Initiatives for sustainability accreditation
We are proud to announce the Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa has been awarded the Green Key Award for year 3.
Green Key is an eco-label for tourism and leisure establishments. Obtaining the award demonstrates the hotel’s efforts to develop an environmentally friendly, sustainable and responsible business. We have also achieved Gold standard for Eco-smart Greengage, an industry-leading sustainability certification .
The Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa recognise the need to adopt sustainable practices across our hotel operations and has a responsibility to mitigate our negative impacts on both the environment and our local community to help protect the planet and meet our social commitments.
To help reduce detergent, energy and water use, we have decided not to change the linen for our guests staying less than 3 nights, unless requested. The linen is changed upon departure.
We have reviewed our Green Action plan as we look ahead to the new year and continue the actions above but implement new procedures and overall reduce our carbon footprint. We are promoting our local walks and cycling routes on our website to encourage our guests and visitors to bring their bikes, or take a walk during their stay with us HERE . We have upgraded exterior lights to LED and installed light sensors to ensure they only use energy when needed.
We encourage sustainable transportation to the Hotel. Read more about the local trains & buses HERE. We have implemented new seasonal heating timetables for Bedrooms and Event Suites to reduce energy use and lower our carbon emissions.
Our Sustainability Policy has been created to help guide our employees, guests and the wider community, which can be found HERE
For further information about Green Key, please visit their website HERE
Key Actions
Installed 4 EV car charging ports available for all to use, read more HERE
Continue to reduce our waste streams and increasing our recycling.
Preference for local suppliers and Fairtrade goods.
Developed a new biodiversity habitat where insects and birds can flourish.
Strengthening our partnerships and support for local charities and schools.
We offer fresh tap water as an alternative to plastic bottled water in our Restaurant, Bars and Conferencing.
Staff participate in monthly No Meat Monday for staff dining.
We have partnered with a local taxi firm that uses Hybrid cars reducing our carbon footprint.
AWARDS:
Green Key 2024, Greengage Eco-Smart Gold 2024, Runners-up in the Bolton News Sustainable Awards 2023, Won the award for International Sustainable Award for 2023 and won the Mission Net Zero awards for best Bug Hotel 2023.