*Calculated average value as part of the CO2 balance for 2021 & 2022. The new values are currently being recorded.
47 Climate balanced hotels
Our BIO HOTELS® are pioneers when it comes to climate protection
Save CO2 together with us - on vacation and in everyday life. Because only together can we manage to change something in the long term. We demand a sensible environmental protection policy and global climate justice, but we would also like to take an active part in this ourselves. Together with you. As the most sustainable hotel association, our BIO HOTELS® are already well on the way, because you can already have climate-friendly holidays, meetings and celebrations in our houses!
Every two years, our operations undergo a carbon balance sheet to calculate their carbon footprint. As a result, this is compensated for by purchasing climate certificates and the hotel is looking for new ways to continuously improve and reduce CO2 even more. Why is a CO2 balance important to us? How does something like this work and which projects are supported by the compensation? We will explain that and a lot more to you in the next paragraphs.
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*Calculated average value as part of the CO2 balance for 2021 & 2022. The new values are currently being recorded.
Our BIO HOTELS® have been subject to a CO2 balance since 2011. Since 2019, this has been done in cooperation with the sustainability consulting company Fokus Zukunft GmbH & Co. KG. Their guidelines are based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard (GHG Protocol). The GHG Protocol is the most widely used and recognized international standard for accounting for greenhouse gas emissions from companies.
What's the deal with that? And why is that actually so important? We asked Marion Schuster from Focus Future: "The consequences of global warming are becoming more and more noticeable and the pressure on politics and companies is increasing greater. There is now global consensus that we urgently need to counteract man-made climate change. A success in reducing emissions cannot be achieved solely through the political framework or through a changed purchasing behavior of consumers, but depends to a large extent on the voluntary and consistent action of the economy in the industrialized countries.” Since this naturally also includes hotels, our BIO HOTELS come into play ® will be happy to take responsibility.
The underlying principle is actually quite simple: First, the hotel has to calculate its carbon footprint. This means that all CO2e emissions from hotel operations are recorded on the basis of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and summarized by Focus Future in an emissions balance sheet - from electricity consumption to the purchase of goods and our employees' commutes. The result is the remaining CO2 emissions, i.e. the CO2 footprint of the respective company. This can then be compensated for.
When the emissions balance has been completed and the CO2e footprint has been determined, the BIO HOTEL can, in a further step, achieve the status of climate positivity or climate neutrality by presenting climate protection certificates from international projects to offset greenhouse gas emissions - or in the case of climate-positive BIO HOTELS® beyond that - acquires. By supporting this concept, the climate-neutral and climate-positive BIO HOTELS® make a contribution to climate protection and help to improve the economic, social and ecological situation in developing and emerging countries. In addition, they support the demanding realization of the sustainability goals of the United Nations.
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47 Climate balanced hotels
Traditional nature hotel with exceptional Ayurveda offer.
Warm organic children's hotel with experiences for young and old.
Enchanting hotel surrounded by pure nature.
Enjoy meals prepared by well-known organic chef Simon Tress!
100% organic, directly in Frankfurt - for sustainable city stays!
A special mix of Bavarian tradition and sophisticated modernity.
Tyrolean Family-run hotel in the middle of the mountains.
South Tyrol's first certified BIO HOTEL with its own garden.
The incomparable panoramic view alone is worth the trip.
Quietly located BIO HOTEL with magical garden for you to relax.
Top organic cuisine, sustainable conferences and much more!
Biohotel in the mountains, between Bolzano and the Dolomites.
Vegetarian and vegan BIO HOTEL that is simply different!
Wellness hotel with 1,000 m² spa & own Demeter agriculture!
For those who believe in paradise.
Experience this breathtaking valley view yourself.
100% vegan organic cuisine in 7 chalets in the Bavarian Forest.
A hidden gem in the beautiful hills of Tuscany.
Germany's first Holz100 hotel – a special place in the Allgäu!
Quiet yet centrally located city hotel with large garden.
Culinary delights await you – in outstanding gourmet quality.
Right in the middle of a beautiful nature park!
Architecturally impressive wellness hotel.
The holiday domicile to feel good in the Dolomites.
A place for the finer things in life.
Exclusive location near Lake Starnberg for pleasures & celebration!
Climate-positive health hotel with over 25 years of experience!
Love the simple life!
Tyrolean Hotel with glacier air, tradition and natural atmosphere.
An inspiring place to retreat, recharge your batteries and rest.
Austrian charm in the middle of the romantic city of Schwerin.
Vacation in the manor house on the Bodden coast.
Upper Bavarian hospitality with own organic beer brewery.
100% organic, 100% real – feel organic enjoyment all along the line!
Welcome to the first certified organic bed & breakfast in Hessen!
Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of long-awaited relaxation!
Innovative hotel with majestic views at a lake and royal castles.
100 % organic quality & authentic South Tyrolean hospitality!
Modern hotel with a majestic view of the Tyrolean mountains.
Historical hotel with sauna house at the lake & fine organic cuisine!
Unique wellness and meeting hotel with castle-like ambience!
Get to know Kitzbühel from its most sustainable side!
Finest organic apartments – only 7 km from capital city Ljubljana!
Organically built hotel for beautiful dreams and a relaxing time.
Relaxation in the panorama pool with healing thermal water.
Family-run hotel in the heart of the South Tyrolean Vinschgau.
Hotel with an excellent reputation & famous Wilde-Weiber cuisine.