Sustainability Pledge

We endeavour to: 

• Comply with all relevant regulatory requirements.
• Continually improve and monitor environmental performance.
• Continually improve and reduce environmental impacts.
• Incorporate environmental factors into business decisions.
• Increase guest and staff awareness.
• Provide information to guests on best practices in our Visitor manuals.

• We have a sewage treatment plant which creates much less waste and in comparison to a septic tank it has an important extra stage which makes the effluent discharge substantially cleaner and better for the environment.
  
• Clear and obvious signage and information to encourage guest recycling is provided.
• Secondary bin checks to ensure recycling will be accepted.
• Seek to buy recycled and recyclable products.
• Reuse and recycle all paper where possible.

 We will seek to: 

• Reduce the amount of energy used as much as possible.
• Switch off lights and electrical equipment when not in use- for example when a property is vacant we will switch off all power to this.
• Adjust heating with energy consumption in mind.
• Only use LED light bulbs
• Save water where possible and reuse water used for washing vegetables and rinsing dishes caught in a washing up bowl in the garden

We will:

• Use local small businesses for our welcome hampers. For example – locally sourced bread and milk from our community shop in Alfrick, less than 3 miles away.
• Use suppliers with eco-friendly packaging. For example – Bramely products use 100% recyclable and biopolymer packaging meaning sugar cane is used in the manufacturing process rather than fossil fuels. This also relates to our choice of laundry company who wash at a lower temperature and use fabric laundry bags instead of plastic.

We will:

• Favour more environmentally friendly and efficient products wherever possible.
• Reuse and Recycle everything we are able to.

We will: 

• Make additional efforts to accommodate the need of those using public transport or bicycles.

We will:

• Use cleaning materials that are as environmentally friendly as possible – for example smol dishwasher, laundry and cleaning supplies.
• Use materials in any refurbishment that are as environmentally friendly as possible.
• Only use licensed and appropriate organisations to dispose of waste.
• Make and mend practices rather than buy new.

We will:

• Comply with all relevant regulatory requirements.
• Continually improve and monitor environmental performance.
• Continually improve and reduce environmental impacts.
• Incorporate environmental factors into business decisions.
• Review this policy and any related business issues quarterly.

We will: 

• Update this policy at least one annually in consultation with staff and other stakeholders where necessary.
• Involve staff in the implementation of this policy, for greater commitment and improved performance
• Work with suppliers, contractors, and subcontractors to improve their environmental performance.
• Use local labour and materials where available to reduce CO2 and help the community.