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Environmental Work

Together for a better tomorrow

We are environmentally certified with Green Key. Our goal is to deliver the maximum positive guest experience with minimal negative impact on the environment. We actively work on environmental and sustainability issues through Green Key’s comprehensive criteria.

Below, you can see some examples of what we have done as part of the certification:

We sort and recycle our waste as well as our guests’ waste.
We are continuously replacing lighting with LED lights.
We use environmentally certified laundry and cleaning products.
We use Lindbytvätten, an environmentally certified laundry service.
We offer a range of organic, locally produced, and fair-trade ingredients in our restaurant.
We are working towards reducing food waste.
We have implemented measures in all our rooms to reduce water and energy consumption.
We have stopped using bottled water in both our conference department and restaurant. We now only serve our good tap water from our own well in glass bottles.
We want to promote biodiversity, so we do not mow our meadow by the parking lot to allow bees and other pollinating insects to thrive.
We measure our greenhouse gas emissions annually to reduce our climate impact.
Together with Green Key, we will perform annual follow-ups and set new environmental goals.

Would you like to help us?

We hope you will help us reduce our environmental impact. Please:

Leave recyclable packaging, glass, and bottles in your room, and we will sort them for you.
Use your towel for an extra day.
We change your bed linens after three nights. Let us know if you would like the linens changed less frequently.
Turn off lights, switch off electronics, and unplug chargers.
Avoid wasting food by not taking more than you can eat.
Feel free to travel by public transport or rent our bicycles.

Thank you for your help!

Green Key is an international certification within the tourism industry, present in over 60 countries. The certification is run internationally by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), which is supported by organizations such as UNEP and UNWTO. All facilities undergo regular audits to ensure compliance with the criteria.

Please visit www.greenkey.se for more information or ask us directly if you want to learn more about our sustainable practices.

Our Environmental & Sustainability Strategy

The United Nations has set 17 environmental and sustainability goals to be achieved by 2030. At Stufvenäs Gästgifveri, we have chosen to align with these goals and do what we can to help the world achieve them by 2030. This is an ongoing process aimed at developing Stufvenäs Gästgifveri into a more sustainable company, where every decision made will have an environmental focus. Our goal for 2023 is to be certified by Green Key, a leading international environmental certification for facilities in the tourism and hospitality industry, with over 3,000 certified locations in more than 60 countries worldwide. Green Key is run internationally by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and supported by organizations like the World Tourism Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Together with Green Key, we will reduce our carbon footprint and work towards new environmental goals. Would you like to join us? Learn more about the UN’s global goals at www.globalgoals.org

We contribute to reducing poverty locally, nationally, and internationally by donating the proceeds from an event to an organization fighting poverty at least once a year, such as Shelterbox or Stadsmissionen.

We are happy to help those in need in our immediate vicinity. All the leftover Christmas food from our Christmas buffets is donated to organizations that provide holiday meals for the lonely and socially disadvantaged. We work to reduce food waste and buy as much as we can locally.

We work daily to spread the message to our guests and employees about the importance of good health and well-being. We have created an environment where individuals can focus on their health. We want to have sustainable employees over time. Our employees receive health benefits.

Our goal is to be an attractive workplace where our employees have opportunities for development through internal and external competence enhancement.

In our organization, everyone has the right to speak out, regardless of position. We strive for a balanced workforce with an equal distribution of women and men, as well as people of different ages.

We have our own well, but we encourage our guests to use water carefully to protect our shared groundwater. We are Kranmärkt (Tap Water Certified) and only serve tap water to our guests.

We have geothermal heating for warmth and hot water, as well as charging stations for electric cars.

We want to become Sweden’s best workplace! With freedom under responsibility, attentiveness, communication, varied tasks, and fair wages, we create good growth together. We follow the HRF Visita agreement.

We are constantly striving to find new solutions, more sustainable working methods, and better suppliers to make our business more environmentally friendly.

At our place, everyone is equal, both guests and employees. We make no distinction based on gender, ethnicity, age, or background. Everyone is treated equally and with respect, whether you’re a king, foreign, a child, or a farmer.

For us, a vibrant countryside is important. A countryside where businesses like ours can grow and flourish in a sustainable way.

We use as few disposable items as possible. We have chosen an eco-friendly skincare range for our spa and hotel rooms.

We stand for and promote domestic tourism. We work to become such a popular destination that our guests choose to vacation in Sweden instead of flying abroad.

As neighbors to Kalmarsund and the Baltic Sea, we are constantly reminded of the poor condition of our oceans. This makes us even more conscious of making the right choices. Everything from purchasing fish as a raw ingredient in the restaurant to avoiding plastic products.

A functioning ecosystem in our nature is essential for our existence. That’s why we purchase our raw materials based on the season and preferably from organic producers. We have acquired bees to promote pollination, biodiversity, Swedish honey, and food supply.

We stand for equal value for all, regardless of skin color, religion, sexual orientation, or origin. If everyone accepts each other despite our differences, the world will become a much more peaceful and wonderful place to live.

We choose suppliers with environmental certification. Alone we are not strong. Not even sometimes. Together, we must change the world, the climate, and the way we live. With collective effort, we can reach our goals.

We are in. Are you?