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Considerate Group: Help with understanding the energy crisis
May 6, 2022
The prices of electricity and gas have risen dramatically over the last year, having a knock-on impact on consumers across the UK and Europe. As a sector that consumes its fair share of energy, hospitality businesses now have another challenge to overcome in addition to the lingering negative effects of COVID-19. Why are prices rising […]
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Actions speak louder than words
May 6, 2022
“We are at a crossroads. This is the time for action.’’ IPCC Chair Dr. Hoesung Lee, April 2022. To avoid the worst impacts of climate change and preserve a habitable planet for humans and other species, the global temperature needs to be limited to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the late 1800s, as agreed upon by […]
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Spring News Bulletin 2022
March 29, 2022
After a difficult couple of years, the hospitality sector was starting to look forward with increasing confidence as hotels reopened their doors and welcomed back guests. Now, we have been buffeted again by the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Beyond the immediate human misery and incredible suffering of millions of Ukrainians this has had the effect of kicking […]
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Considerate Group: delivering tools for the good of our planet, our clients and ourselves
March 15, 2022
Here at Considerate Group, the Environment is at the centre of everything that we do. This is exhibited in the numerous different workshops our team has given to hospitality stakeholders, in the sustainability strategies and frameworks we develop for hotel portfolios, and in our commitment to becoming net zero by the end of 2022. We […]
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Greenwashing legislation
March 7, 2022
‘Greenwashing’ is this just another word to add to your ESG glossary? In short, no. As of this year, greenwashing, either intentionally or unintentionally, can be punishable in the UK, European countries, for example, Denmark and others including Australia. So what is it? Greenwashing, as defined by the Cambridge Dictionary, is “a behaviour or activity […]
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Responsible sourcing – spreading sustainability far and wide
February 5, 2022
Responsible sourcing is a phrase increasingly used in the hospitality world. With interest in sustainability growing all the time, it’s no wonder there’s increasing consumer and regulatory demand for responsible sourcing. But what is it? Why is it important? What are the benefits? And where do hospitality businesses start? Read on for Considerate Group’s […]
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What’s next for businesses after COP26?
November 18, 2021
What happened at COP26? The Glasgow summit was marked by several governmental pledges – promises to end deforestation, to stop funding overseas fossil fuel projects, to phase-down coal, for US and China to work together, to reach net-zero, to help vulnerable nations… But what does it really mean? First, the pact is not legally binding. […]
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Glasgow Declaration: A Commitment to a Decade of Climate Action in Tourism
November 4, 2021
Considerate Group has signed the Glasgow Declaration: A Commitment to a Decade of Climate Action in Tourism – What does it mean? “The Glasgow Declaration is a catalyst for increased urgency about the need to accelerate climate action in tourism and to secure strong actions and commitment to cut tourism emissions in half over the […]
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Autumn News Bulletin 2021
October 19, 2021
‘The Race to Net Carbon Zero’ is a term which seems to have made its way into every C-Suite in our sector over the last few months to the same extent ESG did last year. A lot of the major hotel companies including Marriott, Hilton and IHG, to mention only a few, have recently launched […]
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Considerate setting industry standards
October 19, 2021
September 2021 started off with a bang with ‘live, in-person’ events back on track. IHIF in Berlin was attended by over 1000 participants from all around the world. Being the moderator of the Sustainability Council in collaboration with Questex, at the event, it was a true delight to see so many familiar faces again as […]
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Considerate Group’s Carbon Report
September 21, 2021
While we have been providing our clients with in-depth carbon reporting for several years, prompted by our B Corp status, we at Considerate Group, did our first internal yearly carbon inventory and report in 2021. To include a more normal baseline year, this carbon report covered both the entirety of 2019 and 2020. You can […]
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What a year to be CLEAN!
August 11, 2021
Considerate Group have been working with CLEAN Linen services as since 2018. As with all hospitality businesses and suppliers to the industry, it has certainly been a challenging 18 months for this laundry services company. But these Royal Warrant holders and Considerate suppliers still have much to celebrate! As part of their ongoing commitment […]
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