32|REPORTAJE NH EuRobuILDINg The NH Eurobuilding is an example of the Environmental Strategic Plan that NH Hotels launched in 2008, the chain has spent more than four million Euros to make more efficient the facilities in their hotels. Thus, this hotel has achieved a year ahead of schedule its strategic plan, a 20% reduction in water consumption, energy consumption, CO2 emissions and waste, and the most significant economic achievement is the reduction of 33 million Euros in operating costs since 2008, thanks to environmental initiatives implemented by the Company. All this vast amount of work has been acknowledged and awarded with the ISO 50001 certification, the international standard in Energy Systems Management, becoming one of the first hotels in the world to achieve this certification. The law recognizes the commitment to the environment and sustainability of certified establishments, and being its guideline to in- crease the energy efficiency in the companies where it applies, save costs and reduce CO2 emissions. ■ “These five ho- tels show that it is possible to improve energy efficiency and sustainability taking action in many different areas”