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Sustainability at SV Hotel

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We are thinking beyond the F&B sector when it comes to sustainability in the future – with an expanded strategy for Switzerland and Germany that also focuses on buildings, operations and sustainable materials.

Marco Meier

Managing Director SV Hotel

The increasing importance of sustainability

In an interview with Marco Meier, Managing Director of SV Hotel, he emphasises the increasing importance of sustainability in the hotel industry. The key issues are sustainability standards for buildings, efficient operations and sustainable materials for interiors and fittings.

Read the interview

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Efficiency from the building to facility
management

We have been managing and running hotels since 2006. We started actively promoting sustainability in our hotels years ago with commitments such as using electricity from hydropower and our partnership with myclimate to create climate-neutral rooms. We have also invested a great deal in raising awareness among our guests and have, for example, already held several cooking courses on sustainable nutrition for our immediate neighbourhood. In future, we will continue to expand our sustainability activities: from the selection of sustainable devices and materials, to efficient building management and buildings that meet the highest possible sustainability standards.

When it comes to food and beverages, our hotels are already subject to the same sustainability requirements as our restaurants in community and public catering. As a Marriott International franchisee, our Marriott brand hotels (Courtyard, Renaissance, Residence Inn and Moxy) are already connected to Marriott’s Serve 360 sustainability platform.

With our own brand Stay KooooK, we have developed a concept that is fully in line with the concept of sustainable travel. We have already implemented a number of sustainability measures for our first Stay KooooK, which opened in Bern Wankdorf in September 2020. We are continuing to work on our sustainability concept to fulfil our responsibility towards the environment and our employees in all our hotels and to provide our guests with a sustainable travel experience. To underpin this, we joined the Swisstainable programme in 2022 and have committed to developing a sustainability concept for all our hotels and a sustainability training programme for our employees.

Buildings that meet high sustainability standards

Minergie building
Efficient, flexible and multifunctional use of space (more comfort in less space)
Direct connection to public transport

Sustainable materials

Durable furniture
German duvets and pillows by the company Mühldorfer, with the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD label
Natural soap
We make water carafes available to all guests so that less PET water bottles are used.
Stay KoooK has a sharing wall in the community area known as The Flat. Things you don’t need on a daily basis can be borrowed here.

Efficient devices

Electronic devices with the highest energy efficiency
LED lights and fixtures
Water-saving taps and fittings

Efficient facility management

In our Swiss hotels: electricity that’s 100% from Swiss hydropower
Extended-stay concept (longer use of rooms and thus reduced consumption of resources)
Waste can be separated and is sent for recycling accordingly.
Paperless processes
Cleaning and care products in dispensers
We use biodegradable cleaning agents (EU Ecolabel) to clean rooms and other hotel areas.

Green Key Zertifizierung

Sustainability has been an integral part of our corporate practice for many years. In addition to our commitment to Swisstainable and existing initiatives in our hotels, we are now striving for certification with the Green Key environmental label.
Green Key is an internationally recognized certification program for accommodation providers. It is based on clearly defined, regularly reviewed criteria in the areas of environmental management (e.g., energy, water, waste, cleaning) and education for sustainable development (for guests, employees, and suppliers).

Our decision to seek Green Key certification is based on the following considerations:

Practical criteria developed specifically for the hotel industry

Regular external audits to ensure transparent implementation

Uniform environmental standards for all participating hotels

Guest orientation without compromising on comfort and quality

Integration into an international network that promotes the exchange of ideas on sustainability

Green Key certification is a further step towards systematically anchoring environmental aspects in our hotel operations and making them measurable.
For these reasons, we have decided to achieve Green Key certification for all SV Hotels by the end of 2025 and have already launched numerous measures to this end.

Further information on certification can be found at www.greenkey.global.