Hotel Yearbook Article HYB 2024 Hospitality ESG Edition

Unlocking Sustainability: room2 Hometel's Whole Life Carbon Commitment

As the hotel industry confronts the critical climate crisis, sustainability has shifted from a mere buzzword to an indispensable element in business operations. At the forefront of this shift is UK-based room2 Hometel, embodying a deep commitment to whole-life carbon responsibility. This commitment goes beyond routine operations, extending to every aspect of Room2 property lifecycles and embedding itself in its foundational ethos.

Angeliki Krania

In a world grappling with the pressing climate crisis, sustainability has transcended buzzwords to become an absolute necessity within the hotel industry. room2 Hometel's commitment to whole-life carbon responsibility embodies this urgency, steering us towards a future that is both eco-friendly and financially robust.

Within today's hotel industry landscape, carbon responsibility isn't just advisable; it's a fundamental imperative. This responsibility extends beyond our daily operations to encompass the entirety of our properties' life cycle.

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HYB 2024 Hospitality ESG Edition

The global hospitality sector is at a crossroad when it comes to implementing sustainability. Consumers demand trustworthy information while regulators and investors expect transparent disclosure on sustainability performance. Owners, brands and managers aim to mitigate the sector’s footprint thus reaping the financial and reputational benefits. Industry players that fail to adopt a sustainability strategy or fall short in the implementation stage may struggle to remain competitive in the long term. Industry experts and researchers identify key areas where sustainable innovation can have the greatest impact, developing new technologies and solutions to address sustainability challenges, and creating policies and incentives that encourage the adoption of sustainable practices. The HYB 2024 Hospitality ESG Edition aims to unlock the sustainability innovation stack by highlighting the range and interconnectedness of sustainable technologies, systems, and practices that can be combined in a holistic way that creates a more sustainable hospitality ecosystem.

Angeliki is the Sustainability Manager at Lamington Group, leading the sustainability department and is responsible for transformative initiatives to embed sustainability into the group's real estate portfolio and operations. Angeliki is a Chartered Engineer with CIBSE, a certified WELL AP, part of the UKGBC Future Leaders 2023 cohort.

room2 currently has three operational locations, in Southampton, Hammersmith and room2 Chiswick and room2 Belfast opening in October 2023. room2 Chiswick opened in December 2021 marking the world’s first fully whole life net zero hotel. room2 has a further pipeline of live projects across the UK with a Gross Development Value of over £100 million, featuring a mix of wholly owned assets and those pre-leased to room2 by development partners.