Sustainability

Green Key is an international eco-label for tourism businesses and is administered by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). With over 5,000 certified establishments in 60 countries, Green Key is one of the world’s leading environmental certifications in the hospitality industry.

Green Key Certifcate

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Swisstainable Level 3 (“Leading”) is the highest level of Switzerland’s official sustainability program for tourism and confirms that we are among the leading sustainable accommodation providers in Switzerland.

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This international certification confirms that we consistently prioritize people and the environment in our core business practices.

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This international label identifies companies that put people and planet above profit – a principle that has been embedded in our DNA since our founding.

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SENS is a national umbrella organization that connects actors who tackle social and ecological challenges through entrepreneurial means.

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Living Sustainability at Alma Hotel

Economical

Renting out hotel rooms is, of course, profitable for us and therefore sustainable in the economic sense. As is the sale of services on the wellness floor. And organising events. And sometimes economy and ecology go wonderfully hand in hand: we’ve done away with minibars in guest rooms. This saves financial resources, grey energy for manufacturing the appliances and a lot of electricity – because small refrigerators are real power guzzlers.

Social

The Alma Hotel is operated by Sinn & Gewinn Hotels. Sustainability has always made sense to us. For over 20 years, social integration has been one of our priorities – our hotels offers jobs to women facing barriers to employment (find out more here). In addition, we offer many part-time positions in all areas of the hotel – our key phrase being work-life balance!

Ecological

At Alma Hotel, ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ and organic, environmentally friendly products are at the heart of everything we do. How about a few examples? The old chairs from the breakfast room found a new home in another area of business. Our 20-year-old bathrooms were found to be in good condition and should remain in service for a few years yet. The new breakfast offer: regional, fair trade and, wherever possible, organic. In their rooms our guests will find regional care products from farfalla full of lots of organic ingredients. Our façade greening helps to mitigate building heating on hot days, reduce the heat island effect and thus positively influence the urban climate.

Employee benefits

Our employees have access to free yoga lessons, discounted massages and wellness visits – as well as the “Swibeco” benefits platform with countless discounts and offers.

Of course, our employees enjoy generous special rates in our own hotels – the company hotelcard is freely available and, as a proud member of HotellerieSuisse, we can stay in countless hotels at half price thanks to the “Staffdeals” offer.

What else does sustainability

mean to us?

At our hotel, we like our regulars. We maintain long-term relationships with our suppliers and partners. Our team of employees has above-average loyalty to the company – and also takes above-average pleasure in serving our guests. Because for us, sustainability also means long-term relationships with our customers, suppliers and employees. The best conditions for sustainable profit.

Natural cosmetics from farfalla
Linen is only changed on request
We train young women with special needs and offer regular positions to particularly vulnerable women
No minibars in the rooms, a fridge in the guest kitchen instead
Honesty bar – we count on our local partners
Vegetarian breakfast buffet – regional, seasonal and organic if possible