Buying more does not only cost more… it also increases environmental effect Buying more does not only cost more… Current standard: 1 regular pillow per bed Change from 1 to 2 regular pillows per bed Change from 1 regular pillow to 1 regular + 1 larger pillow per bed Number of pillows per guest* 1,49 1,7 1,9 Number of pillow case washes per year 5 924 498 6 758 739 (+ 834 241) 7 553 885 (+ 1 629 387) Cost (MSEK/year) 13,3 + 1,9 (+14%) + 6,4 (+47,5%) Laundry weight 362 ton + 51 ton + 166 ton CO2 emissions from transport 18,1 ton + 2,55 ton + 8,3 ton Laundry** – CO2 emissions from heating & electricity 141,3 ton + 19,89 ton + 64,74 ton Water consumption from producing cotton*** 329,4 million liters of water + 13,5 million liters of water + 22,5 million liters of water *) Increase in factor “pillows per guest” is based on experience from hospitality industry **) Despite all Berendsen laundry plants being Swan certified ***) Despite Berendsen only buying cotton produced according to Better Cotton Initiative, which strives to minimize resource usage in cotton production. Production of 1 kg cotton requires 7 000 – 29 000 litres of water.