SCHWARZWALD PANORAMA

Contributor	Herbert Hamele
Country	Germany
Keywords	ETGG2030-GP ETGG2030-MAP
Organisation	SCHWARZWALD PANORAMA
Postal address	Rehteichweg 22, 76332 Bad Herrenalb, Germany
Webpage	https://schwarzwald-panorama.com
Release date	08/04/2022
Landscape type	Forest
Topics	Good Governance & CSR
GSTC Criteria for Industry	A1 Sustainability management system A3 Reporting and communication A4 Staff engagement A5 Customer experience B1 Community support D1.1 Environmentally preferable purchasing D1.3 Energy conservation D2.1 Greenhouse gas emissions D2.4 Solid waste
Marketplace category	Certified Green: Accommodation Providers
Type	(Best Practice Business)

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Certified by GreenSign
Category:	Serviced accommodation
Size:	Small
Protected areas nearby:	Northern Black Forest; Karlsruhe
Certifying body:	Green Sign

Outstanding contributions

Schwarzwald Panorama is a hotel providing spa and wellness facilities and rooms for meetings, in a building with extensive views over the landscape of the northern Black Forest. It is promoted as an eco-hotel and has a strong philosophy of supporting a sustainable living and working environment, in partnership with its guests, employees, suppliers and local community, with its own operations certified by Green Sign.

An annual sustainability report outlines various actions on responsible consumption and production, including: waste separation (20 types); organic and biodegradable products; zero-waste buffet breakfast; photo-booth for use instead of postcards; no air-con in rooms; use of electric vehicle; e-charging station and bike rentals. Energy is audited and the carbon footprint is measured – it was reduced from 47kg to 22.5kg between 2018 and 2019. The garden is managed for biodiversity and goats have replaced the lawnmower. Various measures are taken to involve the staff and to support local initiatives. Green meetings are obligatory and the companies concerned get a certificate for their CSR-report.

Key SDGs related to this action

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