The Hotel Folk Limited and The Swan at Lavenham Hotel & Spa firmly believes in sustainable tourism and is committed to the implementation of proactive measures to protect and sustain the local environment. It recognises the impact of its operations on the environment and aims to minimise any detrimental effects that may occur.
The company hopes that it can create a safe and clean environment, implement sustainable use of resources and optimal management of waste. Furthermore, it will ensure that environmental issues are kept at the forefront of everyone’s mind and given proper attention at all times.
Registered company address:
The Hotel Folk Limited, Lakeside Avenue, Thorpeness, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP16 4NH
Suffolk Carbon Charter Accredited
We have been recognised by the Suffolk Carbon Charter and gained a bronze accreditation for our efforts. The Carbon Charter is awarded to organisations that are monitoring and reducing their carbon emissions.
Examples which they mentioned that contributed to this accreditation is our 100% renewable energy tariff and the continued roll out of LED lights.
Actions we are taking at The Swan at Lavenham
As well as playing our part to contribute to The Hotel Folk's environmental policy, there are actions at The Swan we have taken to be more environmentally aware.
To name a few of the actions we have taken recently:
- We request that longer stay guests consider how regularly they need their towels replaced. Only towels placed in the bath will be replenished
- We proactively look at ways that we can offset any printed promotional materials where possible
- We work with our suppliers to ensure that they share our sustainability ethos, this includes our linen provider that uses recycled rainwater to clean our linen
- Menus within the restaurant are reusable and therefore not thrown away after one service
We are continually looking at ways that we can improve and become more environmentally friendly and will look to review this page regularly to keep guests informed of our progress.