<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://noosabiosphere.org.au/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=6306&amp;Type=RSS20" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>The Sheraton Noosa Sustainability Journey</title><description>Sheraton Noosa Resort &amp; Spa sharing their journey, posting directly to the Biosphere community, both locally and globally.  Sharing insights and taking part in conversations about sustainability in tourism and business.  At Sheraton life is better when shared.</description><link>http://noosabiosphere.org.au/</link><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:48:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><generator>RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/</generator><item><title>Sponsorship announcement video</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Enjoy watching our recent launch event to celebrate our partnership with Noosa Biosphere.&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>http://noosabiosphere.org.au/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=6306&amp;A=Link&amp;ObjectID=91000&amp;ObjectType=56&amp;O=http%253a%252f%252fnoosabiosphere.org.au%252f_blog%252fThe_Sheraton_Noosa_Sustainability_Journey%252fpost%252fSponsorship_announcement_video%252f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://noosabiosphere.org.au/_blog/The_Sheraton_Noosa_Sustainability_Journey/post/Sponsorship_announcement_video/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Real Deal on reductions and savings</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" style="border: 0px solid; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 6px; margin-bottom: 18px; float: left;" src="/images/sponsors/watertanks.jpg" /&gt; We reduced the Resort's annual energy consumption by 1.263 TJ, equivalent to the annual energy consumption of more than 59 average Queensland homes; &lt;strong&gt;reduced annual electricity costs by thousands of dollars; and reduced the annual potable water usage by 9ML, equivalent to more than 3.5 Olympic-sized swimming pools&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This image shows water tanks installed in the carpark&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This image shows communication within the Resort.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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</description><link>http://noosabiosphere.org.au/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=6306&amp;A=Link&amp;ObjectID=89446&amp;ObjectType=56&amp;O=http%253a%252f%252fnoosabiosphere.org.au%252f_blog%252fThe_Sheraton_Noosa_Sustainability_Journey%252fpost%252fBiobiN_Project%252f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://noosabiosphere.org.au/_blog/The_Sheraton_Noosa_Sustainability_Journey/post/BiobiN_Project/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Welcome from Stephen</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Stephen" src="/images/sponsors/stephen-ferrigno-sm.jpg" style="border: 0px solid; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 6px; margin-bottom: 3px; float: left;" /&gt; The team here at the Resort are excited to be working with our Owners, Suppliers and Associates to build on our culture of sustainability. Our achievements to date promise an exciting year ahead. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Resort is proud to sponsor the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Website, &lt;a href="http://www.noosacommunityradio.org/presenters/michael-donovan/"&gt;Voices of the Biosphere Radio Program&lt;/a&gt; and Noosa Biosphere Day in partnership with our Owners. Our approach to sustainable living and business practices combined with our long term commitment and global reach aligns with the values and principles of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Program.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=449"&gt;Sheraton Noosa Resort &amp;amp; Spa&lt;/a&gt; are proving that all businesses can do more with less and will continue to develop future opportunities. These initiatives and others into the future will continue to minimise the business&amp;rsquo; impact on the environment whilst contributing to the sustainability of the Biosphere.&lt;/p&gt;
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