Sustainability strategy and commitments

Shaping a more sustainable world needs everyone’s involvement, so we encourage our colleagues to be changemakers in their local communities. We consider it our responsibility to provide environmentally-led stays and inspire our guests to become sustainability advocates. 

1. In 2023, our teams collectively raised contributions of just over £7,500 for the plastic-fighting not-for-profit organisation, City to Sea. 
2. We continually inspire our guests by sharing our properties' sustainability features in pre-stay communications and in-room TVs.
3. Our guests have the opportunity to attend sustainability-focused cultural activations, providing engaging ways to improve wellbeing and care for the environment.
4. We partner with local community organisations to further their causes, including Zanzibar Locke and Beckett Locke in Dublin, who have partnered with Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI), distributing lost and found items to their charity shops.

Our vision is to develop properties that inspire a sense of wellbeing in both their aesthetic and functional design, whilst minimising negative and environmental impact.

1. In 2023, we introduced '5 Golden Rules' for operating properties with less energy, now forming part of our evergreen 'Apartment Promise' - our pledge to make our guests' stays more sustainable.
2. In Q4 of 2023, we engaged an engineer to review our Building Management Systems (BMS) and investigate ways of lowering our energy consumption. This work continues into 2024, driving energy efficiency initiatives to reduce controllable energy intensity across all properties.
3. We're proud to have rolled out additional waste reducing swaps across all properties in 2023: Plastic-free tea bags, biodegradable scourers and plastic-free dishwasher and laundry tabs.
4. Two of our 2023 openings: Ember Locke in Kensington, London and Locke am Platz in Zurich, Switzerland house FF&E sourced by B Corp procurement company Dodds & Shute. In 2023, they helped us offset offset 130 tCO2 emissions by buying carbon credits from Ecosphere+. 
5. All our current and future properties are committed to reaching the BREAAM rating of Very Good (or equivalent from other green building-accreditation schemes).

We seek like-minded suppliers who share our values and ambition to build a better world, maintaining relationships with social enterprises, B Corps and minority-owned businesses. 

1. Our 2023 target was to grow our ethical supplier base from 8 to 14, surpassing target by accumulating 19 ethical suppliers by EOY. Our 2024 target is to increase our spend with diverse and sustainable suppliers by 50%.
2. In 2023 and continuing into 2024, we aim to strengthen supplier relationships across higher-impact services, including housekeeping, energy, waste and consumables. We’ll 

   share our enhanced standards and incorporate them into tenders, including requirements for increased self-reporting and independent audits.

3. In 2024, we're working with our F&B partners to achieve economic success while raising environmental and social standards. We're proud to announce WunderLocke's Michelin-star restaurant, Mural Farmhouse in Munich, grows around 10% of produce in their rooftop garden.