A one-page hotel sustainability checklist. For general managers and owners who want sustainability that shows up in the accounts, not only in the brochure. Work through it with your engineer and your finance team.
The first 5 points
01Measure energy and water use per occupied room every month; that is where savings become visible.Gavin Fraser, Circle Collection · listen from 14:34
02Offer guests a door card to skip the stay-over clean, and track what housekeeping saves.Remco Groenhuijzen, Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam · listen from 12:04
03Calculate your carbon footprint per room night so corporate clients can use it in their reporting.Erwin van der Graaf, Accor · listen from 13:37
04Pull consumption figures from the energy and water invoices your finance team already collects.Dragos Avram, Sustainix · listen from 17:50
05Write sustainability KPIs into supplier contracts and measure them at fixed moments.Eric Van Lambalgen, The Usual · listen from 1:00:04
06In the full checklistChrys Filimegkas, Grand Hotel Amsterdam
07In the full checklistNicoline Montanus, Arq Hotels
08In the full checklistGavin Fraser, Circle Collection
09In the full checklistBart Willems, Bottle Up
10In the full checklistEric Van Lambalgen, The Usual
11In the full checklistEmma Müller, Hotelschool The Hague
All 11 points on one page
The full checklist as a PDF to print or share with your team, with the episode and minute for each point.