Villa Orange

Boosting Sustainable Tourism Through Certification

EUROPEAN GOOD PRACTICE COLLECTION 2021

NOMINATION FORM

Please send until 6^th August 2021 to (herbert.hamele@ecotrans.de / cc diego.nunez@ecotrans.de)

NOMINATING CERTIFICATE

Hotel Villa Orange

Contact Person:

Christiane Hütte, c.huette@villa-orange.de

NOMINATED BUSINESS

Hotel Villa Orange

Internet contact

https://www.villa-orange.de/

Size of business (if known)

Small (from 10 to 49)

Category

Serviced accommodation

Country

Germany

Destination, with related protected area(s)

Name of the destination: Frankfurt/Hessen

Name of protected area(s) and/or major cultural heritage site(s) (if not the same name as the destination): =

Contact Person at the nominated business

Christiane Hütte, c.huette@villa-orange.de

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS

according to following SDGs on Tourism4SDGs.org:

Please indicate very briefly their exemplary or innovative actions and measurable achievements (including quantified results if known)

SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

The tourism sector needs to adopt sustainable consumption and production (SCP) modes, accelerating the shift towards sustainability. Tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for tourism including for energy, water, waste, biodiversity and job creation will result in enhanced economic, social and environmental outcomes.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

•    Certified BIO HOTELS member since 2009

•    exclusive use of organic products (up to 3 exceptions per hotel possible; these are clearly visible to the guest)

•    min. 75% of the wines and spirits must come from organic cultivation

•    certified organic and natural cosmetics throughout

•    comprehensive resource management through mandatory CO2 certification

•    exclusive use of recycled paper or primary fiber paper from sustainable forest management

•    100% green electricity

•    Standards: https://www.biohotels.info/media/64783/bio-hotles-standards-2021-en-2142329.pdf

•    only BIO HOTEL in Frankfurt

•    100 % organic catering

•    Public interest company

•    Inspected by ABCERT

•    certified and regularly audited

•    Sustainable management, regional purchasing as far as possible and constant efforts to work in an ecologically compatible manner are our top priorities.

Measurable achievements:

SDG 13 - Climate Action

Tourism contributes to and is affected by climate change. Tourism stakeholders should play a leading role in the global response to climate change. By reducing its carbon footprint, in the transport and accommodation sector, tourism can benefit from low carbon growth and help tackle one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

•    Climate-neutral hotel

•    100% green power

•    natural materials

•    We regularly review our operations in terms of water and energy consumption, as well as our waste generation. We avoid plastic and do without small packaging in favor of large containers.

•    We purchase green electricity from EWS-Schönau, use recycled paper and prefer regional products.

•    Villa Orange is one of the first hotels in the industry to voluntarily offset its emissions in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol, offering all overnight stays climate-neutral at no extra charge.

•    We invested in a high-quality carbon offset project in Kenya and offset the emissions of our hotel and restaurant operations for 2019 and 2020 by purchasing 264 carbon offset certificates. With these certificates, we support a cooking stove project in Kenya by Gold Standard.       

Measurable achievements:

•    8,92 kg Co2-equivalents/night

•    123,4 tons Co2-equivalents/year

SDG 14 – Life below Water

Coastal and maritime tourism rely on healthy marine ecosystems. Tourism development must be a part of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in order to help conserve and preserve fragile marine ecosystems and serve as a vehicle to promote a blue economy, contributing to the sustainable use of marine resources.

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SDG 15 – Life on Land

Rich biodiversity and natural heritage are often the main reasons why tourists visit a destination. Tourism can play a major role if sustainably managed in fragile zones, not only in conserving and preserving biodiversity, but also in generating revenue as an alternative livelihood to local communities.

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SDG 8 - Decent work and Economic Growth

Tourism, as services trade, is one of the top four export earners globally, currently providing one in ten jobs worldwide. Decent work opportunities in tourism, particularly for youth and women, and policies that favour better diversification through tourism value chains can enhance tourism positive socio-economic impacts.

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SDG 17 - Partnership for the Goals

Due to its cross-sectoral nature, tourism has the ability to strengthen private/public partnerships and engage multiple stakeholders – international, national, regional and local – to work together to achieve the SDGs and other common goals. Public policy and innovative financing are at the core for achieving the 2030 Agenda.

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Link to further information about the nominated business (if available):

 https://www.biohotels.info/villaorange, https://www.biohotels.info/en/categories/villa-orange, https://www.villa-orange.de/biohotel/philosophie/