SUSTAINABILITY

By incorporating Be Wtr™ through AQTiV+ carafes in its restaurants and bottled options in its rooms, Le Bristol Paris achieves a significant ecological milestone by becoming the first palace to produce its own water.

Committed to reducing plastic, we've eliminated unnecessary packaging and opted for sustainable materials. We also provide reusable water bottles to our employees and have installed 17 water fountains to reduce plastic bottle waste.

Collaborating with an on-site waste sorting provider 6 days a week, we ensure proper waste separation. Room and office bags are opened and sorted to avoid pre-sorting errors. Additionally, an employee recycling center was established in 2023. We now sort over 15 waste types.

Reflecting our commitment to sustainability, we offer eco-friendly products in our rooms and spa. Bamboo combs, cornstarch shower caps, organic cotton and FSC-certified cork slippers, and vegan flip-flops are just a few examples of our environmental efforts.

Optimising energy, we're insulating our building and replacing equipment. We've switched to LED lighting and high-efficiency cooling systems. Additionally, we use underground water for cooling and heat recovery from technical installations to heat our pool.

When you stay with us, your sheets and towels are changed every two days by default. If you don't want this, you can let us know by placing a sign on your bed. This action, however trivial it may seem, results in significant water and energy savings. In the same spirit of rational consumption, we favor water-saving equipment and have chosen drip irrigation for our garden.

Tata Harper, a high-end brand of all-natural cosmetics, is now featured in one of our cabins. To enhance your healthy beauty ritual, we also offer Kure Bazaar nail polishes, which are free of petrochemicals and up to 90% bio-sourced, as well as Lazartigue hair care products, made with natural and vegan ingredients.

Le Bristol Paris's garden is a Parisian oasis of sustainable gardening. With native plants and chemical-free practices, it supports biodiversity and provides a serene setting.

On the roof of the palace, 6 hives house bees that produce a delicious honey. In 2022, this golden nectar was awarded two gold medals at the honey competition of Île-de-France, in the "liquid spring" and "liquid summer" categories. It was also awarded the "Fabriqué à Paris" (Made in Paris) label.

At Le Bristol Paris, we are committed to promoting professional equality. We are proud to have a gender equality index of 97%. This is reflected in the large number of women in positions of responsibility: for example, the Executive Committee is made up of a majority of women.

As part of its commitment to service excellence, Le Bristol Paris is committed to the ongoing training of its staff. A variety of professional training courses enable them to develop their skills and acquire new knowledge. Cross-training opportunities encourage the sharing of expertise between different departments and with other establishments in the Oetker Collection.

Each month, an outstanding employee is selected as "Employee of the Month." This recognition includes a bonus, a certificate, and a Michelin-starred lunch at the 114 Faubourg brasserie with the Executive Committee and other winners from the same quarter. The "Employee of the Month" is also eligible for the "Employee of the Year" award, which includes a five-night all-expenses-paid stay at the Oetker Collection hotel of their choice.

Upon arrival, new employees are given an onboarding day to familiarize themselves with the hotel's history and their work environment, all in a friendly atmosphere. After successfully completing their probationary period, they can enjoy a customer experience by staying at the hotel with a person of their choice, including one night, dinner at the 114 Faubourg restaurant, a drink at the Bar and breakfast in their room.

Le Bristol Paris hosts year-round events to build camaraderie among its staff, including an annual staff party, a long-service dinner, open days, a children's party, and special meals for interns and apprentices.

In partnership with "La Casa", Le Bristol Paris facilitates access to housing for its future employees. Because we are aware that accommodation in Paris can be an obstacle to mobility, we have chosen to offer a solution that is not only affordable and practical, but also encourages the creation of social links, exchanges and integration, both in Paris and, by extension, within our establishment.

We collect solid soaps and unfinished liquid hygiene products from rooms for the Clean The World association. These products are then recycled and distributed around the world to provide hygiene kits for people from precarious backgrounds. This project enables us to reduce our waste production, conserve resources and limit the environmental impact linked to the production of new soaps, as well as providing hygiene solutions to communities in need.

Le Bristol Paris built a mill in the heart of Paris and brings an all-natural "living bread" back onto the table. The wheat used is organically grown and French. In addition, we donate the bran to the Ferme Biologique de Normandie, to feed their livestock, making our flour production process zero waste.

We work with the family-owned company Quagliotti for the manufacture of our bed linen. A founding member of the "Slow Fiber" network promoting sustainable textile production, Quagliotti weaves its linens in Italy from certified raw materials and with energy supplied by solar panels installed on its production site.

Through the Giving Bags available in our rooms, we offer our guests the opportunity to donate clothing and objects they wish to part with. The donations collected are then entrusted to a local charity to give them a second life.

Our employees who volunteer can take part in the annual "10 kms des Etoiles" race, dedicated to hotel and restaurant professionals. We offer our sportsmen and women the bib required for this race to support three associations: Laurette Fugain, which fights blood and bone marrow cancer, Autour des Williams, which fights Williams and Beuren syndrome, and the Antoine Alléno association, which helps victims under the age of 25 and their families.

Le Bristol Paris supports various associations involved in medical research, education or humanitarian aid. We donate experiences at charity events such as the Bal de la Jonquille for cancer research, and the Solidarité avec les soignants association, which aims to equip rest rooms for healthcare professionals in France.

Committed to its unwavering pursuit of excellence, the Palace regularly refreshes its facilities, prioritizing donations to charitable organizations. As such, partnerships have been established with organizations like La Cravate Solidaire, which works to promote the professional integration of underprivileged individuals by providing them with appropriate attire.

We regularly communicate our sustainable initiatives to our employees via various media: internal social media, emailing, posters, etc. In addition, a guide to eco-gesture to be adopted by each department has been drawn up and distributed to all staff, and we organize dedicated sustainability training courses for everyone.

To encourage the use of more sustainable transportation, we offer our guests our electric bicycles, which allow them to explore the city with complete freedom. In addition, our private transport partner has electric and hybrid vehicles available to ensure our guests' journeys. We have also equipped our car park with four charging stations for electric vehicles: Porsche, Tesla, BMW and universal (subject to availability).

Because we are lucky enough to be surrounded by remarkable landscapes and natural sites, we invite our guests to discover another facet of the capital and its surroundings. Our concierges are delighted to accompany them in their exploration of Paris's natural sites, allowing them to reconnect with nature, far (and yet so close) from the hustle and bustle of Paris.