Rezidor Remains one of the World's Most Ethical Companies

BRUSSELS, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing and most dynamic hotel companies worldwide, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the second year in a row.

"We are delighted to receive this prestigious award again, and we are proud that we could maintain our status as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies," said Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor.  "We defended our rank by further going the extra mile and by working with upright business practices which support our own success, bring benefit to the community and raise the bar for ethical standards within the industry," continued Ritter.

Rezidor's award-winning and group-wide Responsible Business Programme has roots dating back as far as 1989.  Besides  the  respect  for  social  and  ethical  issues  within  the  company  the programme also  focuses on health and safety for guests and employees as well as on a reduced negative impact on the environment. Rezidor's ethical culture and Code of Business Ethics  is  introduced  to  each  employee  through  the  Living  Responsible  Business  training programme. This foundation is expanded and promoted widely within Rezidor from the STAR supervisor development programme, to internal audit training and all the way up to the internal General Managers Certification Programme. It  is  furthermore reflected in the "Always Care" motto  of  the  group's  Safety  and  Security  programme,  TRIC=S,  which  is  internationally recognised as best practice for corporate security management.

This is the fifth year Ethisphere (a think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability) has published the WME rankings and presented 110 companies chosen by a committee of leading attorneys, professors, government officials and organization leaders. The methodology for the WME ranking includes seven distinct categories: Corporate Citizenship and Responsibility; Corporate  Governance; Innovation that Contributes to the Public Well Being; Industry  leadership;  Executive  Leadership  and  Tone  from  the Top;  Legal,  Regulatory and Reputation Track Record; and Internal Systems and Ethics/Compliance Program.

A sampling of other 2011 winners includes Adidas, Timberland, Microsoft, American Express, Starbucks and UPS.

To find out more about the World's Most Ethical companies, interested parties can visit http://ethisphere.com/2011- worlds-most-ethical-companies/.

About The Rezidor Hotel Group:

The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world. The group features a portfolio of more than 400 hotels in operation and under development with 86,300 rooms in over 60 countries, including a wide range of hotels in Berlin, hotels in Amsterdam and hotels in London.

Rezidor operates the brands Radisson Blu Hotels & Resorts, Park Inn by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa, along with the goldpoints plus(SM) loyalty programme for frequent hotel guests. Under a worldwide licence agreement with the iconic Italian fashion house Missoni, Rezidor also operates and develops the new lifestyle brand Hotel Missoni.

In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Carlson, a privately held, global hospitality and travel company, based in Minneapolis (USA), is the majority shareholder.

The Corporate office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.

For further information please contact:

Christiane Reiter
Director Corporate Communications
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Avenue Du Bourget 44
B-1130 Brussel
Belgien
+32 2 702 9331
www.radissonblu.com

SOURCE The Rezidor Hotel Group