Sustainability

Take a break and enjoy all the beauty that the hotel, the Veluwe, and Apeldoorn have to offer. At Van der Valk Hotel Apeldoorn - de Cantharel, we do everything we can to make your visit and/or stay a success. But we do more than that.

People, planet, and profit are a structural part of our business objectives. As a sustainable enterprise, Van der Valk Hotel Apeldoorn - de Cantharel is certified with the Green Key Gold certificate, a well-known international eco-label for sustainable businesses in the hotel and leisure industry. This certification demonstrates that we are one step more conscious in our approach to nature and the environment than what is required by normal laws and regulations. In this way, we take our responsibility towards nature and the environment. With small measures, we achieve a significant impact, without compromising your comfort.

Sustainability in practice

An important part of the Green Key certificate is that as our guest, you will not experience any inconvenience from the sustainable actions we take. It is also not expected of you to constantly consider nature and the environment during your visit and/or stay. On the contrary, you will probably enjoy your visit and/or stay even more when you realize that you are unknowingly contributing to the preservation of nature and the environment.

In practice, our sustainability policy means that we collaborate a lot with local entrepreneurs. Our menu mainly features products from the region. We choose suppliers who have a sustainability policy and have them sign a sustainability declaration to ensure a sustainable chain.

And there is more: from environmentally friendly cleaning products to energy-efficient appliances, energy-generating techniques, and energy-saving measures. From reducing single-use packaging to implementing water-saving measures in faucets, showers, and toilets (without compromising on comfort). We also strive to separate our waste as much as possible and pay attention to the human and social aspects within and outside the company (including offering job opportunities to people with disabilities). We even have a Green Team dedicated to developing new sustainability initiatives.

For more information about Green Key, we kindly refer you to: www.greenkey.nl or see below our sustainability statement.