BWH Hotel Group Italy is constantly paying attention to the evolution of the market with an awareness of its responsibility towards the environment. Since 2010 it has materialised its commitment towards environmental sustainability starting a collaboration with LifeGate, a leading company engaged in all aspects of environmental issues, by joining the project Stay for the Planet.
Our commitment has strengthened over the years through many initiatives and by collaborating with selected players with the objective of operating with greater responsibility and awareness.
Stay for the Planet
The program aims to define an environmental sustainability rating with which to measure the performance of hotel facilities.
The evaluation concerns various areas of environmental sustainability within which the facilities and services present in the hotel facility are analyzed, in addition to the behaviors adopted.
The rating aims to be both a performance evaluation system but above all a tool to increase environmental awareness and encourage virtuous and increasingly sustainable initiatives.
Stay for the Planet is a program based on a Standard recognized by GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council), the organization that we believe guides the standards for sustainable development in the travel and tourism sector globally.
Certifications
The hotels of the BWH Hotels Italia Group are undertaking a path that will lead them to obtain a sustainability certification, to attest to their commitment to ESG issues.
The certifications are issued by accredited third-party bodies that verify that the required criteria are respected, including Green Key and GSTC.
Stay PlasticLess
Active since 2019, this programme aims at reducing the presence and use of single-use plastics in all the hotel facilities of the network. A commitment that affects the quantity of plastic waste produced every day.
To support the project a manual has been released with the objective of making hotels aware of the subject and foster the purchase of sustainable products through the purchasing centre of the group, SI Supply.
The launch of the project has also involved the clients who, with their stays, have funded the positioning of 4 Seabins of LifeGate PlasticLess® in 4 Italian ports contributing to the collection of 2 tons of plastics and microplastics.
Waste reduction
The elimination of single-use plastics, the constant monitoring of water and energy consumption, the waste management and more awareness in purchases are all actions in support of a sustainable management of a hotel by reducing its waste.
The collaboration with partners such as “Too Good To Go” raises hotels’ awareness also on the subject of food waste, which is responsible for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions.
E-Mobility
BWH Hotel Group supports and promotes sustainable mobility by providing customers who are sensitive to environmental issues and lovers of innovation with power docking stations suitable for all types of cars.
Thanks to this service the group wants to support those who choose electric mobility, encourage sustainable choices, and contribute to improve the environment.
Collaborations with Tesla, Porsche and Free2Move eSolutions further strengthen this commitment on innovation and for a better quality of life.
Sustainable purchases
Particular attention is paid to sustainable purchasing.
Each hotel in the Group is independently owned and managed and makes autonomous decisions about its own purchasing.
With the Hotel Responsible Supply Chain project, SI Supply, in collaboration with BWH Italia, has defined strategic guidelines that put sustainability at the center for responsible management of its activities. Find out more about the project at this link.
Furthermore, since 2012, the SI Supply purchasing center has relied on suppliers who adopt environmental and social policies and who are committed to the ethical treatment of all animals, in line with the Group’s commitment at a global level.
Our initiatives meet the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs)
