Sustainability At the Hotel
From using low flow taps to reduce wastewater, to transitioning from single use to BABOR large format bathroom amenities in each guest room, sustainability is at the forefront of every thing we do.
Partnered with veritree
Every night that a hotel guest declines stay over service of their room, the hotel will commit to planting 10 kelp in Hotham Sound, British Columbia, in partnership with veritree. Not only will these kelp forests act as carbon sinks, they will also help to restore our ecosystem and support wildlife habitats. The veritree platform tracks and verifies the planting and lifecycle of our kelp, which provides us with the assurance that our efforts are real, measurable, and impactful.
Biosphere Certified
The Oak Bay Beach Hotel has become Biosphere Certified as of February, 2023. This certification aligns with 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations in areas that include climate change, environment, social, economy and culture – and guarantees compliance and continuous improvement through a private, voluntary and independent certification system which is evaluated on an annual basis.
BC Green Business
FARO Handcrafted Pizza and Tasting Room and The Boathouse Spa are Gold Level certified by the British Columbia Green Business (BCGB). This is a regional certification program that recognizes the efforts of local businesses that are reducing their environmental impact. Businesses are scored based on the number of action points they receive, as Silver, Gold or Green.
EcoChit
From Front Desk, to each of our restaurants, and our Boathouse Spa, we print your receipt on EcoChit paper, a phenol-free (no BPA or BPS), fully recyclable and sustainably sourced receipt paper. A BC female-led brand, Ecochit is partnered with veritree, with each receipt paper case sale resulting in the planting of either trees or kelp, traceable and verified. Since partnering with EcoChit, the Hotel has eliminated 263 single-use plastic cores, planted 526 trees, averted approximately 3,200 lbs of waste, and increased environmental awareness with each receipt.
Guest Room Experience
We have taken every effort to ensure your stay has as little impact to the environment as possible. You will notice this in your Guest Room, where we include large format bathroom amenities, recycling bins, and provide fully recyclable Nespresso Coffee.
Nespresso Coffee
In each guest room you will find a Nespresso Coffee Machines and Nunshen Tea. Nespresso’s commitment to sustainability touches every step of their value chain—from responsible coffee sourcing and the impact on communities, to the recycling of their aluminum capsules and climate change prevention actions.
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