Abadía Retuerta’s Refectorio: Michelin Star and Green Star Gastronomy
Since 2016, Marc Segarra has been carefully crafting the gastronomy on offer at Refectorio, Abadía Retuerta’s leading restaurant. Over this last year, the Catalan chef has further consolidated an authentic menu, as part of a bold concept that encapsulates his entire approach: he seeks to capture the land. His dishes are a faithful expression of the surroundings, of the local suppliers, the seasonal produce and the ingredients grown on the estate’s own vegetable garden, which spans 1000 m2 and provides the kitchen with over 150 products.
Metaverse – A Sustainable First for the Dutch Hotel Industry
Flying in and out of Amsterdam for a hotel site inspection is no longer acceptable in this era of sustinability. With Metaverse from RendezVerse, Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre has a sustainable first. This high-tech tool allows a potential customer to explore the hotel from anywhere in the world, without having to travel.
The Lamblion Holiday Apartment : Fresh Produce & Water Saving
The Lamblion Holiday Apartment has lowered its overall water usage via the installation of a grey water system. This system allows for significant reduction in overall water consumption as the grey water is used for the flower garden and some fruit trees.
Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport: Meeting with a Purpose
Meetings and events are an important part of the Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport’s operations. The hotel’s Meeting with a Purpose package uses carbon calculation tools to measure a meeting’s CO2 emissions. Working with profit-for-purpose organization South Pole, carbon offsets are then generated and 1% of the total meeting’s revenue is invested in the Kariba Forest Protection Project.
Crowne Plaza Amsterdam-South: Making a Difference One Project at a Time
Crowne Plaza Amsterdam-South staff are on the ground regularly organizing clean-ups of their neighborhood, on the South side of the city, ensuring local streets are free of trash. Food waste from the hotel’s operations is also collected and donated to local farmers so they can feed their animals. When it comes to local projects, Crowne Plaza Amsterdam-South is a rallying point for organizing support. No project is too small and this year, the hotel team hosted and helped with the planting of water lilies in the nearby canal.
Mövenpick Hotel ‘s-Hertogenbosch: Building a Resilient Region
In their region Mövenpick Hotel ‘s-Hertogenbosch has been contributing to rebuilding tourism by supporting the local destination management organization, Visit Brabant. The hotel is active in encouraging hotel guests to visit attractions and places of interest beyond den Bosch. Using in-house information, the hotel hopes to send a bigger spread of tourists to build greater resilience within the region’s tourism operators. Mövenpick Hotel ‘s-Hertogenbosch has been Green Globe certified since 2011 and achieved PLATINUM status.
Valsana Hotel: Waste Water Heat Recovery
A large part of the Valsana Hotel’s thermal energy requirement is used for heating water. The kitchen and especially the spa have a great demand for hot water.
GCB: Net Zero Carbon Events
The German Convention Bureau (GCB) joined the Net Zero Carbon Events initiative as a partner from its very beginnings in 2021.
Aruba Airport Authority: Wings Of Hope
Aruba Airport Authority N.V. Wings of Hope is a workgroup of volunteers within the organization who focus on executing social community projects benefiting the Aruban Community based on United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport: Our Place Cookbook
The Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport’s Wellbeing Team is always looking for new projects to improve the happiness and welfare of their colleagues, local community and clients. One project designed to create cultural engagement is the Our Place Cookbook.
L’Heure Bleue: Locally Grown Goodness
To underpin its self-reliance, L’Heure Bleue, with the assistance of local skills, has developed its own vegetable garden.
Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach: Making an Environmental Difference in Dubai
This year COP 28 will be held in the United Arab Emirates and Green Globe certified hotels are well on the way to making tangible environmental savings.
Villa Dubrovnik: Generosity is its Own Reward
In 2022, Villa Dubrovnik was grateful to have the opportunity to support and participate in the Caritas project “In Libertas embrace¨ organized by the Dubrovnik Diocese. The project set out to provide a ten-day holiday for two groups of fifty children from war-torn Ukraine.
Occidental Tucancún: Coastal Guardians
Occidental Tucancún’s collaborators are committed to cleaning and conserving their beach and have been awarded the Platinum Beach Certificate by the Mexican National Government.
Hands On Clean Up at Mövenpick Hotel Zurich-Airport
The management team Mövenpick Hotel Zurich-Airport participate in the World Clean Up Day with their local community, to keep there surrounds in pristine condition.
Community Clean Up at Constance Moofushi
Moofushi works with local communities and schools to get involved and to raise awareness. The resort has found that the local beach clean-ups are not only a fantastic way to contribute to saving the environment, but they are an easy way to get people from all walks of life involved in reducing plastic pollution and protecting marine life.
Plastic Trash to Tourist Treasures at Fairmont Maldives
Fairmont Maldives’ Sustainability Lab, uses specialized machinery designed by Precious Plastic that transforms and repurposes plastic waste into beautiful bespoke souvenirs for guests, useful school equipment, and unique and exquisite furniture.
Sustainable Energy Management at Hotel Boat & Co
To complement the generating of solar energy, Hotel Boat & Co focus on energy conservation. Water temperature and temperature in the rooms are controlled via Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES).
Celebrating Sustainable Growth at Occidental at Xcaret Destination
To celebrate its commitment to nature, collaborators from Occidental at Xcaret Destination perform the Mayan Tree of Knots ritual.
Can Do for Waste Reduction at Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road
Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road is proud to be associated with Dubai Can, a sustainable initiative by the Crown Prince of Dubai.