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Sustainable hospitality: Martin’s Hotels’ commitment to eco-friendly practices

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11 October 2024

Sustainable hospitality: Martin’s Hotels’ commitment to eco-friendly practices

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Martin’s Hotels in Belgium integrates eco-friendly practices into its operations through a circular economy model, sustainable purchasing, and waste management.

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Green Tourism

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Geographical descriptors

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

Ukraine

Organisation Type

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

Local Authorities

National authorities

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Best practices, peer learning and networking

    • Green Transition of Tourism Companies and SMEs

    • Innovative tourism services

    • Promoting PEF/OEF methods for tourism

    • Short-term rentals

  • Business activities

    • Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

    • Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Other accommodation

    • Tour operator activities

    • Travel agency activities

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The case study features Martin’s Hotels in Belgium which applies eco-friendly practices by integrating the circular economy model into its purchasing, waste management, and renovation processes. Since 2010, the company has implemented a sustainable purchasing policy, a supplier code of conduct, and specific targets for purchasing and waste. Their sustainable purchasing charter emphasizes environmental performance throughout the lifecycle of goods and services, favoring local, natural, recycled, and seasonal products. Martin’s Hotels has also taken steps such as using eco-labelled products, purchasing green electricity, and donating furniture during renovations. These initiatives have earned them numerous environmental awards and certifications, including EMAS, ISO 14001, and the Green Key label.

#Sustainable destinations #Eco-friendly accommodations #Resource efficiency #Waste reduction #Wellness tourism

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