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This Earth Day Go Green in the Pink City with Fairmont Jaipur’s Sustainable Initiatives

Apr 19, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Earth Day, #Earth Day Go Green in the Pink City, #Fairmont Jaipur, #Organic Waste Converter, #Rajat Sethi, #Sewage Treatment Plant, #The flagship luxury property

19th April 2024, National:
As the world gears up to celebrate Earth Day, Fairmont Jaipur, the flagship luxury property of the hotel chain in India, stands at the forefront of sustainable hospitality. The hotel is not just a sanctuary of luxury but also a beacon of environmental stewardship. With an unwavering commitment to sustainability, Fairmont Jaipur has woven conscious practices into every aspect of its operations, setting a new standard for eco-friendly hospitality.

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Fairmont Jaipur is committed to reducing food wastage and maintaining sustainable practices in its hospitality operations. Alongside rigorous food safety protocols, we employ Orbisk’s innovative image-capturing technology to streamline food wastage calculations. This technology helps them significantly diminish food waste, gain cost insights, and ensure efficient resource management. The kitchen operates on a “first in, first out” inventory system to use ingredients efficiently and minimize spoilage. Through meticulous portion control enabled by Orbisk, plate waste has been reduced by 30%. Our dedication to sustainability also includes responsible sourcing, and prioritizing seasonal and local ingredients to further decrease the carbon footprint.

Moreover, our commitment to sustainability extends beyond just reducing food waste. The hotel boasts an on-site Organic Waste Converter (OWC) machine, which efficiently transforms biodegradable food waste into nutrient-rich manure. This resource is then utilized in our hotel’s vegetable and herb garden, fostering sustainable agriculture practices and preserving soil quality. By integrating Orbisk with our OWC machine, we create a holistic approach to waste management, further enhancing our environmental stewardship while maintaining the highest standards of culinary innovation.

The sustainable practices reflect its vision of preserving Earth’s natural resources, empowering local communities, and driving positive change in the hospitality industry. Through initiatives like ‘Vocal for Local,’ the hotel supports education and employment opportunities for locals, promoting regional hospitality, handicrafts, and traditions. Events like “Shaam-e-Khaas” feature performances by artists from Bikaner and Jaisalmer, enriching the ambiance with folk music and Rajasthani dance. Furthermore, the hotel showcases the creations of local artists and craftspeople, contributing to economic growth and cultural preservation.

“Celebrating Earth Day is not just about one day of action; it’s about embodying sustainability every day in everything we do. At Fairmont Jaipur, we are committed to weaving conscious practices into every aspect of our operations, setting a new standard for eco-friendly hospitality. Our dedication to sustainability stems from our belief that every action, no matter how small, has the power to make a difference.” stated Rajat Sethi, General Manager, Fairmont Jaipur Taking a significant step towards reducing pollution, the hotel has introduced paperless check-in and check-out along with providing   100% biodegradable in-room amenities, such as wooden keys, soap dispensers, combs, toothbrushes, refillable bottles, sugar sachets, and stirrers. Through a partnership with Boon, a Water Tech startup, Fairmont Jaipur has embraced a circular economy approach for glass water, resulting in a significant reduction of 1,460 kgs of plastic bottle waste annually. The hotel’s ‘Soap for Hope’ program recycles and repurposes hand-wash soaps from guest rooms to benefit underprivileged communities.

Fairmont Jaipur champions sustainability by incorporating used coffee grounds into their herb garden compost, reducing waste, and nurturing flavourful herbs for the dishes. This initiative exemplifies the hotel’s commitment to environmental responsibility and farm-to-table freshness. Moreover, the hotel has implemented sustainable practices such as banning overfished species, utilizing free-range eggs, employing eco-friendly cleaning products, offering ecologically conscious welcome gifts, utilizing wooden magnetic key cards, and providing 5EV charging stations for electric cars.

Water Conservation is a core value for Fairmont Jaipur in its environmental efforts. In guest rooms, where water usage is highest, we have implemented low-flow features like aerators, showerheads, and toilets, reducing water consumption by up to 30%. Beyond guest accommodations, we’ve replaced water-intensive landscapes with native plants, installed rainwater harvesting pits, and recycled 70% of wastewater through a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).

As Earth Day dawns upon us, Fairmont Jaipur’s commitment to sustainability serves as a reminder that every action, no matter how small, has the power to make a difference. By embracing a holistic approach to environmental and social responsibility, Fairmont Jaipur is not just celebrating Earth Day; it is embodying its spirit every day, inspiring others to join the journey towards a more sustainable and equitable world.

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Consume Consciously to save Mother Earth

Apr 19, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Earth Day

Earth Day – Apr 22, 2021, Theme – Restore Our Earth

Do you know the World could run out of rain forests in 2100, food in 2050, fish in 2048 and water in 2040? The way the World is consuming, we would soon need two planets to satisfy our needs.

Over consumerism is creating havoc for the environment and natural resources. The growing population and their rising demands have resulted in depletion of natural resources, increased carbon dioxide emissions, pollution, climate change, and extinction of other living beings, etc. The entire ecosystem is in a state of imbalance which is resulting in increased number of natural calamities like wildfires, droughts and floods. Earth is the only source of survival of all living beings of which human beings constitute only 0.01 percent. Yet, since the dawn of civilization, humanity has caused the loss of 83 percent of all wild animals. half of all plants and have already used up more than a third of natural resources.

Poonam K Malhotra, Founder Editor, Conscious Carma Magazine
Poonam K Malhotra, Founder Editor, Conscious Carma Magazine

“We, as consumers have all the power and the right to demand what we want and how we want. All we need to do is raise our voice, not one, or two or three, but all of us need to realize the severity of the problem which has been caused primarily due to our consuming behaviour. Today, the oceans are filled with plastics which are the source of our drinking water and home to all the sea creatures, the land where we live alongwith other living beings, is filled with waste, the air which we breathe to live is poisonous. All this at what cost and why? The speed in which consumerism is growing globally, we will soon require resources of almost two planets to fill the demand”, says Poonam K Malhotra, Editor-in-Chief, Conscious Carma, a global magazine focusing on environment and sustainability.

Gauri Gupta, Arani Ecosteps
Gauri Gupta, Arani Ecosteps

“Plastic is so pervasive because it is durable, cheap and versatile – making it responsible for many critical advancements. But as a single-use material, years of indiscriminate use have created islands of toxic waste around us. A majority of this comes from packaging of our daily-use products, so reducing that can help in a big way” says Gauri Gupta, Founder, Arani Ecosteps, a startup creating plastic-free essentials.

Sujatha Krishnamurthy, Co-Founder, Ekobarn
Sujatha Krishnamurthy, Co-Founder, Ekobarn

“We all know the dangers that plastics pose. But very few of us are aware of the dangers of throwing our kitchen waste into landfills. While we might think kitchen waste is biodegradable and hence should not be a problem, did you know organic waste dumped in a landfill continues to produce CO2 and methane (aka global warming) for approximately 5-7 years? The debris will continue to pollute the air for at least 50 more years! Composting our own kitchen waste is the simplest step we can all take to begin to manage the tremendous waste management problem our country faces”, says Sujatha Krishnamurthy, Co-Founder, Ekobarn, a startup in providing innovative and fuss-free waste management solutions.

Debapriya Dutt, Senior Manager Outreach - India, EARTHDAY.ORG
Debapriya Dutt, Senior Manager Outreach – India, EARTHDAY.ORG

“April 22, 2021 will mark the 51st anniversary of Earth Day and the theme this year is ‘Restore Our Earth.’ We at EARTHDAY.ORG aims to inspire efforts to regrow green cover, rejuvenate aquifers, restore soil, refresh air, reduce and manage waste, encourage a switch to clean and green energies, and build environmental stewardship among all those who inhabit our planet. We believe in growing stewardship for the environment based on knowledge or climate literacy that will contribute to helping return nature to its pristine form”, says Debapriya Dutt, Senior Manager Outreach – India, EARTHDAY.ORG.