Environmental Policy for Hotel-Resort-Inn Bed & Breakfast | Ep. #183

You have made the decision to become more environmentally sustainable. Do you have an environmental policy in place? I am going to give you a template you can use.Over a number of episodes, I have referred to the importance of a property operations manual and how every property needs one. In fact, I honestly believe that you cannot have an efficient business without an operations manual.If you want your hospitality property to be competitive, one section that defiantly has to be included in your operations manual is your environmental policy.In our last episode, I talked about the three key areas of the environmental impact that properties should consider; energy, water, and waste.I gave you some examples of renewable power being used by the travel industry to lower operating costs and support a sustainable future.And I shared eight key components to establishing a program to effectively green your hospitality property:In today’s episode, I am going to look at some of the specifics you may want to include in your environmental policy.Your Environmental Policy should have different categories with actions included under each, including.•Organization, Reporting and Management•Energy Management•Water Management•Waste•Purchasing•Community Support•Customer Education•Employee TrainingContinue reading to find out how you can get your own environmental policy sample template and bonus environmental policy statement…⇒ TO READ OR LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE ON KEYSTONE HOSPITALITY PROPERTY CONSULTING: https://keystonehospitalitydevelopment.com/KHDC183RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Environmental Policy Guideline Downloadhttps://keystonehospitalitydevelopment.com/environmental-policy-download/The Keystone HDC Training Tutorialshttps://courses.keystonehospitalitydevelopment.com/Say hi on social:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KeystoneHDCTwitter: https://twitter.com/KeystoneHDCLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keystone-hospitality-developmentListen to The Hospitality Property School PODCAST here:https://keystonehospitalitydevelopment.com/itunes-podcastYouTubehttps://youtu.be/DLqZUQy6xHk