In each area, we outline the action steps you can take in order to reduce your environmental footprint, which are aligned with the requirements of the top hotel sustainability certification programmes out there. We also help you to define a plan for tackling each topic, and provide scorecards for measuring your overall impact. As a result of following the guidance in the handbook, not only do you do good for our Planet, you benefit from cost savings and efficiencies too. Win-win!
Whether you have an existing hotel that you want to make more sustainable, wish to open a new sustainable hotel, or simply want to learn more about environmental sustainability, this handbook has got deep insights and practical guidance to help.
But don’t just take our word for it, listen to what our clients have to say.
The Sustainable Hotel Handbooks have been successfully used by:
THOMAS KERSCHBAUMER, HEAD OF BUSINESS UNIT HOTEL & GASTRO, SENFTER HOLDING (SOUTH TYROL/ITALY)
MICH BONDESIO, AUTHOR, COACH & BUSINESS CONSULTANT, CREATING CADENCE (UNITED KINGDOM)
LUISE WEINERT, BACHELOR'S STUDENT AT FHGR CHUR (CHUR/SWITZERLAND)
Environmental sustainability is a large and complex topic, but we break it down to what it means for your hotel in the key areas of energy, waste, water and food.
With the help of clear action steps, we’ll help you to implement environmental sustainability action steps now. It’s that easy!
Whether you’ve got a full team or you’re doing it yourself, get the tools and resources you need to execute on your environmental sustainability strategy.
We highlight learnings, tips and recommendations from top industry leaders who are shining stars in the areas of environmental sustainability, and spotlight leading green hotels.
We’ve aligned the action steps with the leading hotel sustainability certificates out there, and by executing them, you get closer and closer to qualification.
Reduce your carbon footprint in all areas of your hotel and across the full lifecycle of your hotel – from planning to demolition, and every step in between.
We’ve interviewed some of the brightest minds that are shaping the future of hospitality, and they contribute their personal learnings and insights just for you.
As a B Corp-certified company, we encourage you to buy the digital handbook, which comes in a PDF file with various versions for easy handling and sharing with your team. As a special bonus, you will also receive the Introduction PDF free of cost!
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The Sustainable Hotel Handbook: Planet was crafted specifically with boutique hoteliers in mind. As seasoned hotel consultants, we know better than anyone that boutique hotels have limited time, budget and resources compared to bigger hotels and chain hotels.
Therefore, The Sustainable Hotel Handbook: Planet really focuses on everything boutique hoteliers need to make an environmentally sustainable hotel, with practical steps that are both realistic and budget-conscious, without being too time-intensive.
Yes! The Sustainable Hotel Handbook: Planet is perfect for hoteliers who already have a hotel and are looking to adopt more environmentally sustainable measures. We present activities and steps you can implement into your existing operations to decrease your hotel’s environmental impact, step-by-step.
All recommendations and action steps presented in The Sustainable Hotel Handbook: Planet apply to new hotels too, not just existing ones. We even guide you in how to build sustainability into the hotel development process from the start – beginning with site selection to planning, construction and interior design.
We say: absolutely! There is no resource out there jam-packed with as much value for boutique hoteliers looking to create green hotels. Plus, with all the sustainability recommendations outlined in The Sustainable Hotel Handbook: Planet, you will attract more guests and realise significant cost savings. So it will pay off – literally!
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The Sustainable Hotel Handbook: Planet is packed with insights, tips, tools, exercises, resources and MORE to make your hotel a green hotel. Covering important green practices like energy, waste, food and water, it outlines action steps your hotel can take in order to quality and certify as a green hotel. For each practice, we help you to define a plan for making it happen.
Green practices in the hotel industry cover a number of important areas:
Green practices don’t need to be expensive to implement, sometimes it’s just a matter of employing a common-sense approach. Have you ever thought to check for leaky faucets or change the temperature settings on your HVAC systems, for example? Such small actions can make a bit impact!
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