Best Western Monkbar Hotel
Environmental and Social Responsibility Policy
Local activities with a global perspective
Best Western Monkbar Hotel recognises its position in the local Yorkshire community and its role in the wider global environment. The management team is committed to complying with all UK environmental legislation and endeavours to achieve recognised “best practise” related to the management, operation and activity of the Hotel.
We believe that as a business we have a responsibility not only to minimise our impact but also to make environmental policy a key and integral part of our business strategy. For us this translates in to a number of different areas of activity:
Bronze Tourism award
Everyone at the Monkbar is proud to have been awarded the Bronze Tourism award. This prestigious award recognised our efforts with recycling and working with the local community. Whilst we’re all delighted to see our hard work rewarded, we’ve already set our sights on the silver award next year!
- On an immediate level we are committed to day to day policy which will minimise our environmental impact. Examples would be that we recycle glass, tin and cardboard and that we use energy saving bulbs and recycled paper wherever possible. We have a low-energy laundry service and encourage visitors to minimise the environmental impact of their stay.
- In the medium term we are implementing strategies which we see as over and above the basic day to day policies. We source our restaurant food locally and try to use local supplier companies for other services whenever possible.
- We actively support a number of local charities with fund raising activities.
- All members of the management team are encouraged to improve the environmental impact of their activities and those of their team. Our environmental policy is an integral part of our induction and training programmes.
- We actively try to minimise the amount of non-recyclable waste produced by the hotel and staff members.
- We endeavour to limit noise pollution at all times of day.
- Where possible we will inform our visitors about the differences they can make by saving energy and water during their stay.
We regularly review our environmental policy and the ways in which it continues to be implemented – rather than a passive document, our policy is a way of working and living in our local environment, with an eye to the wider consequences of our actions.
June Nelsey
Hotel Director, Best Western Monkbar Hotel
Mar 2010