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Whitbread Launches Environment Report
19/08/2009
 Whitbread is pleased to announce the publication of its 2008/09 Environment Report. This year's report includes a special interactive feature page on Premier Inn's first green hotel in Tamworth, allowing readers to see the hotel's innovative technologies in action.
Highlights of this year's report include:
- Reducing carbon emissions
- Stepping up sustainable building design programme
- Doubling supply of green electricity
- Costa's partnership with the Rainforest Alliance
- Significantly higher levels of glass and cardboard recycling
Chris George, Head of Energy and Environment at Whitbread said: "The Environment Report outlines the progress Whitbread has made in reducing its environmental impact and demonstrates our commitment to working responsibly, changing the way we do business to set the standard in sustainable hospitality."
To read the report in full, please click on the following link:
http://www.whitbreadenvironmentreport0809.co.uk/
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Notes to Editors
Whitbread PLC is the UK's largest hotel and restaurant group operating market-leading businesses in the budget hotels and restaurant sectors. Its well-loved brands are Premier Inn, Beefeater, Table Table, Brewers Fayre, Taybarns and Costa Coffee.
Whitbread PLC employs over 33,000 people and serves 9 million customers every month in its 1,800 outlets across the UK.
In the financial year ended 26th February 2009, Whitbread PLC reported a 9.7% increase in Group Revenue to £1334.6 million and 12% increase in Underlying Pre-tax Profit to £228.2 million.
Whitbread PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is also a member of the FTSE4Good Index.
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