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6/13/2016 BUSINESS TODAY Colombo Courtyard's Recertification Of Carbonneutral http://www.businesstoday.lk/article.php?article=10109 1/2 BUSINESS TODAY Colombo Courtyard's Recertification Of Carbonneutral VIEWS (140) Colombo Courtyard has measured its Carbon Footprint in accordance with the internationally recognised GHG protocol published by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The Carbon Consulting Company conducted this independent assessment. Colombo Courtyard has renewed the certification with Carbon Consulting Company for the second time still being the first CarbonNeutral city hotel in South Asia. Colombo Courtyard was able to do this, with the expertise of Carbon Consulting Company (CCC), an organisation that strives to reduce the environmental impact of the corporate sector of the country through a range of services that promote sustainable practices. The CCC carried out a GHG assessment to measure the emissions made by the hotel directly and indirectly, through its various activities in the last year. This GHG assessment was carried out in accordance with the GHG Protocol, developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Carbon Disclosure Project. "Colombo Courtyard is a hotel that already focused on being environmentallyfriendly, by taking energy saving initiatives and using recycled materials," explains Sanith De S Wijeyeratne, Chief Executive Officer CCC, "this ensures that the hotel has a comparatively lower carbon footprint". The assessment quantified the hotel's carbon footprint under three scopes. Scope one measured direct emissions released from sources that are

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6/13/2016 BUSINESS TODAY ­Colombo Courtyard's Recertification Of Carbonneutral

http://www.businesstoday.lk/article.php?article=10109 1/2

BUSINESS TODAY ­Colombo Courtyard's Recertification OfCarbonneutral

VIEWS (140)

Colombo Courtyard has measured its Carbon Footprint in accordance with the internationally recognised GHGprotocol published by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for SustainableDevelopment. The Carbon Consulting Company conducted this independent assessment. Colombo Courtyardhas renewed the certification with Carbon Consulting Company for the second time still being the firstCarbonNeutral city hotel in South Asia. 

Colombo Courtyard was able to do this, with the expertise of Carbon Consulting Company (CCC), anorganisation that strives to reduce the environmental impact of the corporate sector of the country through arange of services that promote sustainable practices. The CCC carried out a GHG assessment to measure theemissions made by the hotel directly and indirectly, through its various activities in the last year. This GHGassessment was carried out in accordance with the GHG Protocol, developed by the World Business Council forSustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Carbon DisclosureProject.

"Colombo Courtyard is a hotel that already focused on being environmentally­friendly, by taking energy savinginitiatives and using re­cycled materials," explains Sanith De S Wijeyeratne, Chief Executive Officer ­ CCC, "thisensures that the hotel has a comparatively lower carbon footprint". The assessment quantified the hotel'scarbon footprint under three scopes. Scope one measured direct emissions released from sources that are

6/13/2016 BUSINESS TODAY ­Colombo Courtyard's Recertification Of Carbonneutral

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owned or controlled by the company, including corporate car fleets, captive power generation facilities, or fuelcombustion for heat. Scope two measured indirect emissions associated from the generation of importedenergy carriers such as electricity, heat and steam. Scope three measured all other indirect emission sourcesthat are not released from sources mentioned under scope one and two, typically including business travel,waste disposal and outsourced activities.

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