Considerate Hoteliers provides the hotel industry with consultancy & advise focused on sustainable solutions to reduce their impact and be more cost efficient. Always in the vanguard of the green debate, imparting support and information to like-minded hotel companies and individuals, the company continues to go from strength to strength, gathering and networking with fellow hoteliers and setting the examples for others to follow.
Considerate Hoteliers' objectives are:
- To make being a member of the Considerate Hoteliers Association an integral part of being an hotelier and a sustainable hotel supplier
- To enhance the issue of transparency on these matters within the hotel industry
- To always endeavour to supply the hotels with the latest technologies and know-how on all sustainable matters
- To be up-to-date on the latest policies and laws released on environmental and climate change issues in order to keep our hotels at the forefront of these matters
- To increase commitment to socially responsible and environmental practices through the provision of practical and relevant information and advice as they affect hotel development, management and marketing.
- To encourage enlightened co-operation and partnerships between members (hoteliers and suppliers) in a manner, which delivers economic, social and environmental benefits, enhancing the image of their particular community, and the hotel industry in general.
- To create mechanisms for mutual support and exchange amongst hoteliers on theses issues.
- To adhere to the CH's Considerate Charter. CONSIDERATE HOTELIERS ARE COMMITTED TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING:
- Protecting and improving the environment locally and thereby nationally and globally by taking action to achieve each of the objectives of this Considerate Charter of the Considerate Hoteliers Association.
- Implement management systems, education, training and communications that ensure guests and staff are able to minimise any environmental impact.
- Comply with all relevant environmental law and regulations.
- Ensure that long-term costs and long-term environmental benefits are taken into consideration when planning projects and placing contracts.
- Adhere to the Considerate Social Responsibility Statement (CSR) - as listed below.
- Support action to disqualify membership in the event of a persistent failure by a member to comply with current environmental legislation and objectives of membership.
- The Considerate Social Responsibility Statement
- Considerate Hoteliers will use their best efforts and endeavours to achieve the following:
AIR
- Minimise atmospheric pollution
- Minimise vehicle use and fuel consumption
- Promote non-polluting methods of transport
- Ensure clean air in the working environment
- Ensure hired transportation complies with the code of practice of The -- Bus and Coach Council
WATER
- Prevent water pollution
- Reduce water consumption
- Recycle grey water
- Harvest rainwater wherever possible
LAND & HABITATS
- Protect and enhance planting, landscapes, habitats and open spaces
- Conserve and enhance conditions for wildlife
- Ensure land is not contaminated
- Maintain grounds to optimum standards of biodiversity
ENERGY
- Minimise energy consumptionUse renewable energy sources
- Install energy management systems wherever possible to reduce consumption
- Provide efficient building insulation to prevent heat loss
- Consider carbon offsetting
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
- Minimise the impact on the environment of buildings, structures, highways and construction
- Maintain a high standard of cleanliness both inside and outside the hotel
- Enhance hotel appearance with hanging baskets, planters and trees outside and plants inside
- Assist in keeping the area in the vicinity of the hotel clean and tidy
- Encourage guests and staff to keep our cities, towns and villages clean and tidy
ACCESS & MOBILITY
- Maximise accessibility and mobility to and within the property with the minimum environmental impact
- Comply with all current legislation concerning disabled people and give every consideration to the disabled, elderly and infirm
NOISE
- Minimise the impact of noise
- Where noise is unavoidable ensure it does not occur during unsociable hours
- Ensure transportation noise is minimised
WASTE & RECOVERY
- Reduce wasteRe-use waste that cannot be reduced
- Repair what can be repaired
- Recycle what cannot be re-used
- Recover resources from waste
RESOURCES, FOOD & MATERIALS
- Minimise the use of material
- Purchase products with the least environmental impact (Ref: Green Source)
- Use recycled products
- Support local food, suppliers and services
- Purchase food in season
- Give menus a sense of place
- Purchase goods/products from sustainable and ethical sources
HEALTH, SAFETY & PERSONNEL
- Comply with current legislation on health and safety
- Ensure working practices maximise ability to safeguard welfare of guests and staff
- Ensure staff receive a fair day's pay for a fair day's work
- Ensure personnel policies are clear, transparent and available to staff
- Ensure staff understand their obligations
GENERAL
- Take action to prevent and reduce crime and anti-social activity
- Support the work of relevant environmental bodies both nationally and globally
- Give practical support to charities for the homeless to reduce the impact of homelessness
- Constantly review and update your CSR policies, ensuring they take account of a fast moving and evolving subject/situation
- Assist others to raise their standards of CSR
- Constantly strive to be the perfect mine host/hostess/innkeeper coupled with an avowed intent to also be the most considerate
There is Corporate Social Responsibility. They are one and the same - they are inseparable!
