Living Green is Clayton Hotels environmental movement which inspires care for our environment as a “Way of Life” throughout our hotels; both for our people and our guests.
At Clayton Hotel Birmingham our Environment Impact Team work together year-round to ensure we are Living Green and providing innovative solutions which enable us to provide our guests with sustainable hospitality.
Please view our Environmental Policy.
Clayton Hotel Birmingham are proud to be accredited a Bronze Award from sustainable tourism organisation Green Tourism and we are aiming for the Gold Award in 2021. Green Tourism works to promote a greener, cleaner environment, for people, places and our planet. We achieved the award in 2019 after a rigorous sustainability audit whereby we made many lasting commitments to the environment and community we live in. Our Green Team aim to further minimize the impact that we as a hotel have on the environment.
We have changed the majority of the lights in our hotel to LED and are set to complete the transition this year.
We no longer use single use pens on for our Meetings & Events and instead offer Clayton Pencils.
Instead of offering our Meetings & Events guests single use plastic water bottles, we provide freshly filtered tap water in reusable glass bottles.
Our bathrooms and toilets are now equipped with luxurious eco-friendly Anyah soap and shampoo dispensers instead of single use bottles.
We have adopted a Polar Bear from the WWF to support the charity as they help to protect precious habitats around the world and all the species which rely on them. To support the WWF this year, our General Manager is running the Manchester Marathon.
We participate in the local community by helping clear up litter and this year we have collaborated with Keep Britain Tidy as part of their Great British Spring Clean.
Last Christmas our team raised almost £1500 for Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity with our Santa Dash Fundraiser.
Part of our 2021 Action Plan is to increase the biodiversity both on and offsite. As we are a city centre hotel, space is limited, but we believe even small changes can make a difference. Using old pallets, we have made our very own Clayton Birmingham Bee Hotel which is housed in our terrace flower beds and we are building raised beds from pallet wood on our roof, for home grown vegetables and herbs.
We have sponsored 250 tree saplings for Birmingham Trees for Life and the team are going to plant these in Winter 2021.
We are committed to reducing our waste and recently we have started using a company called Refood who convert our food waste using Anaerobic Digestion into renewable energy and fertiliser for crops.
Our cardboard, glass, and mixed municipal waste are also 100% diverted from landfill and are either recycled or turned into refuse derived fuels.
We have a Towel Policy in place to reduce the amount of energy and harmful chemical products being used in the cleaning process by asking guests to consider re-using towels when staying multiple nights.
We have a One Key Card Policy to help reduce energy consumption with the help from guests. When key cards are taken out of the wall, the electric supply ceases in order to save energy.
Guest can use one of our Yoga Mats if they wish to exercise or perform yoga in their room as an alternative to the gym.
Our energy consumption is monitored regularly and we utilise our Building Management System to tightly control and reduce energy.
Energy Reductions projects, Led Lighting with movement sensors added to reduce energy use.
We have reviewed our menu offering and where possible are offering local and sustainable ingredients in our meals. We are also working to offer reduced calorie meals for health-conscious guests. All of our menus detail the allergens and when able to do so we are happy to amend dishes for guests with special dietary requirements.
We encourage our staff members and guests to arrive by means of public transportation and thanks to our central location, we are close to major transport links, such as Birmingham New Street Station and local bus routes.
Electric car charging points can be found at the nearby Selfridges Moor Street Car Park where you can park at our concession rate of £11 per exit.
Guests can hire bicycles and use Voi Electric Scooters for Climate Neutral Mobility.
Incentives for guests leaving the car behind are:
1. Stress-free days out without the need to tackle Birmingham’s busy roads
2. Saving money with the moor street Selfridges car park
While staying with us at Clayton Hotel Birmingham you can help protect the planet by working with us to reduce our environmental impact. You can really make a difference with any of the following ideas:
Thank you for supporting our environment and helping us with our Living Green movement.
