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Responsibility and sustainability
We take responsibility at Nyborg Strand. For the environment, for each other, and for the society that surrounds us. Care, charity, and loving our neighbor is deeply rooted in our DNA, and over time we have come to write down and formalize the changes we want to make at and around our beloved hotel.
We have come down to three focus areas that we have set ambitious goals for. Our green transition, the wellbeing of our employees, and our social responsibility. We will probably keep raising the bar for these goals for as long as we exist.
We are one of Denmark’s largest conference hotels, and that comes with a responsibility of doing things in a more sustainable way. This is a responsibility that we take very seriously. Our size means that our efforts make a difference, and our finances allow us to invest where it matters.
For instance, we have recently invested in intelligent lighting and smart temperature controls, and we have upgraded 100 circulation pumps which all in all saves us 750,000 kWh. A year. We anticipate that we will save more than 1,100,000 kWh a year once our solar project is up and running. And you can expect that we will never stop looking for places to save energy – without cutting the comfort of our guests.
Sustainability is also a key ingredient in our kitchens as well as in our décor. Our new rooms, that are part of our ongoing restauration, are furnished with interior made from sustainably sourced materials. A lot of the furniture is made from recycled materials, and all of it has the proper certificates and seals of approval.
In the kitchens and on the menus, you will find that our ingredients are locally sourced to the widest extend possible. This is luckily not a bad thing here in Funen, seeing that we are blessed with some truly talented farmers, butchers, and providers of all sorts of delicacies. All our menus are seasonal, and you will find that greens are much more than a garnish here. We use everything we can from our ingredients, and all our organic waste is made into biogas.
Our efforts have awarded us with a Horesta Green Key Certificate that we are extremely proud of. But our quest continues.
The hospitality industry has long had a reputation of being an excruciating business that wears down the people working in it. A reputation we have decided to distance ourselves from. We make an ambitious effort to increase the well-being and job satisfaction of our employees. All our employees take ongoing courses in healthy work environments, and it’s a key focal point for our management.
This is why you will never see an apprentice or dish washer getting berated by a stressed-out chef in our kitchens. Instead we do what we can to take the pressure off our busy chefs. Our chefs and waiters have every second weekend off, and a focus on great work life balance is present throughout Nyborg Strand. We are closed for Christmas and Easter, so our employees can spend time with their families. We also run on a slow burn during the summer holidays, so everyone gets a chance to take a well-deserved vacation.
We are a workplace where you get a chance to cool off rather than burn out – even though we obviously work hard.
We are committed to help people and causes where we can see ourselves make a positive impact. This means that we are an inclusive workplace that – in collaboration with the Danish employment service – finds suitable jobs for people in need of a hand. People with reduced work abilities, people needing to find a way back into employment, and Ukrainian refugees for instance. We also work closely with STU, a school that provides education to youths with special needs or challenges.
We support causes and partnerships where we think our commitment can make a difference. Team Rynkeby, a charitable bike race, Julemærkehjemmene, a charity for childhood obesity, and Ukraine have all been recent partners or recipients of our charitable work.
If you have a cause or a collaboration where our contribution would be relevant, please feel free to contact us.
