Good practice business KALLICHORON ART BOUTIQUE HOTEL

Contributor Herbert Hamele
Country Greece
Keywords
  • ETGG2030-GP
  • ETGG2030-MAP
Organisation KALLICHORON ART BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Postal address Chora, Astypalea, 85 900, Dodecanese, Greece
Webpage http://kallichoron.gr
Release date 08/04/2022
Landscape type Coastal
Topics
  • Good Governance & CSR
GSTC Criteria for Industry
  • A1 Sustainability management system
  • A3 Reporting and communication
  • B1 Community support
  • B2 Local employment
  • B3 Local purchasing
  • D1.3 Energy conservation
  • D1.4 Water conservation
  • D2.1 Greenhouse gas emissions
Marketplace category Certified Green: Accommodation Providers Certified Green: Accommodation Providers
Type Best Practice Business (Best Practice Business)
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Certified by Green Key

Category:

Hotel

Size:

Micro

Protected areas nearby:

Natural 2000 area, Astypalea

Venetian castle of Astypalea

Certifying body:

Green Key Greece

 

Outstanding contributions

Sustainability is one of the core values of this high quality hotel, which offers rooms and apartments. Energy and water saving practices and systems are followed, including the use of solar panels for water heating and a reverse osmosis water cleaning system in the kitchen.  Guests are offered greener options for food and services.  The website promotes the use of a carbon calculator and offset scheme, in partnership with Wayaj Sustainable Travel. 

The hotel’s shop and restaurant sells and uses local produce. A special feature is made of the traditional Greek Grandma’s Breakfast, which has been adapted to include healthy and vegan options. Local people from the island are employed in the hotel, including in management. Community projects are supported through Kallichoron’s CSR programme, which includes a scholarship in tourism studies for young students from the island.

Key SDGs related to this action

   

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