Focus on the environment Focus on the environment Thon Hotel EU takes its sustainable Thon Hotel EU takes its sustainable responsibility serious. We feel we have responsibility serious. We feel we have an an obligation to contribute with obligation to contribute with an proactive environmental and social commitment. an proactive environmental and social commitment. This leaflet will give you some more information about our policies and actions.
This leaflet will give you some more information about our policy and actions.
Environmental Statement:
At Thon Hotel EU, we are fully aware of Environmental Statement: the limited available natural resources At Thon Hotel EU we are fully aware of the and of the impact our sector is having limited available natural resources and of the the environment. impact on our sector is having on the environment. That isiswhy we have implementtoan That why we chosen havetochosen environmental policy that takes into account our implement an to environmental policy that opportunities reduce our ecological footprint takes into while account maintaining our a highopportunities quality service. to
reduce our ecological footprint while maintaining a high quality service.
Examples: Water Management Examples: Water Management All taps and toilets are equipped with All taps and toilets are equipped with water water saving devices saving devices. Sheets are only changed every 2 days, Sheets are only changed every 2 days, guests can guests also choose re-use alsocan choose to re-use towelsto instead of having them changed daily. towels instead of having them changed water is used for all external taps, the daily Rain cleaning of the degreaser, ... Rain for water all external The useisofused flushing in urinalstaps, is water reduced to of thethe strictly necessary thanks the cleaning degreaser, … to the installation of electronic faucets. The use of flushing water in urinals is Showers are limited to 5 litres of water per reduced to the strictly necessary minute. thanks to the installation of electronic faucets
Examples: Energy Management Examples: Energy Management The hotel has an “energy saver” key The hotel has an “energy saver” key card system. card system Gas is used for the heating system. Gas is used forlight the heating bulbs are used system within the Energy-saving hotel. Energy-saving light bulbs are used Thon Hotel EU has chosen for a supplier within the hotel of green energy, has installed solar panels and Thona green Hotel EU has chosen for a roof. supplier 100% green energy recovery system is installed in theand has A heatof conference rooms. installed solar panels and a green roof The electricity consumption is daily monitored. Aheat recovery system is installed in We participate to the yearly Earth Hour action. the conference rooms The electricity consumption is daily monitored
Examples: Waste Management
Waste is separated, the guest rooms are also equipped withManagement a waste basket Examples: Waste divided into 3 compartments is separated, guest rooms are also Wasteare Reports printedthe double-sided. equipped with a waste basket divided into Notebooks are made from one-sided 3 compartments. printed paper Paperless way of working in our offices or if the printing of internal reports is needed Smoking is forbidden within theit will be double-sided . premises of Thon Hotel EU Use of vegetable based toner cartridges. Use of ecological cartridges for our Use of eco-friendly cleaning products. printers Use of FSC-certified (Forest Stewarding Council) paper. Use of ecofriendly cleaning products
Involvement of our employees Involvement of our employees
We have a Green Team with volunteers out of different departments who deploy their energy to Our staff induction program includes an exiting sustainable projects, raising awareness and environmental good conduct training organizing different campaigns. Vegetable garden aon our first floor roof have We created “Green Team” managed by our employees and products are used whichasis made for uptheofrestaurant volunteers who ingredients The Twelve. deploy their energy exciting Awareness towards to ourthis guests thanks to dedicated regularly updated web-page, Green project Corner on ground floor, Facebook and so on... Awareness is raised between our staff Work more and more with biological, members by organizing certain local, seasonal and home-made products and we only work with Belgian farmers for our milk campaigns (Fairebel). Organization of social Regularly organize greenevents surveys so we can impact of our actions on our guests (e.g. measure Bloodthe Donation Day) and to receive suggestions to improve.
Your involvement is also important! Your involvement is also important! We encourage our guests to contribute encourage our guests to contribute as well as We well totoaa more more sustainable world. sustainable world. Informationand and tips areare givengiven in our hotel Information tips in our directory, on the public computers in the lobby hotel directory, on the public computers and in leaflets available in our Green Corner. in the lobby, in leaflets available in our Green Corner, ‌they are, All efforts, no matter how small are important to make a (greener) world of difference!
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GoodPlanet GoodPlanetBelgium Belgium GoodPlanet Belgium GoodPlanet Belgium isisananassociation GoodPlanet Belgium association GoodPlanet Belgium is an association which which organizes numerous projects organizes numerous projects and workshops onand which organizes numerous projects and workshops on environmental related environmental topics, especially related in workshops onrelated environmental Belgium’s schools and colleges. topics, topics,especially especiallyininBelgium’s Belgium’sschools schools and colleges. and colleges. Thon Hotel EU is supporting this association Thon Hotel EU is supporting this and so can you, asEU a guest, by donating your Thon Hotel is supporting this green voucher. association and so can you by donating association and so can you by donating your yourgreen greenvoucher voucher www.goodplanet.be
Biking in Brussels. Biking in Brussels. Villo! is the shared bike service of in bike Brussels Villo! is theBiking shared service Brussels City. As a guest of Thon of Brussels As the abike guest Hotel possibility of EU, Villo! you is City. thehave shared serviceofofThon Brussels Hotel EU, have the possibility of City. As ayou guest of Thon Hotel EU, you have using the Villo! system for free. (check the the possibility ofsystem using the for Villo! system for using Villo! (check availability and conditions at free. the free. (check availability and conditions at the availability and atnumber the of reception desk asasconditions only limited reception desk only aa limited reception deskare as only a limited cards available). number ofare cards available). When coming withare your available). own bike bike to Brussels, number of cards When coming with your own to you can store this in the secured underground When you coming with your own bike to Brussels, can store this in your the parking, Vinci Park. You just need room Brussels, you can store this in the keyunderground to enter. secured parking, Vinci secured underground Vinci We use a biking transportation company when Park. You just need yourparking, room key to sending ourjust internal post your between the different Park. You need room key enter. Thon Hotels of Brussels (www.ecopostale.be) to enter.
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Thon Hotel EU’s Green Beer: Thonner’ke This beer is especially brewed for Thon Hotel EU with adapted ingredients. Try it out as you will not find this beer anywhere else! Limited stock!
Thon insect hotel Thon Hotel EU does also have space for some unusual guests in a fantastic insect hotel which does hoste all kinds of insects such as bees, butterflies and ladybugs. Being an international hotel, it is a pleasure welcoming guests from anywhere and now also housing all types of pollinators in the area!
European Mobility European MobilityWeek Week Each year, the European Mobility Week
organized we also want Mobility to contributeWeek Eachisyear, theandEuropean to raise the and awareness for cleanerwe air. also is organised of course participate. Our guests have the possibility to use our free taxi bike to go to their destination in the neighborhood the hotel. Our guests have theofpossibility to use
our free bike taxi to their destination in During this week we also show an electrical car and scooters in Brussels. our lobby with an electricity born (just as the two we have in our garage).
European Week Reduction European Weekfor for Waste Waste Reduction Thon Hotel is participating to the Since theEU opening, Thon Hotel EU is participating to the Week of European Week of European Waste Reduction Waste Reduction. since the edition of 2012 with its “Second Life Books” action. With the “Second Life Books” we are looking for new readers for second-hand books amongst our are guestslooking and passers-by. The remaining the We for new readersof for collected books are given away to secondSpullenhulp hands books amongst / Les Petits Riens. our
guests and passers-by. The remaining this week we alsoare collect clothesaway for of the During collected books given to the homeless in Brussels by doing the Undress Spullenhulp / Les Petits Riens. to Impress action.
Eco-labelled hotel In December 2012, Thon Hotel EU has been rewarded with the “Green Key” label. In February 2014, we received 2 (out of 3) stars as an Ecodynamic Enterprise. Of course, this recognition does not mean that we have reached our goal. We have the intention of going further in the same direction the following years and will do our utmost to continue raising awareness for this important theme with different kind of actions. We hope you will follow us!
Contact us! For more information, suggestions, ideas, feed-back, … do not hesitate to contact us:
green@thonhotels.be www.thonhotels.com/green-eu www.facebook.com/Thonhoteleu Wetstraat 75 rue de la Loi B-1040 Brussels Tel.: +32 (0)2 204 39 11 Fax: +32 (0)2 204 39 12
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Thon Hotel EU, Wetstraat 75 rue de la Loi, B-1040 Brussels Tel.: +32 2 204 39 11, Fax: +32 2 204 39 12, eu@thonhotels.be thonhotels.com/eu