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SUSTAINABILITY
HOTSHOTS
2017
particularly important given the hotel’s
ambitious plans to become the first with in-
room recycling.
Achieving culture change is as much
about good communication, finding ways
to present the information that isn’t an
onerous set of figures or a list of rules but
one where simple messages encourage
people to consider their own actions.
For instance, instead of just presenting
output consumption as a huge but
meaningless figure, how about relating it
to something that we can all recognise,
such as the number of average-sized
production display panel in the lobby and family homes that could be powered by the
fresh filtered water provided in reusable electricity savings achieved by the hotel?
glass bottles in the rooms, there is a
For other hoteliers looking to drive
to reduce their impact.
However rather than adopting a
scattergun approach and just implementing
developing focus on how staff and guest their own sustainability plans forward, but a whole plethora of sustainable activity,
behaviour can be nurtured further. who are perhaps put off by the thought it really pays to benchmark the hotel’s
that it will only rack up more cost, it would current resource usage, set clear
the ‘preaching to the masses route’ as the be worth heeding Qbic London City’s quantifiable targets and then track outputs
whole ethos is to lead by example and get experience. While certainly the rewards to provide the evidence on which to base
people on your side by believing in what you have resulted in personal satisfaction future decisions.
do, not what you say. as well as going a long way towards the
That isn’t to say the hotel is going down
Considerate Hoteliers specialises in
worthy vision of being the greenest, the helping hospitality businesses reduce
workshops with the Qb ic London City team sustainability actions have also achieved a their environmental impact while cutting
to reinforce the positive impact towards the very tangible economic benefit. their operating costs as well as providing
However we’re lining up a series of
sustainability effort that each member of
Plus, as the hotel is only too aware,
CSR advice.
staff can create through simple changes today’s travellers place far more value on in behaviour and their role in helping to those businesses that value their own For more information, visit
influence guest behaviour. This will be environment and are taking positive steps www.consideratehoteliers.com
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