Sustainability
The majority of our guests travel by public transport
Hotel guests receive the Bern Ticket, allowing them to use public transport in the city of Bern free of charge during their stay
Our guests are provided with a Hotel Bären am Bundesplatz glass bottle in their room - they can fill it up with drinking water from the tap
The majority of our products come from the region:
- our bread is delivered fresh daily from the Storchen Bakery across the street
- we get our eggs from Seelandei in Ammerzwil
We have replaced the air conditioning units and converted to a water-based, efficient cooling system
We heat with district heating from the waste incineration in Bern
Energy-efficient renovation of the entire establishment, including windows and facades
Our rooms do not have a mini-bar. Instead, the WohnBar is available to our guests 24 hours with refreshing drinks and snacks.
The Hotel Bären am Bundesplatz participates in the Swisstainable sustainability programme of Swiss Tourism and fulfils the criteria for Level 1 classification. We are committed to sustainable corporate management and are constantly developing our business in the direction of sustainability.
esg2go is a rating and reporting system for SMEs that allows for a quantitative assessment of sustainability in terms of environmental (E), social (S) and governance (G) aspects. This system offers the hotel the opportunity for transparency and further possibilities for ongoing improvement.
We are a member of the Climate Platform for Business:
The Business Climate Platform is a collaboration between the private and public sectors. Companies from the city and region of Bern have set themselves the goal of reducing CO2 emissions together with the Office for Environmental Protection of the City of Bern. » actions instead of words!