Hotel Sans Souci Wien

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

Green Globe

Contact Person:

bcox@greenglobe.com

NOMINATED BUSINESS

Hotel Sans Souci Wien

Internet contact

 sanssouci-wien.com

Size of business (if known)

Medium (from 50 to 249)

Category

Serviced accommodation

Country

Austria

Destination, with related protected area(s)

Contact Person at the nominated business

onlinemarketing@sanssouci-wien.com

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.

To optimize use of natural resources, the hotel offers drinking water sourced directly from the surrounding mountains. Guests can enjoy healthy fresh alpine water straight from the tap.

In line with the hotel’s linen reuse program, guests at Sans Souci Wien have the option to decide whether they would like to refrain from the daily changing of bed linen. A wooden cube with engraved explanations has been especially designed for this purpose where guests can easily indicate their desired preference to housekeeping staff. If the cube is placed onto the bed in the morning, the housekeeping team will change the bed linen. If not, guests and the hotel help the environment through reducing water usage and use of laundry detergents.

Strategies to reduce waste can be found in different areas of the hotel. At the breakfast buffet no food is wrapped in plastic, instead ingredients are prepared and served on plates. Restaurant and bar teams have also replaced plastic straws with glass straws to eliminate plastics. Furthermore, the entire Sans Souci team separate all waste in each department so that a maximum amount of refuse can be recycled rather than going to landfill. Finally, the reservations department is completely paperless and all other departments are steadily working toward full digitalization of operations.

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.

A significant amount of energy is saved through the use of a building management system (BMS) that directly controls heating and air conditioning systems at the property. Energy use is only activated once a guest checks into a room. The BMS ensures a room is adequately warmed up or cooled down when a room is occupied. Rooms are cooled or heated to a standard temperature of 20° in winter and 27° in summer.

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.

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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