Sustainability Statement

We recognise our responsibility to work towards a sustainable future for all. We are committed to becoming one of the recognised environmentally friendly hotels in Belfast.

As one of the leading hotels in Belfast, we focus on providing great hotel products and services – but we also consider our impact on the environment.  We have measures in place to reduce our energy, water consumption and costs and have also made a commitment to reduce our pollution and waste.

Sustainability Policy

We have recently been accredited with the Green Tourism Bronze Award.

The Fitzwilliam Hotel is a five-star luxury hotel situated in the heart of Belfast, beside the Grand Opera House on Great Victoria Street. The site has a history in the entertainment and hospitality arenas. Previously it was the Ritz Cinema and before that it was the Ulster Hotel. We have 146 guest rooms and suites and host visitors from all over the world, who come to Belfast to experience the city, its people and culture.

As one of the leading hotels in Belfast, we are very mindful of our impact on the environment and our responsibility towards our people and the community. We want tourism to be maintained long-term, without having a negative impact on our environment.

The Fitzwilliam Policy.

• To fully comply with all relevant environmental legislation and approved codes of practice.
• Management and staff must factor the environment and wider stakeholder community in our day to day operations and strategic planning processes.
• A commitment to reduce energy and water consumption.
• To recycle paper, glass, batteries, plastic.
• To commit to removing single use plastics from our business.
• Continuously train and educate our staff, through inductions and team meetings to encourage them to carry out more sustainable business practices.
• Operating a ‘switch off’ policy for all staff to turn out lights and computers when not in use.
• Our Responsible Visitor Charter encourages guests to participate with hotel practices and to explore local attractions by public transport, foot or bicycle. Support local businesses and reduce reuse recycle while staying with us.
• To develop responsible purchasing methods, using local suppliers where possible.
• Create and execute community supporting activities program.
• To reduce our pollution and waste. To increase our recycling practices.
•  Monitor our energy consumption of gas, electricity and water
• Recycling of Paper, cardboard, plastics, tins and glass and batteries.
• Working with suppliers who are on the sustainable path.
• Support both local and Hotel Partners mandated charities such as Orbis and Action Cancer.
• The Fitzwilliam Hotel management and staff are jointly responsible for the full implementation of policy objectives. However in order to achieve our goals we need to be mindful of the needs of our Employee Health & Wellbeing
• Introduced a health and wellbeing strategy into the work place to ensure the staff and management are aware of support and best practice in both personal and professional day to day habits to help them achieve a healthy and sustainable way of living and working.

Our objectives:

• Continually updating our sustainable policy and practices.
• Improve our Carbon Footprint by a further 10%.
• Reduce Energy by 5%.
• Reduce landfill waste by removing single use plastic from bedrooms.
• Improve on Communication and engagement of sustainability.
• Adopt Conservation and Biodiversity policies.

We will always comply with the law in all our actions and will continuously review our policy.