We are on a journey to achieve rigorous environmental and sustainable practices across our business. Our current sustainable practices include processes to conserve water and energy, minimise waste & maximise recycling in all areas of the hotel, sustainable food & beverage management in 1907 restaurant, bar & grill and our corporate & social responsibilities. As this is a journey, there will be more initiatives to come as we understand the importance of protecting the environment and take the environmental, social and governance aspects of our business very seriously. Brooklands Hotel has a 'Make It Green' committee that meets regularly to monitor processes in place and discuss new ideas across the business.

Our vision is to be the most sustainable, environmentally-responsible and modern contemporary hotel in Surrey. We work diligently to minimise the environmental impact our hotel has on the planet and also focus our efforts on social and economic development to provide a greater comprehensive impact on our operations and to be truly sustainable.

Brooklands Hotel will apply the following principles to the work we do to enhance the experience of our guests and colleagues to ensure we operate with positive benefits to promote long-term sustainability.

• Responsible business: Conduct business in a manner that is honest, transparent, environmentally responsive and ethical.
• Sustainable growth: Grow our operations in a sustainable manner that considers the location of our hotel so that our local area can benefit for years to come.
• Integrity: Embed integrity into our decisions so they align with our strategic goals and benefit our people, our local area and the environment.
• Innovation: Use dynamic thinking and innovative technology to enhance the luxury experience, while adapting and responding to the changing market and global environmental issues.
• Resource efficiency: Reduce the negative impact of our operations through recycling, waste management and energy efficiency.
• Equality and respect: Conduct business using practices that meet global standards of ethical conduct, which support equality and mutual respect.
• Focus on our people: Provide our people with opportunities to succeed and grow

• Luxury skincare brand [comfort zone] partnered with us in BSpa, who are a certified B Corp®
• Serious Tissues in all guest areas. At least 10 million trees are cut down every year for toilet paper and Serious Tissues is on a mission to change this by becoming the UK's first carbon-neutral toilet paper where for every roll sold, a tree is planted.
• B Corp® certified OneWater in all guest bedrooms. All products are carbon neutral in 100% recyclable packaging
• Bathroom amenities from Zero% Collection which contain no no sulfates, parabens, phthalates, petrol-derived ingredients, mineral oil, urea or propylene glycol. They do contain Vitamin E, Panthenol, plant-derived USP glycerin and natural conditioning agents from honey and the brassica plant. They are also committed to cruelty-free development and vow to never test their products on animals
• Wooden key cards, which degrade naturally over time unlike plastic
• Twist Teas served in 1907 restaurant, bar & grill which is hand-blended whole leaf, plastic free tea from an independent award winning British tea brand
• Wild Idol alcohol free sparkling wine served in 1907 bar who are members of 1% for the planet
• Cycle to Work scheme available and taken up by Team Members
• Brooklands Recycling Centre on site for compressing cardboard, glass & food waste before being collected for recycling

We worked with Green Shield Group to install solar panels on our roof, which generates over 200,000kWh of energy annually.

The solar panels are matched with a voltage optimisation system, which has resulted in both financial and carbon savings.  These installations are phase one of our decarbonisation journey and we will continue to work with Green Shield Group to provide future analysis of renewable technology.

You can read more about the installation here.