Green initiatives at Hotel Fuerstenhof, Leipzig: sustainability and eco-friendly green meetings

Energy & Water Conservation:

• Night service extension (parts of the illumination will reduce) 
• Energy saving light bulbs and LED lightning fixtures 
• Starwood Green Card Program 
• Stoves with induction fields

Waste Minimization & Environmentally Responsible Purchasing:

• Recycling 
• Environmentally preferred suppliers
• Bulk purchasing via our head office 
• Purchasing of local and regional products
• In-house production of jam and bread
• Charitable donation of disused cosmetic products to beneficial associations
   

Enhanced Indoor Environmental Quality:

• Green Housekeeping
• Blackout-Curtains to reduce the air condition efficiency

Raising Awareness:

• Starwood Green Card Program
• Banquet department as eco-friendly counsel
• Online transfer of meeting offers and banquet scheduling

Environmentally friendly transportation:

• Optimal connection to the public transportation system 
• Liquefied gas and biodiesel filling stations
• DB Meeting Special – with special conditions and environmental friendly to your meeting destination
   

Sustainable Conference Practices

• Online transfer of meeting offers and banquet scheduling
• STARGROUPS - the Starwood Online Tool for event planning and group reservations  
• Recyclable flipchart-paper and water-based flipchart marker
• Menu or buffet offer with sustainable products
• Individual regulation of the air conditioning
• Returnable bottles
• Eligible meeting offer “DB Special” – to reach the meeting destination eco-friendly
• Actions according to the Guidelines for the Sustainable Organisation of Events by GCB/EVVC