Green Tourism Business Scheme
Bartle Hall Hotel Environmental Policy
Bartle Hall Hotel is a family run business that is committed to working in a safe and environmentally friendly way. As a business we are aware it’s our duty to continuously strive to make the environment safer and cleaner, our goal is to run our business in a way that has the least amount of impact on the environment as possible.
Bartle Hall will highlight environmental issues to raise awareness with all our customers, employees, suppliers and neighbours.
To help do this we have established a ‘Green Team’ that comprises of staff members from departments across the business to lead and implement new ideas and working practices.
Our commitments have and will include:
• Complying with the governments environmental legislation and approved codes of practice.
• Continuously seeking to improve our environmental and social performance.
• Reducing chemical consumption and waste.
• Reducing the use of energy, water and non-recyclable materials.
• Raising awareness, encouraging participation and training employees in sustainable business practices.
• Communicating with suppliers and contractors for similar environmental standards and ideas.
• Assisting customers to use products, services and travel in an environmentally sensitive way.
• Liaising with the local community to raise environmental awareness.
• Minimising of risks associated with social and environmental issues.
• Limiting the noise within and around the site.
• Increasing the use of recyclable and renewable materials.
• Implementing new practices to increase wild life population.
• We have installed a large proportion of low energy and long life light bulbs.
• All heating and hot water system are regularly maintained and set at optimum comfort and energy consumption levels.
• We recycle paper, cardboard, glass, batteries and cooking oils.
• We have formed a Green Team which investigates and initiates ways to reduce energy and wastage from hotel operations and to increase recycling.
• We use local trade’s people and companies for property maintenance and operation.
• Joining the Green Tourism Business Scheme as an indicator of our sustainable practices.
We would like to ask for your help and support, please fill in your comments slip with any suggestions that you think could make us a ‘Greener’ venue.
Useful links to being Green
Green Tourism Business Scheme
www.green-business.co.uk
Railway Time Table
www.nationalrail.co.uk
Bus Time Table
http://nw.aimwebsites.co.uk/JourneyPlanner.jsp?vm_Reset_str=true
Walking Britain
www.funforall.co.uk/walks_north_west_england.htm
