Inhabit Hotels receives B-Corp Certification for Inhabit, Queen’s Gardens
Repurposed and environmentally friendly materials are widely used in aspects like the lobby's terrazzo mantelpiece, which was created by a social enterprise
Inhabit Hotels, the urban-wellness hotel brand, announces its newest property, Inhabit, Queen’s Gardens in west London, has been certified as B Corporation (B Corp), joining its sister site, Inhabit, Southwick Street.
Since opening in May 2022, Inhabit, Queen’s Gardens, has been monitoring its supply chain, continually improving its environmental footprint, and creating tangible social impact, leading first to Green Key certification in May 2023, and now recognition by B Corp.
The hotel has been through a rigorous process to assess its operations and business model across the five impact areas, Customers, Community, Environment, Workers and Governance and has received verified scores on its B Impact Assessment.
According to Inhabit Hotels, everything at Inhabit, Queen’s Gardens has been considered with “a genuine commitment” to environmental initiatives and “meaningful” community partnerships, from the ground up.
Repurposed and environmentally friendly materials are widely used in aspects like the lobby’s terrazzo mantelpiece, which was created by a social enterprise. Granby Workshop. As a zero waste to landfill hotel, Inhabit, Queen’s Gardens works with Globechain, a British marketplace that redistributes unwanted items by connecting corporations to charities and families.
Through this platform, Inhabit, Queen’s Gardens has diverted 1,891 items thus far from going to landfill, equivalent to 16,371 kg and over 13.8 tonnes of CO2e. This also builds on a partnership at Inhabit, Southwick Street, where 273 items equivalent to 4408 kg were diverted in 2018-2019.
Additionally, Inhabit actively seeks out social enterprises, fellow B Corp businesses and small, socially-conscious suppliers with refill systems, those without plastic packaging and those using net-zero transportation.
Suite mini bars are stocked by Social Supermarket, whose snacks and drinks are all ethically made by social enterprises. Furniture and furnishings are made by brands including London furniture makers Goldfinger and ethical homewares label Kalinko.
Guests can dine at Yeotown at Inhabit, the plant-centric, meat-free restaurant, and access a variety of yoga and fitness classes, spa treatments, Hyde Park mindfulness walks and workshops in the spa and wellness centre, Inhale at Inhabit, which features Fair Trade and Certified Organic products.
To ensure that the indoor air quality at Inhabit is consistently strong, HEPA air filtration systems have been installed in addition to air purifiers by partner IQAir. Still water dispensers sit on each floor, where guests can refill the glass bottles that are available in their rooms. These water stations, as well as doing away with plastic bottles, are supplied by BELU, a social enterprise that invests its profit into saving carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere, championing a circular economy, and in ending water poverty.
Inhabit has this year also forged a new partnership with contemporary mental health service Self Space to facilitate inspiring talks and workshops that focus on both enhancing and maintaining mental health awareness as well as, ultimately, well-being.
Inhabit Hotels is part of Montcalm Collection. The upcoming opening of Montcalm Marble Arch later this year and Montcalm Brewery in 2025 will further build on the sustainability best practices and partnerships achieved by the Inhabit brand.
Vera Bruntink, sustainability manager of Inhabit Hotels, said: “This recognition of Inhabit, Queen’s Gardens by B Corp reflects our steadfast commitment to sustainable practices and social responsibility. We are committed to continuous improvement of our sustainability strategy, practices, and reporting.
“Over the last year, we have re-certified our hotels to Green Key standards, improved our environmental data collection methods, expanded our carbon footprint calculations, and continued and created new partnerships with some amazing social enterprises.”
Samantha van Exter, head of Hotels, Montcalm Collection, added: “Sustainability is a journey, not a destination, and we recognise that we still have a long way to go, but we believe we have created a solid foundation to improve upon even further in the coming years. In achieving this milestone for our brand, we extend an invitation to our guests, partners, and community to embark on a conscious journey with us.”
