What does Onder de Linden's sustainability policy entail?

Sustainability is central at Onder de Linden, driven by our committed Green Team. Our policy focuses on continuously reducing water, energy and raw material consumption, and lowering the environmental impact of all our activities. This includes critically reviewing our procurement process, actively working with suppliers to make a joint contribution to a sustainable world. We constantly evaluate and improve our policies to keep up with the latest developments to ensure a sustainable future.

What sustainability certification has Onder de Linden achieved?

Under the Linden has been awarded the Green Key certificate gold, the highest level achievable, in 2023. This is the largest sustainability hallmark within the tourism and leisure industry, confirming our serious responsibility for environmental and social impact. To receive this certificate, we meet strict sustainability standards, spread across 12 themes. An independent inspector checks annually that we continue to meet these standards. We proudly wear this seal of approval, underlining our ongoing commitment to sustainable business practices.

What sustainability practices do you notice at Onder de Linden?

As a guest at Onder de Linden, you unconsciously contribute to sustainability without compromising on comfort. You will find water-saving shower heads and taps, and sustainable toilet paper from 'the good roll'. Our entire building is equipped with energy-efficient LED lighting, and our fire extinguishers are filled with eco-friendly eco-foam. We also offer charging stations for electric bikes and soon cars. We also work with local suppliers wherever possible for products such as meat from Butcher's Kroon and cheese from Kaaslust, contributing to a pure local experience.

How do you recognise a sustainable hotel or restaurant?

A reliable indicator of sustainability in the hospitality and leisure industry is the Green Key certificate. This seal shows that a business goes beyond legal requirements to reduce its environmental impact by meeting strict sustainability standards on various themes. Note the bronze, silver and gold levels: the more environmental measures a company has implemented, the higher the ‘eco-friendly’ level. Choosing a company with such a certificate, such as the Green Key certificate gold, assures you of a socially responsible choice.

What measures are hotels and restaurants taking to operate more sustainably?

Sustainable hotels and restaurants implement various measures to reduce their carbon footprint. You often see them focusing on reducing water and energy consumption by, for example, water-saving taps and LED lighting. They also pay attention to waste management, such as reducing mono-packaging and reusing waste streams like coffee grounds. Many companies work with local suppliers to minimise transport and support the regional economy. You can also count on them to strive for a sustainable procurement process and commit to eco-friendly products.

Sustainability - Under the Linden

At Onder de Linden, we value sustainability highly. In 2023, we were awarded the Green Key certificate gold for this. We take our responsibility for the environmental and social impact of our business very seriously.
In our hotel, Gastrobar and function rooms, a group of committed employees, the Green Team, monitors our sustainability policy and makes adjustments where necessary. We are happy to tell you what our sustainability policy is and what you as a guest will see and notice.

Sustainability policy Under the Linden

Together with our 'Green Team', we have developed a sustainability policy that we are constantly reviewing critically. There is always room for improvement and this is how we ensure that we keep up with the times and the latest developments in sustainability. Our sustainability policy aims to continuously reduce or make more sustainable the consumption of water, energy and raw materials. We are also committed to reducing the environmental impact of our activities. For instance, we continuously work on making our procurement process more sustainable. We do not hesitate to ask our suppliers to actively contribute to this. Because only together can we make our contribution to a sustainable world.

Sustainability Under the Linden - contribution

Sustainability in practice

You might be thinking, 'nice all this talk about sustainability, but what will I notice concretely about this as a guest?' Well, if all goes well, nothing will change for you as a guest. But you will still subconsciously contribute if you choose to stay overnight or visit Onder de Linden. These are some concrete examples of our sustainability policy:

Shower, washbasin tap and toilet

Our showers and basin taps are fitted with a water-saving shower head and on the toilet you will find sustainable toilet paper from 'the good roll'.

LED lighting

Our entire building is equipped with LED lighting. Did you know that an LED bulb is up to 90% more energy-efficient than an energy-saving bulb. And they also last 3 to 5 times longer.

Eco-foam fire extinguishers

Our fire extinguishers are filled with eco-foam. This is environmentally friendly extinguishing foam with no harmful substances that biodegrades very quickly.

Charging station

We have charging stations for electric bikes for both our hotel and restaurant guests. Soon we will also have a charging station for cars at the back of our car park.

Local suppliers

Wherever possible, we prefer to work with local products. For example, our meat comes from butcher Crown from Groningen, the cheese of Cheese lust from Veenhuizen and we serve real Groningen beer from Baxbier.

Coffee grounds

Even our coffee grounds get a second use.Roden shed uses the coffee grounds to bathe scaffolding wood planks to add colour.

Food waste

All food waste will be collected by ReFood which, through its own biogas plant, converts it into renewable energy and fertiliser for farmland.

Reducing mono-packaging

At the breakfast buffet, you will again find old-fashioned soaking jars of jam and sweets. We try to reduce mono-packaging wherever possible to save waste.

The Green Key certificate

The crowning glory of our work on sustainability is the Green Key certificate we were awarded in 2023. Green Key is the largest sustainability hallmark for the tourism and leisure industry. To receive the Green Key certificate, a company must meet various sustainability standards divided into 12 different themes. An independent inspector visits the company annually to assess these themes.

The Green Key certificate has three levels: bronze, silver and gold. The more environmental measures a recreation company has implemented, the higher the 'environmentally friendly' level. We are proud to announce that Onder de Linden holds the Green Key certificate gold!

Under the Linden works towards a sustainable future

Obtaining the Green Key certificate gold does not stop for us as a company. Together with our 'Green Team', we continue to work daily to make Onder de Linden greener. We have recorded our intentions in our CSR declaration, this read here.

Do you have questions about our sustainability policy or do you have a great idea to make Onder de Linden even more sustainable?

Frequently asked questions:

What does Onder de Linden's sustainability policy entail?+-
Sustainability is central at Onder de Linden, driven by our committed Green Team. Our policy focuses on continuously reducing water, energy and raw material consumption, and lowering the environmental impact of all our activities. This includes critically reviewing our procurement process, actively working with suppliers to make a joint contribution to a sustainable world. We constantly evaluate and improve our policies to keep up with the latest developments to ensure a sustainable future.
What sustainability certification has Onder de Linden achieved?+-
Under the Linden has been awarded the Green Key certificate gold, the highest level achievable, in 2023. This is the largest sustainability hallmark within the tourism and leisure industry, confirming our serious responsibility for environmental and social impact. To receive this certificate, we meet strict sustainability standards, spread across 12 themes. An independent inspector checks annually that we continue to meet these standards. We proudly wear this seal of approval, underlining our ongoing commitment to sustainable business practices.
What sustainability practices do you notice at Onder de Linden?+-
As a guest at Onder de Linden, you unconsciously contribute to sustainability without compromising on comfort. You will find water-saving shower heads and taps, and sustainable toilet paper from 'the good roll'. Our entire building is equipped with energy-efficient LED lighting, and our fire extinguishers are filled with eco-friendly eco-foam. We also offer charging stations for electric bikes and soon cars. We also work with local suppliers wherever possible for products such as meat from Butcher's Kroon and cheese from Kaaslust, contributing to a pure local experience.
How do you recognise a sustainable hotel or restaurant?+-
A reliable indicator of sustainability in the hospitality and leisure industry is the Green Key certificate. This seal shows that a business goes beyond legal requirements to reduce its environmental impact by meeting strict sustainability standards on various themes. Note the bronze, silver and gold levels: the more environmental measures a company has implemented, the higher the ‘eco-friendly’ level. Choosing a company with such a certificate, such as the Green Key certificate gold, assures you of a socially responsible choice.
What measures are hotels and restaurants taking to operate more sustainably?+-
Sustainable hotels and restaurants implement various measures to reduce their carbon footprint. You often see them focusing on reducing water and energy consumption by, for example, water-saving taps and LED lighting. They also pay attention to waste management, such as reducing mono-packaging and reusing waste streams like coffee grounds. Many companies work with local suppliers to minimise transport and support the regional economy. You can also count on them to strive for a sustainable procurement process and commit to eco-friendly products.

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