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UK: Luxury boutique group Eden Hotel Collection has advanced its Green Tourism accreditations across the portfolio as the group strives to reach net zero by 2040.
Two of the collection’s hotels – Bovey Castle and Mallory Court Hotel and Spa – have received gold accreditation. The remaining three hotels – The Arden Hotel, The Greenway Hotel and Spa, and Brockencote Hall – have earned silver.
Key initiatives driving the collection’s sustainability progress includes:
• Appointing ‘green champions’ at each hotel, responsible for employee health and wellbeing and customer experiences
• Using of 100 per cent renewable energy
• 35.5 per cent of waste directly recycled
Jayne O’Malley, group operations director at Eden Hotel Collection said: “Sustainability is much more than simply adopting environmentally friendly practices. It’s about creating a sustainable business in every sense – from our people and our local community, through to the growth of our own organisation and our supply chain.
“Some of the properties we own and operate date back as far as the 16th century, but through our commitment to invest in sustainability, they are at the forefront of modern approaches of green hospitality, whether that is through the use of renewable energy, utilising local suppliers, or utilising on-site kitchen gardens for produce or guest experiences.”
She added: “Each of our hotels were initially graded by Green Tourism in 2023 with silver or bronze gradings – so to see each hotel making that step up one year on is testament to the commitment that our people have shown to take on board advice from the assessors to make us one of the leading hotel groups in the UK not just for a luxurious stay, but for sustainability too.”
