Best Western Ripon Spa Hotel recognises its position in the local Yorkshire community and its role in the wider global environment. The management team is committed to complying with all UK environmental legislation and endeavours to achieve recognised "best practises" related to the management, operation and activity of the hotel.
We believe that as a business we have a responsibility not only to minimise our impact but also to make environmental policy a key and integral part of our business strategy.
We are committed to
- achieving the Green Tourism Business Scheme Bronze Award
- recycling glass, cans and plastic bottles
- using energy saving bulbs and recycled paper wherever possible
- sourcing food locally and trying to use local suppliers whenever possible
- actively supporting a number of local charities with fund raising activities
- informing visitors about differences they can make to minimise the environmental impact of their stay
- actively trying to minimise the amount of non-recycable waste produced by the hotel and staff
- endeavouring to limit noise pollution at all times of the day
Our environmental policy is an integral part of our induction and training programmes.
We regularly review our environmental policy and the ways in which it continues to be implemented to ensure we are doing everything possible to operate further good business practices.