The andel’s Hotel Berlin has become the first hotel of Vienna International Hotels & Resorts to receive Green Globe certification, the premier globally recognised seal of quality for sustainable management and operations in the international travel & tourism industry. The label recognises the 4-star hotel’s responsible and proactive contribution to the ecologically and socially sustainable development of the highly competitive Berlin hotel market. The results of the certification procedure speak for themselves: the andel’s Hotel Berlin successfully passed 81 percent of a total of 125 sustainability-related criteria.
The factor of sustainability is becoming an increasingly important one in the hotel industry. The 4-star superior conference hotel andel’s Hotel Berlin identified this need for sustainable performance at an early stage. “The demand for green accommodations, meetings and conferences is rapidly rising. Thanks to the cooperation celebrated under the new Green Globe label, we have established the first practical and revisable criteria to serve our guests, partners and employees as a guideline for making both the hotel and the city of Berlin greener than before,” says Ralph Alsdorf, General Manager of the andel’s Hotel Berlin.
The respectful and economical use of resources has long been a passion for all departments of the andel’s Hotel Berlin. This encompasses the efficient and economic use of energy, water and electronics as well as the implementation of a recycling scheme for paper and waste in the guest rooms and suites, the convention area and the offices. The andel’s Hotel Berlin is also leaving a small carbon footprint and has successfully met the requirements to be designated a green building, achieving top values for its resource efficiency. The use of biodegradable cleaning products, the creative cuisine using regional products and the preferred cooperation with environmentally certified suppliers – all this and more is part of the sustainable day-to-day business of the andel’s Hotel Berlin. The andel’s Hotel Berlin was awarded the certification in part for the exemplary actions taken to increase the well-being of its staff members. This includes continuous sustainability training as well as a monthly “nationality day” in which employees are encouraged to present their home country from a culinary, cultural and historical perspective.
Green Globe’s auditing was developed in 1993 and is conducted every two years. To promote the subject of sustainability and environmental protection, the andel’s Hotel Berlin is also establishing a Green Team to verify and realise creative and trend-setting concepts and measures for hotel guests, business partners and staff members. The principal objective within the next 5 years is to reduce carbon emissions. For example, the andel’s Hotel Berlin is working to increase the use of guest bicycles by some 15 percent per year. The andel’s Hotel erlin is also setting high standards for regular efficiency analysis and controlling while presenting an example for sustainable thinking and action.
andel’s Hotel Berlin
The 4-star superior design hotel is a member of Vienna International Hotels & Resorts and, with a total of 557 rooms and a 3,800 m² flexibly designable conference centre, is among the most attractive conference hotels in the heart of the German capital. A 570 m² ballroom, a sky.bar on the 14th floor of the 60-metre hotel tower – offering panorama views over the rooftops of Berlin – plus the sophisticated à-la-carte restaurant a.choice and the walk-in wine chamber complement a full range of conference facilities. Guests of the andel’s Hotel Berlin also have a 550 m² wellness area and a hotel car park with 550 spaces at their disposal.
About Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG
Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG was founded in 1989. On the basis of individual management contracts, Vienna International operates and is developing a total of 34 first-class hotels & resorts and 2 hotel projects. The portfolio, which includes two Leading Hotels of the World, comprises city, resort, spa and conference hotels in ten European countries: Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, France, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, Russia and the Republic of Belarus. In addition to holiday and leisure products internationally, e.g. in Loipersdorf, Salzburg, Carlsbad and Opatija, the focus of the destinations is on business centres such as Salzburg, Munich, Berlin, Paris, Prague, Cracow, Łódź, Bucharest, Ekaterinburg and Vienna.
