The Salisbury Hotel is delighted to have been awarded the Silver Green Tourism Award by VisitScotland for excellence in Environmental responsibility across all areas of the hotel’s operations.
‘Environmental Policy’
The Salisbury is committed to the implementation of proactive measures to help protect and sustain the local, national and global environment for future generations. The Salisbury Environmental Policy aims to achieve the objective of improved environmental performance through pollution prevention, increased staff awareness and monitoring of key performance indicators and continuous improvement.
1) The Salisbury is committed to the protection and enhancement of the local, national and global environment and strives for continual improvement of its environmental management system.
2) Every employee is responsible for carrying out their work in a manner compatible with the company’s environmental policy and objectives.
3) The Salisbury will continually relate environmental considerations to wider commercial objectives, therefore the Salisbury is committed to the provision of appropriate training, personnel and resources to ensure that the environmental policy can be implemented effectively.
4) The Salisbury is committed to the compliance of relevant laws and regulations, and to maintaining a proactive approach to the implications of future legal requirements.
5) The Salisbury will continue to take steps to minimise any detrimental impacts on the environment caused by the operation of the hotel.
6) Environmental performance throughout The Salisbury will be regularly audited and evaluated. The Salisbury will ensure that objectives, targets and action plans are determined for reducing all significant environmental impacts caused by the operations of the property. Objectives and targets will be regularly revised, as will our environmental policy and statement, with the aim to continually improve the environmental performance.
7) The Salisbury seeks to conserve natural resources by ensuring the responsible use of energy, water and materials by the continual implementation of the 3R motto (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), without impacting on the quality expected by our customers
The Salisbury strives to promote the use of sustainable transport systems, informing guests of the public transport services, cycle routes and providing a secure area for bicycles
9) The Salisbury will continue to implement a policy whereby environmental considerations are integrated into purchasing requirements, with regard to suppliers, their products and/or associated packaging.
10) The Salisbury is committed to protection of biodiversity and enhancement of natural sites
11) A proactive, open and co-operative attitude to environmental issues will reflect The Salisbury’s aim to be an environmentally responsible organisation
12) The Salisbury strives to inform guests on ways in which they can help us minimise our impact on the environment
13) Please refer to The Salisbury’s “Environmental Statement” for further information on the measure implemented and our environmental objectives
14) Any and all enquiries relating to the contents of this policy may be directed to our management team.
