Sustainability

Here at the Penventon hotel in Cornwall we are constantly looking for ways to increase sustainability and promote greener tourism. We believe corporate social responsibility leads to a better customer experience and quality of product. Several hotels in Cornwall are now doing their part for the environment and the importance of this is crucial.

Reducing our carbon footprint also benefits our local community and both enhances and sustains our natural environment. Cornwall is such a beautiful place to live and we realise the importance of nurturing the beauty that surrounds us. We are members of the COAST network and believe that working together we can make a difference.

Reducing our footprint

Some of the greener steps we have taken as a company are:

• A dedicated ‘Green Co-ordinator’ to hold meetings and raise awareness/instigate improvements. Objectives are set monthly and then met to maintain steady improvement
• Regular staff meetings and coaching/continuous encouragement to reduce carbon footprint
• Our position is made aware to our guests and we promote this on our website, in house and in our emails
• We email rather than send brochures to save unnecessary waste
• We have a recycling scheme in our offices
• Encourage guests to be greener, reusing towels and using public transport as much as possible
• Over 50% of our produce is local
• We are introducing dual flush toilets into each new bedroom that we renovate
• We manage the hotel heating efficiently
• Recycle all of our waste possible
• We maintain low energy lighting and controls

We also welcome any comments or suggestions from customers on the issue of sustainability. Please do not hesitate to contact our Green Co-ordinator Jessica Billington on jbillington@penventon.com