How to Slash Your Hotel’s Carbon Footprint with Sustainable Interior Design
What Exactly is Embodied Carbon and Why Should You Care?
Embodied carbon is the sneaky villain hiding in your hotel’s interior design, lurking in the walls, the furniture, the flooring, and even those beautiful new bathtubs you’ve just installed. Unlike operational carbon, which comes from the energy your business consumes daily, embodied carbon is the carbon footprint associated with everything used to build or renovate a property.
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From the extraction of raw materials to the manufacturing, transportation, and disposal of materials, embodied carbon is with you from the start of construction all the way through to demolition.
In hospitality, this is especially important because hotels, resorts, and even restaurants undergo frequent renovations. This constant turnover of furniture, fixtures, and décor contributes to substantial embodied carbon emissions. When you ...
Have yourself a Sustainable little Christmas… with FSG
Check out our Sustainable Christmas Guide 🌲 from FSG with tips to get you through the festivities!
The days are getting shorter, and we are near the mid way mark of December. That means that the festive season is nearly upon us and as the weather turns frostier, we all can’t help but think about the list of things we need to complete before D-Day; presents for loved ones, Christmas dinner shopping plus all the other bits that end up in the trolley - “just in case”!
In the background of course, the energy crisis still looms large in our minds, along with the cost of living so as we always say here at FSG - being resource efficient goes hand in hand with cost savings!
So there’s no harm giving it a go this Christmasđź’šÂ
You can reduce waste and costs this silly season, while not sacrificing on the fun and merriment - check out some of the tips you’ll find in the guide!
🌲 Shop Local for gifts!
🌲 Enjoy a zero food waste festive season!
🌲 Get creative! DIY décor is best!
🌲 Save on e...
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Who We Are: Fifty Shades Greener
Sustainability with a side of sass!
At Fifty Shades Greener, we’re not your typical sustainability crowd. Here, green isn’t just a color; it’s a lifestyle, and we live it with a bit of cheek and a lot of heart. Our team, a quirky blend of lifelong greenies, seasoned educators, and fresh innovators, believes that every little bit helps and that education is the cornerstone of sustainable change. Born from a simple idea in a hotel’s green team meeting, we've grown into a vibrant community passionate about turning the hospitality world a shade greener. We think greenwashing is as outdated as last season's fashion and are here to ensure sustainability is as authentic as it is actionable. From the early days in Doolin to the bustling workshops of today, our journey has been about making sustainability accessible, understandable, and, dare we say, fun. We don't just throw jargon around; we break it down with practical advice and real-world actions that everyone, from hotel managers to cafe owners, can take. So, whether you’re looking to start your green journey or you're trying to make your business a beacon of sustainability, we’ve got the know-how and the can-do attitude to help you make it happen. And while we’re serious about what we do, we believe a little humor goes a long way. After all, if you can’t have a laugh while saving the planet, when can you? Join us as we continue to write our story, one green step at a time. Here’s to making sustainability not just a necessity, but a norm. Ready to add a little green to your scene? Dive in—the water’s fine, and it’s getting greener by the minute!
