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Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy
Elms Hotel has a commitment that wherever possible our business should be conducted to the ideal of best environmental practice.
This ideal satisfies the desires of the Directors, Management and Staff to provide guests with a home away from home that leaves as little negative mark on the environment as is reasonably possible.
To this end, an Environmental Manager has been appointed to discuss and address the environmental awareness plan with the staff.
The action plan is derived from industry information, Ministry guidance, Qualmark regulation, working with the Senior Environmental Scientist of the Christchurch City Council and planning from team members themselves and is measured by the following key performance indications:
- Follow through the Target Sustainability project of the Christchurch City Council.
- Achieve the relevant Qualmark certification.
- Minimise waste through review of packaging materials accepted into the hotel and to re-use and recycle such packaging were possible.
- Increase energy efficiency where this does not adversely impact on our guests.
- Reduce water usage where this does not adversely impact on our guests
- To regularly review our suppliers to better understand the process wherein they work to adopt best practices for their relevant industries and has as little impact on the environment by way of proximity to us as is practicable.
- Limit the use of hazardous substances to an absolute minimum ensuring that where there is no viable alternative such use complies with our health and safety policy and the safe storage of these chemicals is a priority.
Elms Hotel ,will display it's environmental policy publicly and the environmental action plan will be available upon request to any interested parties.
Our Social Responsibility programme is delivered through unwavering support of the local community and schools; constant support of local area fundraising through voucher donation; gifting of surplus items such as uniforms, beddings, carpet etc . . ., and financial support for our charity of choice.
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