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LISINI PUB CO. SUSTAINABILITY POLICY
We at Lisini Pub Co are aware of the pressing need to take drastic and collective action to reduce the catastrophic impact modern day living is having upon planet earth. This is why we have been taking steps to reduce our carbon emissions for the past few years and have set a target of becoming Net Zero by 2045, in line with the Scottish Government’s objectives.
Our customers will be pleased to hear that we have had our carbon footprint analysed in conjunction with Net Zero Now and Lisini are proud to be the first hospitality company in Scotland to be certified as ‘On The Road to Net Zero’ with them. Seeing our carbon footprint has highlighted areas to target reductions in emissions, which we will be implementing in stages over the coming months and years. In the first year we have set ambitious interim targets of reducing our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% which we hope to achieve through a combination of procuring renewable electricity contracts and behavioural changes to drive down our natural gas consumption.
Once we have driven down our carbon footprint as far as possible the remaining carbon will be offset by investing in carbon positive schemes, thus rendering us a genuinely NetZero hospitality company.
We hope that this will inspire other hospitality companies to follow suit. Admittedly it is not an easy, nor an inexpensive title to obtain, especially in such trying times for hospitality and many other industries. However, we must all be mindful that a collective effort is required in order to protect the planet we share.
Green Teams
We have a team of employees at each of our venues dedicated to driving down energy usage and improving the environmental and social responsibility of their venue. Each year at the Lisini staff Ball we have an award for the Green Team who have made the biggest improvement and reduced their energy & water usage by the highest percentage. So far we have managed to consistently reduce our electricity usage by around 20% and gas by around 15% in the past 12 months. Across the company this equates to 48.5 tonnes of CO2e saved per year.
We are continually working towards improving our environmental and social responsibility as a company and encourage our green teams to come forward with ideas as to how we can meet these objectives. Some examples of what we have implemented from their suggestions so far include: growing our own herbs for cocktails on site, composting our garden waste and fruit & veg peelings, dehydrating fruit peels for use in cocktails rather than going to food waste, forming a connection with the local community gardening group Grow Uddingston to recycle our used coffee grinds for use in their gardens (fertilizes soil and acts as a pest deterrent), installing a drying line outside for housekeepers use rather than using the tumble dryer, incorporating sustainably made spirits into our drinks offerings, switching to plant based alternatives to dairy & egg in our cocktail ingredients & installing more options on draught to eliminate bottle waste.
Plant based and Sustainably Sourced Food
It is becoming increasingly apparent that meat and dairy farming is one of the main contributors to global warming worldwide. As a result of this knowledge, we at Lisini are offering an increasing number of plant-based protein options, to allow our customers the option of a more planet–friendly meal choice when dining with us. This can be complemented with a sustainably certified beverage from our Sustainable Drinks list.
If that’s not your style you can relax in the knowledge that all our meat is as locally sourced as possible and therefore has the lowest possible environmental impact.
We are currently in the process of reviewing our menus to make them more seasonal and incorporating sustainably foraged ingredients, and have designed a fruit & veg garden at our biggest venue Dalziel Park on which work will be beginning imminently.
Sustainability Events
As part of our commitment to improving our environmental and social responsibility as a company we have hosted 3 free pop-up Swap Shops over the past few years. These have proved very popular among the local community and we are proud to encourage the concept of a circular economy among our customers and staff.
Renewables
We are currently exploring different renewable avenues across our venues and hope to have PV panels installed at all our eligible venues by 2030.
EV Charging
We currently offer EV charging facilities at Angels Hotel and Dalziel Park Hotel, and EV charge points are available in the public car park next to The Castle Rooms. There are plans in place to have EV charging facilities across all venues in the near future and more rapid charge units at Dalziel Park Hotel & Golf Club to improve the charging network.
War on Plastic
We no longer use single use plastic products in our hotel bedrooms, instead we have refillable wall mounted bottles of our Arron Aromatics products.
We no longer use plastic straws, if you get a straw in our venue it is made of paper or biodegradable plant-based fibers.
All our waste is segregated to ensure that anything that can be recycled, is.
Back of House
Behind the scenes we have made numerous changes to help us on our way to Net Zero, including:
• Changing our cleaning chemicals to an eco friendly alternative
•Installing sensor lights to reduce electricity consumption
• All our lights are low energy where possible (this is across front and back of house)
• All our cooking oil is recycled
Biodiversity Project
We are lucky enough to own protected woodlands as part of the golf course at our biggest venue Dalziel Park. We have recently commissioned a biodiversity report in conjunction with University of Edinburgh for the area, to provide us with action points to improve the biodiversity of the nature in the area.
If you have any questions or suggestions for us on a sustainability matter please contact our Sustainability Manager kay.smith@lisini.co.uk
