Millennium Hotels and Resorts is committed in working towards preserving the environment, with eco-friendly initiatives across all 15 U.S. hotels and at the corporate level. We are working towards these initiatives as a first step of the company’s long-term focus on being “green.”

Primary Short-Term Goals
•    Raise awareness of sustainable development issues across all U.S. properties
•    Promote environmental purchasing and supply
•    Monitor progress of implementation measures arising from hotel assessments
•    Set up a “Green Committee” at every property, headed by an Executive Committee member

Products and Practices
Water Conservation
•    Guests can do their part by opting to have their linens changed on the second night of their stay, in order to reduce the amount of water used in the cleaning process
•    Guests can participate in the terry re-use program, in which they can hang their towels back on the rack and reuse or simply place the towels on the floor or in the bathtub to be replaced by clean, fresh ones
•    Hotel rooms have been equipped with showerheads, toilets and faucets that conserve water

Electrical Energy Conservation
•    New, low-energy lighting is being used within hotels
•    All equipment being purchased is EnergyStar® compliant
•    New programmable thermostats in guestrooms eliminate unnecessary energy usage

Recycling
•    Introduced recycling programs for glass and bottles wherever possible
•    Instituted a program to recycle paper at all corporate and hotel offices and reception desks

Eco-Friendly Suppliers and Products
•    Cleaning processes revamped to eliminate the use of aerosols and introduce eco-friendly cleaning chemicals
•    Eliminated the use of non-biodegradable Styrofoam cups at all hotels
•    All corporate and property-wide collateral to be printed on recycled plastics and paper
•    Selected eco-friendly suppliers from the Avendra procurement program

Millennium Hotels and Resorts is dedicated to life-long environmental responsibility and will continue to embrace the addition of new eco-friendly policies in the future.