.  Saving 130,000 tonnes of carbon is the equivalent to the amount of carbon that would be absorbed by planting 650,000 trees! 

Managed by the HCIMA on behalf of the Carbon Trust, Hospitable Climates offers a free-of-charge advisory service designed to help reduce energy consumption in the UK hospitality industry by as much as 40 per cent - improving bottom-line profits and customer experience.

Commenting on the results, Dr Rebecca Hawkins, a Principal in the Hospitable Climates management team, said: "Carbon dioxide is the main gas implicated in enhanced global warming.  The aim of Hospitable Climates is to reduce these global warming gases by improving energy efficiency, and the benefit for our members is the significant cost savings that can be achieved.  The cumulative energy savings currently being made by the programme's 4,000-plus UK hospitality industry participants is well in excess of £13 million per annum."

For further information:

• Hospitable Climates