Press Release
Brussels, 21 January 2016
Thon Hotels, Green Hotels Thon Hotel EU and the Stanhope Hotel’s Green Key label been renewed and Thon Hotel Bristol Stephanie awarded for the first time. A new award for Thon Hotel Bristol Stephanie On 20th January 2016, after several months’ hard work to comply with the many criteria of the “Green Key” Ecolabel, Thon Hotel Bristol Stephanie was awarded the long-awaited label. The “Green Key” is an international Ecolabel awarded to over 2,300 tourist establishments worldwide for their environmental policies and performance. The coveted “Green Key” is well-known internationally and is particularly appreciated by European guests in any urban hotel network. It was set up in Brussels in January 2011 by the Brussels Minister of Tourism with the aim of positioning the Capital of Europe as a sustainable destination. To earn the label, candidates for the “Green Key” must meet a wide range of criteria in areas such as water, energy and waste management, promoting non-polluting mobility and nature activities, cleaning, food, the management of open spaces, the interior environment, administration and office spaces, overall environmental management and guest and staff information and involvement. The label combines environmental performance (strictly Ecolabel criteria) and environmental management criteria. Thon Hotels’ management is aware that natural resources are limited and is committed to reducing the hotel’s impact on the environment while maintaining a high-quality service for its guests. Its primary aim is to reduce pointless waste, apply selective sorting, encourage recycling and reduce water and energy consumption. Significant investment has been allocated to achieve this (replacing window frames, replacing electric bulbs with LEDs, replacing plastic bottles with glass bottles). Thon Hotels is also committed to complying with the Brussels – Capital Region’s environmental legislation but wishes to go further to make the hotel as environmentally-friendly as possible. It trains and encourages its staff to comply with the environmental requirements and criteria. A major awareness-raising event has been organized to ensure that everyone is fully informed and aware of the need for this approach in every part of the hotel and in all the positions. Thon Hotel Bristol Stephanie no longer uses chemicals for cleaning; instead, it uses microfibre cloths and ionizers. Flow reducers have been added to shower heads and taps and instructions for “sustainable” use have been added in the bedrooms (re-use of towels and sheets, a € 5.00 voucher offered to guests if they do not want their room cleaned ). The voucher may be used in the hotel’s 91 – restaurant or given to the “Good Planet” association to reconnect children to the nature – check out the video.