Until recently this hotel had a union agreement and a really good relationship with the hotel union. The First Star has heard that the Westin are still the only hotel in the Starwood chain holding out and not running with a non-union agreement.
On the environmental responsibility front, the Westin Sydney participated in Earth Hour. And certainly the parent company gets that it is at least important to talk the talk. As Starwood CEO, Frits van Paasschen, said recently, “A reader wants to know if going green is going on the backburner due to the economy. The answer is an emphatic, no. And, in fact, we will continue to increase our green effort over the next few years to provide a hotel stay that’s good for the environment, good for guests and good for business…Now more that ever is the time for large, international companies like Starwood to step forward in the area of environmental stewardship.”
The Sydney Westin is bronze benchmarked by a global environmental accreditation program called Green Globe. As Green globe describes it…The Green Globe Benchmarking (Bronze) and Certification (Silver) process focuses on making operational improvements – this can provide great marketing opportunities as you communicate some of your organisations key achievements by associating with the Green Globe programme, participants are connected with a highly respected international organisation committed to the environment. By associating with the Green Globe programme, participants are connected with highly respected international organisation committed to the environment.
