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17 COMMERCIAL maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 9 OCTOBER 2019 IN an exciting first for Malta, the Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa was last week announced as an ambassador hotel for Cham- pagne Barons de Rothschild – one of the most luxurious cham- pagne houses in the world. The announcement was made over dinner in the Villa Corinthia, where Champagne Barons de Rothschild Frédéric Mairesse presented Corinthia Palace General Manager Adri- an Attard with the coveted Am- bassador plaque. Meanwhile, the Hotel's Executive Chef Ste- fan Hogan and his team pre- sented a fabulous menu that paired perfectly with the Bar- ons de Rothschild champagne. "We are so honoured to join the likes of the Ritz in London and the Grand Hotel in Saint Jean de Luz, in France, to re- ceive this honour, and be ap- pointed an official ambassador hotel for Champagne Barons de Rothschild," Corinthia Pal- ace General Manager Adrian Attard said. "The Rothschild plaque will now be proudly displayed out- side our signature dining des- tination, the Villa Corinthia, in testament to this exciting part- nership." Famous for over 160 years in the world of fine wines, the Rothschild family has always combined an appreciation of excellence with a passion for breaking new ground and a reputation for the highest ex- pertise. Following in the house's foot- steps, Champagne Barons de Rothschild is now recognised as one of the most rigorously demanding producers of fine Champagne. "Champagne is an important part of the Corinthia Palace ex- perience, and we look forward to the pleasure that Champagne Barons de Rothschild will bring to our patrons. Champagne is a magnificent drink that should be enjoyed throughout the year and not just on special occa- sions. As Charles Dickens said, 'Champagne is one of the ele- gant extras in life'," Attard said. FOR the third consecutive year, MAP- FRE has continued to strengthen its ongoing commitment towards envi- ronmental sustainability by holding its Global Volunteering Day. Similar to previous years, the vol- unteering activities pertaining to this year's initiative focused on the resto- ration and reforestation of degraded areas as well as cleaning up garbage and waste from any marine habitats. The event took place last week as part of its global program dedicated to corporate social responsibility. In the MAPFRE Malta 2019 Global Volunteering Program, around 1,000 kilograms of waste was collected from Ġnejna Bay, which consisted of a whole inboard engine, ladders, large shards of glass and several types of packaging material. It was apparent that a number of in- dividuals had decided to irresponsibly dispose of their waste in these seclud- ed natural environments, which could have easily been avoided with the help of the Bulk Refuse Collection provid- ed by Local Councils around Malta. Nevertheless, a whole large skip was later filled with waste which had been collected in just over an hour by the volunteers. Unfortunately, since a lot of the materials had already been ex- posed to the natural elements for too long, they had become unrecyclable over time. This is why it is imperative for everyone to separate and dispose of their waste correctly by using the several waste-sorting facilities which can be found scattered around Malta. Additionally, two turtles named Jane and Angelique were released on that very morning following the clean-up at Ġnejna Bay. Both of the turtles had initially been found entangled in the marine debris left behind. Unfortunately, some of the other turtles were not as lucky as Jane and Angelique, since lately a number of them were found dead after sustaining injuries due to either having been en- tangled in netting or having ingested hooks which were not removed cor- rectly. For these reasons, Nature Trust Malta strongly urges people to con- tact the Wildlife Rescue Team as op- posed to attempting to free the turtles themselves. Last year, thanks to the participation of 25 countries and comprising of a total of 58 global activities, over 1,500 volunteers participated by planting 1,720 trees and collecting more than 35 tons of garbage and waste. Notwithstanding this, both the 2018 and 2019 MAPFRE Global Volunteer- ing Programs had left a positive im- pact on the environment as well as the United Nations' Sustainable Develop- ment Goals. Going forward, MAPFRE Malta is committed to environmental sustain- ability, more specifically the restora- tion of degraded areas and the clean- ing up of marine habitats. MAPFRE Malta organises clean-up at Gnejna Bay for Global Volunteering Day Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa selected as ambassador hotel for Champagne Barons de Rothschild Frédéric Mairesse, Adrian Attard, and Alberto Rocchi

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