The Clef Verte label: the Lyon way of hosting with a conscience
Created in the 1990s and now present in dozens of countries, the Clef Verte program is one of the most widely recognized environmental labels in the tourism sector, alongside Green Globe, EU Ecolabel, Green Key, EarthchecK and ATR.
Its aim is simple: to encourage establishments to reduce their environmental impact while maintaining an irreproachable level of welcome and comfort. To obtain this distinction, a hotel must meet demanding specifications covering its entire operation. The standards include some 100 to 120 criteria, divided into several themes.
In Lyon, hospitality is a serious business.
The city’s innkeepers have always known that a warm welcome means more than a comfortable room or a smile at the reception desk. It’s also about taking care of the house, the neighborhood and those who come after us. This is exactly the spirit behind the Clef Verte label, with which Hôtel Globe & Cecil is associated.
The criteria are organized around 5 major areas of sustainable management:
- Define and implement strategies to limit the plant’s environmental impact.
- Involve travelers in the ecological approach: reuse of towels, energy-saving gestures, discovery of local initiatives.
- Favoring short circuits and suppliers attentive to their environmental impact.
- Limit single-use products.
- Maintain a pleasant outdoor environment that respects nature.
- Energy: install energy-efficient equipment, improve building insulation, accurately monitor consumption to reduce our environmental footprint.
- Water: implement water-saving measures (adapted taps, consumption monitoring, responsible cleaning practices). Every gesture counts in daily use: laundry, cleaning, sanitary facilities.
- Waste: sorting and reducing waste, working with appropriate recycling channels, adopting sustainable practices on a daily basis.
Human dimension:
- Train teams in good environmental practices to turn commitments into reality.
- Encourage customers and employees to take an active part in the process.
For Les Aubergistes Lyonnais, this label is part of a sustainable vision of hospitality: welcoming travelers with warmth while preserving the city, its resources and its art of living for future generations.