The hotel established a ‘Greening Team’ and a ‘Greening Manifesto’ to encourage a more environmental aware workforce.
A new rooftop garden now provides fresh herbs and vegetables for use in the restaurant and bar and a rainwater harvesting system provides water for the garden.
The Cork Convention Bureau awarded the hotel for its overall sustainability performance.
The Cork Convention Bureau praised the Cork International Hotel and Trigon Hotels for its ongoing projects with Cope Foundation and Ability@Work to promote diversity and inclusion in the workforce.
Teams from the hotel are helping to develop a Sensory Garden at Cope Foundation’s headquarters in Montenotte as part of the partnership with the Cork disabilities organisation.
The judges also commended the Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Awards.
General Manager of the Cork International Hotel, Carmel Lonergan said:
“We are thrilled to receive the Visit Cork Green Award for 2021 from the Cork Convention Bureau. We are committed to ensuring that our activities have the least possible detrimental effect on the environment. We’re already seeing the results and it is thanks to the hard work of the entire team. It is also really important for us to have a positive impact on our local community. The Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award was set up in 2021 to honour the unsung heroes in Cork and it was so inspiring to see the calibre of entries and winners throughout the year. We look forward to continuing our sustainability journey into 2022.”
Other successful initiatives include building a Bee Hotel and signing up to the Irish Pollinator Plan.
