ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

We have created a Green Team led by Green Champion leader Meadhbh O'Callaghan who meet every 2 weeks to report and action all green opportunities for the hotel.

• To provide all employees with the training and resources required to meet our objectives as part of their induction and monthly training.
• To monitor and record our environmental impacts on a regular basis and compare our performance with our policies, objectives, and targets
• We have two electric vehicle charging points in the hotel car park.
• Our customers and guests will be made aware of our initiatives, and we will encourage them to help us achieve our environmental goals.

For 2022/23, our KPI's and Green Pledges are as follows:

• We plan to secure a 10% reduction in Water Consumption at the hotel
• We plan to secure a 10% increase in our Waste Diversion Rate at the hotel to nearly 1/3 of all waste
• We plan to reduce our electricity consumption by 5%
• We plan to reduce our gas consumption by 10%
• We will continue to be a business supporter of All Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021 – 2025

We are delighted to be a supporter of All Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021 – 2025.

Biodiversity and Pollinator Friendly Actions, led by our gardening team include: 

• We are committed to carrying out long term, proactive measures to help protect and sustain environment, our new Woodland Suite development will have exceptional eco-credentials.
• With an eco-friendly approach we strive to achieve a balance between the nature and a working hotel garden
• We create shelter and safety for pollinators with a bee friendly mowing policy, respecting bees and bumblebee hives. We have bee hotels in the garden providing shelter, and plant pollinator friendly plants such as Catmint and Stachys within the rockery, hellebores in shady spots and ongoing planting of perennials such as autumnal Asters and Rudbeckias and bee friendly spring bulbs such as Crocus, Alliums and Bluebells
• The Woodland trees include Birch, Lime, Oak & Sycamore and as part of our new Woodland Suite development additional Holly, Sycamore and Birch will be sown. The development will enhance the ground level flora and woodland diversity so that the landscape changes improve the conditions for fauna variety and their migration.
• We communicate our efforts in biodiversity in the guest newsletters and on social media channels.

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan aims to reverse these decline of Ireland’s pollinating bees and insects, making the island a place where pollinators can survive and thrive once again.
For more information visit: pollinators.ie

To make your meeting or event as sustainable as possible and in line with our Environmental Policy we are committed to the following:

•   Our air-handling units are eco-friendly and only used when required to reduce electricity consumption.
•   The lighting in our meeting rooms is produced by energy-efficient bulbs.
•   Our main meeting room is bathed with sunlight which assist’s us in reducing the need for artificial light during the summer months.
•   All paper and plastic products used during your meeting or event are recycled including menus, conference papers and sparkling water bottles.
•   We now offer Montenotte Hotel still water in branded cartons. 
•   We ensure lights are turned off in our meeting rooms when they are not in use.
•   We e-mail quotations and contracts instead of printing.
•   We use local food suppliers with all our food sourced within Ireland to support the local economy and reduce our carbon footprint
•   All glass beverage bottles are returned or recycled
•   All food waste generated within the premises is disposed of as compostable waste