Best Holdings Limited
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2018-19 to 2022-23, 2022-06 to 2023-06)
Reporting Period: 2018-19 to 2022-23
Environmental Metrics
Environmental Challenges
- Project implementation in due time and capacity utilization at the estimated level of ongoing project.
- Key bondholders may refuse the bond restructuring proposal.
- Very low return on asset and equity.
- Increased Competition
- Govt. Policy Changes towards the industry
- Political unrest
- Natural disaster
- Maintaining Quality Service
- Availability of Skilled Professionals
Mitigation Strategies
- The management of Le Meridien adjusts the price of their services in response to changes in the exchange rate in order to offset the impact of unfavorable exchange rate volatility on the company's earnings.
- The company is expose to currency risk as the company has to purchase raw material, spare parts, accessories, capital items and royalty fees and other payments are denominated in USD.
- Le Meridien has installed solar panels that act as its contingent power supply in the form of solar energy.
- The hotel also sources Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as an alternative source of gas when required.
- The project has a back-up generator for contingency purposes, and uses LPG as an alternative gas source when required.
- The project leverages solar power as contingency when primary power sources are unavailable.
- The project also uses LPG as an alternative energy source to its gas requirements, and owns a deep tube-well as an additional water source.
- Best Holdings Limited always intends to avoid significant dependency on any single supplier. It procures the material from various sources.
- Best Holdings Limited does not have any long-term binding contract with any of its suppliers other than those entered into for day-to-day operational purposes.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Awards & Recognition
- Today’s Traveler Award (Best Business hotel in Bangladesh)
- Trip Advisor Certificate of excellency
- The Marriott International Sales Leadership Award
- Bangladesh’s Leading Hotel’s
- Bangladesh’s Leading Hotel’s Suite
- Bangladesh’s Leading Hotel’s
- Bangladesh’s Best Hotel
- Bangladesh’s Best Presidential Suit
- Bangladesh’s Best MICE Hotel
Reporting Period: 2022-06 to 2023-06
Environmental Metrics
Environmental Challenges
- Project implementation delays
- Increased project costs due to exchange rate fluctuations and rising construction material prices
- Maintaining service quality during economic crises
- Interest rate risk on bonds
- Shortages of imported supplies (food ingredients, alcoholic beverages, frozen buffalo meat)
- High turnover of key management personnel
Mitigation Strategies
- Developing alternative sourcing strategies
- Adjusting service prices to offset exchange rate volatility
- Investing in human resources
- Seeking bond restructuring to defer repayment and lower interest rates
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Awards & Recognition
- Today’s Traveler Award (Best Business Hotel in Bangladesh, 2016)
- Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence (2016)
- Marriott International Sales Leadership Award (Asia Pacific Division, 2017)
- World Travel Awards (various awards from 2018-2020)