Le Grand Bellevue Re-Certified with the Butterfly Mark Powered by Positive Luxury
Summary
Waste management is a key focus with Le Grand Bellevue adopting reduce, reuse and recycle practices with clear guidelines for each internal department. Having identified secondary packaging as an area of improvement, the property are working closely with their suppliers to eliminate all secondary packaging and have already significantly reduced the use of forest-based materials throughout the food and beverage outlets via the integration of their hotel service app.People Management & Community Involvement: As an equal rights, fair labour and fair pay employer with zero tolerance policies against all forms of violence and harassment, Le Grand Bellevue place people at the core of their sustainability practices. Le Grand Bellevue extend their support to their local community, NGOs and charities including Sapo Cycle, a non-profit organisation that collects discarded soaps, turning them into products providing employment to people with disabilities. Moreover, it facilitated a donation of 20 000 Swiss Francs for the Non-profit organisation Alpenruhe which supports physically, mentally and psychologically disabled persons.Supply Chain Sustainablility: Implementing a rigorous sustainable purchasing policy to guide all sourcing decisions ensuring a sustainable supply chain from FSC certified paper products to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquatic Stewardship Council (AS) seafood sources for the hotel restaurants. Le Grand Bellevue is a leader in sustainability hospitality.” -Diana Verde Nieto, Co-Founder of Positive Luxury“Pride and happiness define our re-certification with the Butterfly Mark, after an intense but worth certification process.