Down Hall Country House Hotel

Down Hall………  Unique country house hotel and conference venue  Independently owned  99 bedrooms  26 meeting and event rooms  Grill room & 2 AA Rosette Fine Dining Restaurant  110 acres of grassland and woodland  Premier wedding venue in Herts & Essex

Why Go Green & Carbon Neutral?????  Because we care about environment & impact we have on it  To take advantage of our unique site  Clients want a green venue  Be ahead of legislation on carbon management  Lead the way in our local & wider market place  Develop a stronger, more ethical business  Save energy, reduce waste, create awareness  Because we felt it was the right thing to do!!

Some Key Initiatives……  Setting up of staff working groups  Launching to team, clients and suppliers  Reduce, re use and recycle project  Bulb replacement  Eco Audit  Energy reduction  Purchase of Green car  Vegetable garden set up  Switch to renewable electricity  Power Perfector Installation  Working with Essex Wildlife Trust  Customer off setting

Some of our successes to date…  Customer buy in  Team buy in  New Business  Home grown produce  Going Green part of our everyday business activities  All paper products changed  Reduction in CO2 of over 60%  Reduction in landfill waste of over 20%  20% reduction in energy usage  Increase in business profile

Going forward….  Green conference offering  Customer off setting  Increase size of vegetable garden  Replace plant with greener options  Decrease what we send to landfill  Guest recycling  Go carbon neutral