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Sustainable luxury is not an oxymoron. It can be found throughout some of the UK's leading hotels, but today it is more about the basics than the bling. Emily Manson reports on a new, carefully considered approach to business
Posted: 17 May 2012 | 14:59
Hotel group Accor has announced plans to reduce its worldwide CO2 emissions by 10% by 2015, even as the company continues with its plans to grow by around 40,000 rooms each year. Those were the proposals laid out in its new sustainability programme, Planet 21, launched this morning.
Posted: 13 April 2012 | 10:41
A luxury hotel on Anglesey has slashed its energy bills by investing £500,000 in building its own biomass plant. Tre-Ysgawen Hall country house hotel and spa at Capel Coch, near Llangefni, is thought to be the first hotel in Wales to harness the power of biomass fuel for all its heating needs.
Posted: 12 April 2012 | 12:35
Paternoster Chop House has led restaurant group D&D London's across-the-board success following its recent evaluation from the Sustainable Restaurant Association. As a whole, the group achieved a two-star rating (out of a possible three), with most individual sites being awarded this.
Posted: 12 April 2012 | 12:10
Nearly half (47%) of all businesses are overlooking simple opportunities to save thousands on their energy bills, despite more than two-thirds (68%) prioritising operational efficiencies in 2012, according to new research by British Gas.
Posted: 11 April 2012 | 10:15
A group of competing hotels in Perthshire have come together to produce a film showcasing the area's environmental tourism credentials to audiences throughout the UK and overseas. The film features Perthshire's Green Resorts group working together to exchange ideas and promote sustainability.
Posted: 30 March 2012 | 12:28
Serviced apartments firm Ascott has pledged to achieve 15% savings in water and energy consumption by 2015 as part of its 'Go Green @ Ascott' scheme. Ascott has implemented and will continue to roll out sustainable initiatives across its offices and properties worldwide...
Posted: 29 March 2012 | 10:14
The deadline for the Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards 2011/12 has been extended to 18 April. Accommodation providers at every level - bed and breakfast operations, guesthouses, pubs, inns and restaurants with rooms...
Posted: 28 March 2012 | 11:01
Government departments and businesses regularly launch their own energy efficiency schemes, which can be confusing, especially for small businesses that have not yet taken action to reduce their carbon footprint.
Posted: 27 March 2012 | 12:08
Kempinski Hotels claims to be the first hotel group worldwide to create its own energy consultancy, aimed specifically for the industry's needs. KREEN, standing for Kempinski Renewable Energies, aims to optimise energy consumption management at Kempinski hotels and other hotel brands. It will...
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 10:49
More than £400m could be saved by UK businesses by improving the efficiency of their hot water boilers, according to new guidance published by the Carbon Trust today. Simple, low cost measures could see heating costs cut by as much as 30%.
Posted: 29 February 2012 | 12:20
Chefs are being asked to send the London Linen Group their trousers in return for a free new pair of EkoChef trousers, made from 21 recycled plastic bottles. The...
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 11:36
Hotelympia visitors are being urged to sign a pledge to use more energy-efficient equipment. The Responsible Hospitality Partnership wants companies heading to the ExCeL event, which starts 26 February, to substitute an existing technology for one that is more environmentally friendly.
Posted: 21 February 2012 | 15:48
The entire Accor hotel chain across the world consumes the same energy as a mid-sized city, an environmental footprint report has revealed. The report, the first of its kind for an international hotel chain, comes ahead of Accor's new sustainable development strategy.
Posted: 21 February 2012 | 14:38
Laundry and housekeeping are two of the most important functions in hotels, but often they are services put to the bottom of the priority list. It's the unsung heroes in housekeeping that your guests will remember, but what provides the best service - in-house oroutsourced? Lisa Jenkins reports
Posted: 26 January 2012 | 17:14
Ode in Shaldon, Devon, has been named the UK's most sustainable restaurant by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA). The SRA's inaugural national awards, announced at London's Cinnamon Club today, recognised restaurants across seven categories covering all aspects of sustainability.
Posted: 23 January 2012 | 13:13
There are always more environmental measures that it's possible to take, but they're not always practical or - more importantly - profitable. To give you a green start, Emily Manson has foraged for monthly measures that won't cost the earth
Posted: 20 January 2012 | 14:29
Restaurants use a lot of energy. The flipside of that is that those businesses that look to address their energy usage head-on can not only do a great deal for the environment, but also save themselves considerable sums of money.
Posted: 20 January 2012 | 12:12
A pub on Dartmoor has become the first in Devon to win a gold award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme. The Pack Horse, which dates back to the 14th century and is owned by Admiral Taverns, previously won a silver award in 2009...
Posted: 24 November 2011 | 14:57
The London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch has been awarded the top - gold - award by the Green Tourism Business Scheme for successfully implementing a green policy and green initiatives at the hotel. The hotel had to demonstrate its green credentials against a rigorous set of criteria.
Posted: 24 November 2011 | 11:30
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