Creating and maintaining high-quality working conditions for our employees, while providing our apprentices with a strong and well-structured education, are among our key priorities as a company.
Wellbeing with Foresight
Choose Thoughtfully, Act with Care
In recent years, we have given greater consideration to how we use products, food and other resources throughout our daily hotel operations.
This includes looking at the provenance and quality of our food, its seasonal availability, as well as the considered use of materials and resources across different areas of the hotel. Our aim is to make decisions carefully, regularly review existing practices and, where appropriate and feasible for our operations, consider resource-conscious solutions. Rather than focusing on individual measures, we see this as an ongoing process of reflecting on how we operate each day.
OUR POLICY
Our commitment
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We believe that engaged and well-trained employees make an important contribution to a successful organisation.
Our apprentices therefore regularly visit the farms of selected regional partners, gaining insights into the provenance of selected products and the work of the people who produce them.
To better understand the perspectives and needs of our employees, we conduct annual employee surveys. Their results provide insights into areas for potential development and help us regularly review our working environment and practices.
The wellbeing of our employees is also an important consideration. This includes regular health days and an annual health-focused event addressing different aspects of health and wellbeing in the workplace.
As a Fair Job Hotel, we also engage with questions of responsible practices in our day-to-day work. Together with our employees, we consider where processes can be developed further and where thoughtful choices can be made in our daily interactions and hotel operations.
Aktion Baum
The non-profit organisation Aktion Baum explores, among other topics, which tree species may be able to adapt to changing climatic conditions. As part of its work, the organisation supports tree-planting initiatives in cooperation with local foresters and authorities, as well as educational programmes focused on forests. We support this work by donating €5 to Aktion Baum for each room that, at the guest’s request, does not require daily cleaning.
The initiative combines a more considered approach to the services and resources involved in daily room cleaning with support for a non-profit organisation and its projects.
Waste Management
A considered approach to waste is part of our daily hotel operations. We follow a range of measures to systematically record, separate and handle waste in accordance with the applicable requirements.
Waste Tracking & Analysis
As part of our waste management, we record the quantities of waste generated each year. Analysing this data helps us understand developments over time and identify opportunities for a more considered approach to waste. On this basis, we regularly review where processes can be further developed and where waste can be avoided or reduced within our hotel operations.
Waste Separation & Recycling
As part of our waste management, we separately collect different types of waste, including paper, glass, metals and plastics, which are collected and disposed of in accordance with the applicable requirements. Residual waste is handled through the designated disposal channels, in line with the relevant requirements and those of our waste management partners. We also take a considered approach to paper use. Digital communication and working processes help us reduce the use of paper in our daily hotel operations. Where paper remains necessary, we use recycled paper wherever possible.
Tableware & Food Management
We also take a considered approach to the selection and use of tableware, packaging and food within our daily operations. For our takeaway offering, we use tableware and packaging made from materials intended for this purpose. We also work with ReFood. Food waste generated through our operations is collected via this disposal route and subsequently processed. This provides a defined process for handling food waste within our daily operations.
Reducing Single-Use Plastic
To reduce the use of single-use plastic in our hotel, we have removed or replaced various disposable items in guest rooms and public areas. These include single-use drinking bottles, certain plastic bags and straws. We have also replaced the small toiletry bottles previously provided in guest rooms with refillable dispensers. This allows the containers to be used repeatedly as part of our daily operations. When selecting products and materials, we consider functionality and quality alongside a considered approach to their use within our operations.
Air quality
The wellbeing of our guests is an important consideration for us. We therefore use technical solutions designed to contribute to a pleasant indoor environment. In selected areas of the hotel, an ionisation system is used as part of our indoor air treatment. The system is designed to support indoor air quality through the treatment of the air. It complements our existing measures aimed at maintaining a pleasant indoor environment throughout the hotel.
Cooperations
As a member of the Considerate Collection by Small Luxury Hotels of the World, we engage with the criteria and approaches outlined by the programme for more considered hospitality. The membership also encourages us to regularly review and further develop our ways of working. We are also part of the Virtuoso Sustainability Community. The exchange within this network provides perspectives on different aspects of hotel operations and our work with partners. Our membership in Fair Job Hotels likewise reflects our focus on a respectful working environment. We place particular importance on respectful collaboration, good working conditions and opportunities for the professional and personal development of our employees.
Social
Responsibility
Our social responsibility is reflected in the regular support of social initiatives in the region. This includes the weekly delivery of meals to charitable organisations, through which we seek to offer practical support to people in different circumstances.