Sandman Hotels, Inns and Suites is committed to positively impacting the communities where we live and work. We do this by building relationships, inspiring philanthropy and promoting goodwill both inside and outside the company.

As a community partner, Sandman and our dedicated employees share their time, talents and resources with organizations and programs that make a difference in local communities. Using defined corporate criteria we determine how best to express our respect and involvement in a particular community and where our charitable contributions would most benefit the community.

Organizations requesting funding must demonstrate a compelling community need and must meet the following guidelines:

• The mission of the non-profit organization must be to serve and enhance communities by providing health and human services, education, arts and culture or community development initiatives.
• All donations/sponsorships must focus on the communities where Sandman has a presence.
• Charities must have legal charitable status.
• Donations are to be used for the sole benefit of the eligible institutions and are restricted to the use of the project for which the donation is being made.

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Much is said about our environment and the need for us all to be thinking about the impact today’s decisions have on our future. In our facilities we are ever conscious of the need to conserve and demonstrate a caring attitude towards our environment.

We subscribe to the three “R’s” (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in all of our divisions. It starts with our construction sites and their ability to recycle as much material as possible from one site to another, right through to our restaurants who recycle cooking oils. In our hotels we even ask our guests to participate in helping to reduce excessive laundry requests.

Northland Properties Ltd. made our environmental initiatives a priority when they hired their first ever Energy Manager, responsible for optimizing energy consumption throughout the organization.

With the combined recycling efforts of our laundries, restaurants and energy committees we are constantly trying to reduce, re-use and recycle. Annual reviews of our energy consumption, waste removal/recycling and in-house initiatives are conducted. New ideas and suggestions are distributed throughout the corporation for the express purpose of minimizing our impact on both the local and global environment.

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