At Hotel Barcelona 1882 we are committed to promoting sustainability as a key element so that tourism can continue to be one of the main economic driving forces around the world. For this reason, we want to integrate the values and principles associated to sustainable development into our everyday activities and to the way we work, deal with clients, employees, suppliers, society in general and the environment.
We collaborate with non-profit institutions and organisations who fight against food waste, empower people at risk of social exclusion and work on charity projects. We also prioritise the choice of local suppliers who work with social and sustainable values.
We have provided our community with the 1882 Maintenance Hours Bank. Our hotel maintenance staff spend two hours a month going to homes of people without resources and help them with any technical requirements they may have.
We have signed the ‘Barcelona + Sustainable’ Citizens’ Agreement and defined an action plan with objectives to reach.
We have also signed the Citizens’ Agreement for a more inclusive city of Barcelona and we carry it out through the El Putxet Foundation.
Winners of the CEHAT Award for Corporate Social Responsibility.
Our hiring policy is based on equality.
We are part of the School Path initiative.
We promote local commerce in our selection of suppliers and by spreading the word to our clients.
We are an accessible establishment.
70% of our products are locally sourced.
We disseminate our gastronomy and local traditions.
We foster local culture, offering free exclusive cultural tours for our clients around the district.
We take into account the different dietary needs and food intolerances in our gastronomic proposals.
The hotel has the Gold LEED certification, which certifies that it was built under energy-efficient parameters and sustainable consumption. The hotel was awarded the B energy rating.
We communicate and raise awareness of sustainable consumption to our employees and clients.
Our hotel was recognised by Re Think Hotel 2018 as one of the top ten sustainable hotel renovation projects in Spain.
Ongoing process to obtain the certification of Environmental Quality Guarantee from the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya).
We separate our waste collection and recycle waste directly. We also collaborate with local entities who can find further use for our waste.
Our employees receive environmental training and take part in CSR action plans.
We foster collective means of transport and provide clients with bicycles and information on the cycle lanes around the city.
Bicycle parking facilities available for employees.
Electric car charging station available for clients.
The current Code of Good Practice determines the values, principles and rules which must be followed by each employee of Izaka Hotel Management and the companies they manage in their behaviour and actions.
The organisation’s ethical values constitute a basic pillar on which all of its activities of are based with the objective of providing an increasingly stellar service to anyone who comes to or collaborates with Izaka.
