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Thursday 11th June 2015
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The Considerate June 2015
This month's topic:
Charities
AWARD GALA LUNCH 3rd of JULY tickets now for sale! Don't miss your chance to be there: click here for the booking line. There is so much to be there for! The Shortlist for runners up has just been published: please see here for more details! For this year's Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards we have also invited two of our partner charities along in order to tell you some of their inspiring stories. Be there to hear them! We are delighted to welcome the well-known BBC Wildlife reporter Simon King OBE to talk about his charity for the conservation of wildlife (website). We will also be hearing more about our partner association Whole World Water (WWW) through their founder and director Karena Albers.
Highlights and Headlines CONSIDERATE HOTELS Stories that impress us The Landmark London, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London, Cedar Manor, One Aldwych.
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CONSIDERATE SUPPLIERS Companies that inspire us Read the story of our Awards Sponsors: Original Beans, Illy, Vero Water
STORY OF THE MONTH Organisations that motivate us Read more about IPT, International Tourism Partnership new Water measurement initiative
CONSIDERATE PERSONALITY People that move us Our guest of the month is Lonneke de Kort Social Enterpreneur and Director Strategy and Business Development at Bookdifferent.com
CONSIDERATE EVENTS Moments that inspire you The Considerate Hoteliers Awards will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London on the 3rd of July.
CONSIDERATE SUPPLIERS DIRECTORY Updated each month, the full rundown of our accredited suppliers
Trends That Drive Us: Amazing charities One of the many perks of our job here at Considerate Hoteliers is that we get to hear about incredibly inspiring new developments in the market, be it the latest technology which helps businesses be more sustainable in some clever way, an http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dde11f98e5ce03d93968ee089&id=45556704f9
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innovative new service or indeed the work of some of the world’s finest NGO’s and charities which helps many millions of people in so many different ways. Hotels have paved their own path by working closely with a wide range of charities, and there is hardly a hotel today, which is not involved with some cause or another. In our minds, the most effective collaborations are those right on our own doorsteps, as involving your staff with local initiatives roots the hotel much more firmly within its surrounding and communities. This is not to say that collecting and encouraging donations for other worthy causes around the world is not an initiative to take on as well, however, usually being actively engaged with issues that concern us at home are invariably those more welcomed by the charities themselves, as there is a much more active exchange of human resources by doing so. For this month’s issue we have endeavoured to cherry pick those charitable causes that some of our member hotels as well as suppliers work with, and which seemed most worthy of a mention. “Which” nevertheless is a double-edged sword, as every charity really is worth a mention and it has been a difficult task to be in the position of giving one laudable cause precedence over another. However, we will be taking this topic up again soon as there is much to write about and just not enough time nor space on this occasion.
Xenia zu Hohenlohe, Marketing Director Considerate Hoteliers
CONSIDERATE HOTELS Stories that impress us
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The Landmark London The Fourth Feathers Youth Club Project The Landmark London will be providing financial assistance and volunteers for the project. The project is about supporting youths who live in the Marylebone and surrounding areas. The objective is to give opportunities for children and young people to positively develop the way through informal education like sports activities. More information here The Stitches-in-time Project The Stitches-in-Time “English for Sewing” course aims to help women to develop their confidence by acquiring new skills in textiles whilst extending their spoken english language, which in turn would enable them to progress towards further training or employment. They will learn basic sewing techniques, how to use a sewing machine and work on the final patchwork project. Moreover, the end-product will be placed on display at The Landmark London. Church Street Ward Clean-up Project Volunteers from The Landmark London have joined the Church Street Ward volunteers, participating in a Ward Clean-up Project, to create a more positive environment for residents to live and work in. The Landmark London team is happy to be able to share in providing this effort to their community by assisting not only with financial matters, but also other means of support. They hope their aid will have long lasting impacts on the local residents of the Church Street Ward through school, environmental and young apprentice projects. More information here.
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London The Hotel has had Walking With The Wounded as their Official National Charity http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dde11f98e5ce03d93968ee089&id=45556704f9
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since 2012. In April 2015, the hotel’s Payroll Manager, Jerry Milner, ran the London Marathon in support of Walking with the Wounded. Established in 2010, Walking with the Wound is the charity event that aims to raise funds for the re-education and retraining of our wounded servicemen and women, so that they can further themselves with employment and adapt to new situation they now find themselves in. Considerate Hoteliers is proud to have Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park as a venue for the 2015 Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards. More information on the charity here and here
Cedar Manor in cooperation with Nurture Lakeland Cedar Manor is an environmental friendly five-starred boutique hotel, located in the Lake District of Cumbria. The hotel supports various projects from Nurture Lakeland. For example, Red Squirrels Northern England Project, which supports volunteers and contractors to implement the control of grey squirrels in the reserves, as well as to educate volunteers to help with population surveys and monitoring. Moreover, the hotel also supports Fix the Fell Project, a partnership programme between the Lake District National Park, National Trust, Natural England, Nurture Lakeland, Friends of the Lake District and Cumbria County Council to repair erosion scars and to prevent future scars. This year the hotel is a nominee for Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards in the category of Small Hotel of the Year. More information on Nurture Lakeland here.
One Adwych: Children with Cancer The Pineapple Team and two representatives from One Aldwych joined forces to run the BUPA 10K in aid of Children with Cancer on Sunday 25 May in 2014. Children with Cancer affiliation and various presentations raised £35,000 for children with Cancer, from table donations, staff sales, a Bake challenge and sponsorship for the Chef running the London Marathon. A team of One Aldwych volunteers representing the charity attended the London Marathon to raise awareness. They believe that choosing a small charity with a personal connection can make a huge difference.
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CONSIDERATE SUPPLIERS Companies that inspire us
Our sponsors of the CH Awards and their charitable work
Illy Coffee - The Ernesto Illy Foundation
Dr. Ernesto Illy, illycaffe’s late, visionary leader, deeply believed in scientific research as an unimpeachable source of truth, making possible advances in human development and promoting adherence to the highest ethical standards. For the industry he so loved, science gave Dr. Illy the power to sustain and grow coffee culture in every positive aspect. The Ernesto Illy Foundation pays tribute to Dr. Illy’s beliefs and his life’s work, furthering his legacy by promoting knowledge, ethics and sustainability as absolute values of life and enterprise. Among the Foundation’s major projects: International Master in Coffee Science and Economics – an accredited, graduate level course of study in coffee, from agronomy through business management, aimed at developing the next generation of industry leadersfrom coffee producing countries. Developed in collaboration with the University of Udine and Trieste, SISSA, The Trieste Coffee District and the Consortium for Molecular Biomedicine. The Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize -- awarded in collaboration with the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) to scientists who live and work in the Southern Hemisphere’s developing nations who conduct internationally renown research in sustainability-related fields Sole UK Distributor: Euro Food Brands
Original Beans
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Original Beans’ Femmes De Virunga project in Eastern Congo is being funded by the Giving Wings Foundation – an organisation created to support women and girls in gaining independence and self-sufficiency through education and healthcare initiatives. The foundation also promotes awareness on global women’s issues. Eastern Congo is known as one of the most perilous places on earth to be a woman, yet at the same time, women play the key role in protecting and restoring forests, since they are responsible for collecting firewood. To empower women, also as stewards of forest conservation, Original Beans and Giving Wings are collaborating to strengthen the social and economic position of women farmers producing the Femmes de Virunga cacao. Comprehensive programmes are running to develop cacao quality assurance as a female domain: providing training on the selection of seedlings, nursery management, harvest and post-harvest treatment, and tasting and testing of cacao. In order to provide further growth and long term support and security for the women farmers, the project also provides literacy courses, enterprise and entrepreneurship training, and an agricultural broadcast programme to create links between listening groups and strengthen relations. Since Original Beans initiated an organic cacao sector in Eastern Congo in 2008, more than fifteen thousand farmers in communities along Virunga National Park produce organic certified cacao, incomes have nearly tripled and on-farm deforestation rates have decreased by up to 50%. For every bar sold, one tree is planted More information on Original Beans here and on Giving Wings here.
Vero Water
Leading water purification and bottling system supplier Vero Water® has been chosen as the partner of the WHOLE WORLD Water Fund; a fund benefiting clean and safe water programs around the world. Vero's unique water purification and bottling process allows restaurants, hotels and resorts to offer consistently great tasting water to their guests, while dramatically reducing their environmental impact. http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dde11f98e5ce03d93968ee089&id=45556704f9
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The WHOLE WORLD Water Fund benefits as hospitality establishments are encouraged to filter, bottle and sell their own water, using Vero Water® machines, with 10 per cent of the proceeds contributed to the Fund. To date the WHOLE WORLD Water Fund has invested in eight projects providing clean and safe drinking water to communities in Cambodia, Uganda, India and Madagascar.
STORY OF THE MONTH Organisations that motivate us
ITP International Tourism Partnership has launched a new Water Measurement Initiative Building on the success of the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative, now used by over 21,500 hotels around the world, the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) is announcing ambitious plans to standardise water measurement in the industry. Water scarcity is a recognised global problem, with demand for water projected to exceed supply by 40% by 2030. By the same year, over a third of the world’s population will be living in areas of high water stress. As part of a rapidly growing tourism sector and a large consumer of water in its own right, the hotel industry needs to take action now if it is to mitigate risk going forward. ITP’s water working group has been addressing water security, risk and conservation for the last 2 years. Outcomes include ITP’s Know How Guide on Water Conservation, ITP’s stakeholder dialogue day on water and a Water Risk Assessment Report commissioned by ITP from the Stockholm International Water Institute. The group will now collaborate to create a standardised approach to measuring and communicating water consumption across the hotel industry, for the benefit of the customer. ‘Since effective water measurement is the first step towards efficient water management, the Hotel Water Measurement Initiative is a natural progression for the International Tourism Partnership’s water agenda. We are delighted that our members will be proactively taking part in this Working Group.’ Fran Hughes, Head of Programmes, International Tourism Partnership. The objective of the Hotel Water Measurement initiative (HWMI) is to develop a methodology to enable hotel companies and individual properties to measure and report on water consumption in a consistent way. The working group responsible for the creation of the methodology is composed of ITP member companies with KPMG as technical consultants, supported by a stakeholder steering group of global experts, including the Stockholm International Water Institute, Water Footprint Network, World Resources Institute and the Carbon Trust. http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dde11f98e5ce03d93968ee089&id=45556704f9
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Other initiatives we believe are worth looking at: Sport Inspired is a social enterprise that works with schools, businesses, sports clubs, local authorities and philanthropists. By working in partnership with these bodies they encourage the active participation of disenfranchised children into active sport, and thereby create inspiration, action and brokering new and exciting relationships. Ocean Cleanup: we are all affected by the 8million tonnes of plastic which go into the global oceans and seas every year. Nearly every beach on the world by now has at at least one bit of plastic on it. Especially for us hoteliers offering people carefree holidays, this is a huge concern. Founded by an inspirational 20year old Dutchman called Boyan Slat, Ocean Cleanup is the first foundation to tackle this issue on a global level. Clean Conscience: we have talked about them before, but the issue of what to do with all the used soaps in a hotel is still a major one. Clean Conscience will come and take care of it for you, reducing your wastage by a considerable amount Plan Zheroes: again another organisation whose praises we can’t sing enough- they to inspire organisations to become ‘zero food waste heroes’. To help them achieve this goal they have developed an online, interactive map to link up organisations who can donate surplus food with those who really need it. This includes a huge range of charitable organisations working with the estimated 4 million people in the UK suffering from food poverty. As we said earlier, there are thousands of amazing charities out there, which you as a hotel can work with to make tangible differences, these are just a few we can vouch for and whom we like working with. But please do tell us more about the ones that you have a good relationship with, we would love to hear all about it. Email us at media@consideratehoteliers.com
CONSIDERATE PERSONALITY People that inspire us
Lonneke De Kort - Bookdifferent I am a passionate human being and I enjoy the good things in life. I love being together with my friends to enjoy nature, good food and drink and to travel so as to experience other cultures. For me the biggest pity would be if my kids or anybody’s kids wouldn’t be able to experience the same! I http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dde11f98e5ce03d93968ee089&id=45556704f9
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feel the urge to use my experience and capabilities to do everything I can to preserve this beautiful Earth. BookDifferent.com gives me the opportunity to do so. My life motto Enjoy the little things - it significantly adds up to a fulfilling experience in this exciting journey called Life. An unforgettable place I travelled to in the last year Wild camping in Küre Mountains National Park in the Kastamonu region in the north of Turkey. My favourite hotel Mehves Hanim Konagi, Hacıhalil Mahallesi, Mescit Sokak, No. 30, 78600, Safranbolu, Turkey. In Konagi time stood still, with warmhearted and friendly people inviting you to enjoy their culture and food. Very enjoyable after a 10 day wild camping experience! What does ''Transparency” mean to you Transparency is the key to change. The fast pace of new developments of IT related technology and the power of social media will unveil elements and data that were not available before. This transparency will help to convince people we need to get rid of the old paradigms. It will catalyse new innovative business models towards a Green economy. The oldest piece of clothing in my wardrobe My favourite little black dress from when I was 20 years old The last meal that truly impressed me Beautifully prepared MSC Scallops just touched by the grill with a hint of soya sauce and fresh coriander my friend prepared for me. People that inspire me Pope Francis, Malala Yousafzai, Eckart Tolle What does responsible tourism/business management mean to you Sustainable tourism is possible through the responsible use of resources and by providing sustainable livelihoods and job opportunities for local communities. My favourite website www.bookdifferent.com I travel to work by.. By bike as much as possible (as Dutch people do) Seasonal & local favourite produce My favourite produce is fresh white asparagus, strawberries and of course the fresh handpicked apples at the end of September. My favourite ‘sustainable’ company Tony Chocolonely. I love their super tasty 100% slave-free chocolate. They are proof that the business concept of social enterprise works and are a viable alternative to the old economy models. My biggest worry about the future http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dde11f98e5ce03d93968ee089&id=45556704f9
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We do not manage to get the critical mass of awareness together that if we do not take responsibility now it will be too late to preserve our beautiful Earth My biggest hope for the future People will have more respect for each other and for the nature that surrounds them. Step by step this will lead towards a more sustainable and equal future.
CONSIDERATE EVENTS Moments that inspire you The Considerate Hoteliers Awards ceremony will take place on Friday 3rd July at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, all the information can be found on our website. The Awards are generously supported by Berendsen, Aslotel, Beans, Eurofoodbrands, Vero Water and Parmigiano Reggiano.
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CONSIDERATE SUPPLIERS DIRECTORY Updated monthly The Considerate Suppliers Directory is a list of approved suppliers assessed by Considerate Hoteliers to ensure that they: follow a similar ethos to ours; have ethical policies in place; and conduct their business responsibly. Most suppliers offer preferential rates to our members, but you will need to log in to the members area of our website to view these offers. For further information please visit the more detailed directory of our Considerate Suppliers on our website: Please click here.
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Aslotel
Barden Energy
Product/ServiceE-mail Toiletries and equipment for murray.roberts @aslotel.co.uk hotel bedrooms and bathrooms Biomass heating info@bardenenergy.com systems Textile services
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supplier
Carbon Management Services Crukafe Ltd
Voltage management andy.payne@carbonmanagementservices.uk.com technology Beverage tom@crukafe.com Eco-friendly cleaning sales@delphiseco.com products Naturally derived cleaning info@earth-renewable-solutions.com products Systems for freshly filtered still and a.matthews @classeq.co.uk sparkling water from mains On site water k.cripps @ecopurewaters.com filtration systems Bathroom cosmetics and info@gfl.eu guest amenity products Spa, bath and d.heron @gilchristsoames.com body products Manufacturer of refrigerators and glro@gramuk.co.uk freezers Interior furnishings e.g; curtains, carpets, rugs, blinds and karen.brennan@jab-uk.co.uk fabric for drapery, throws, cushions and upholstery. Boutique tea info@lalaniandco.com curators Energy and communications Mohsin@maximeyes.net consultants Fully managed warren@planbeeltd.com beehive service Energy efficiency and renewable tarquin @reenergisegroup.com
Delphis Eco Earth Renewable Solutions Ltd
Eau de Vie Ltd
EcoPure Waters
GFL S.A.
Gilchrist and Soames Gram
JAB
Lalani & Co. Maxim Eyes (UK) Ltd Plan Bee Ltd
ReEnergise
kevin.davies@berendsen.co.uk
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energy consultants The Fine Housekeeping & Cotton Consumables Company Toshiba TEC Technologies Organic and Tosca Bio Gbrbiodynamic Italian food VEOLIA Recycling and Environmentalwaste Services management Italian wine Vini Italiani retailers White Knight Laundry and Laundry linen hire Services Original Sustainable Beans chocolate Xeros
Laundry
trevor@thefinecottoncompany.com info@toshibatec.co.uk info@toscabio.com
consideratehoteliers @veolia.co.uk
bruno@vini-italiani.co.uk
sales@white-knight.co.uk
daniel@originalbeans.com nick.andrew@xeroscleaning.com
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