Sendai Washington Hotel Top Sustainability Initiatives

Sustainability Initiatives

Guest RoomsReducing the Use of Plastic Amenities

At WHG Hotels, we provide toothbrushes, razors, and folding hairbrushes made from biodegradable biopolymers derived 100% from biomass that break down even in seawater. We ask for your cooperation in reducing plastic waste.

  • 12. Responsibility to Create and Use
  • 14. Let's protect the abundance of the sea

Guest RoomsPromotion of Eco-Friendly Cleaning

With the goal of protecting the global environment, and with your understanding and cooperation, we offer the “Eco-Cleaning” service at Guest Roomsfor guests staying multiple nights. By reducing the energy used for housekeeping and laundry, we are working together with our guests to reduce CO2 emissions. Please note that we also offer a “Full Cleaning” service upon request.

 

◯ Things to Do 

Towel Replacement and Trash Disposal

× Things Not to Do

Guest RoomsRoom Cleaning, Bathroom Cleaning, Making Beds & Changing Sheets, Replacing Toothbrushes

  • 12. Responsibility to Create and Use
  • 13. Concrete measures against climate change

Installation of a Water Dispenser to Reduce Plastic Waste

As part of our efforts to reduce plastic waste, we have discontinued the plastic bottled water previously provided as a service at Guest Roomsand have installed water purifiers on each floor of Guest Rooms.

  • 12. Responsibility to Create and Use
  • 14. Let's protect the abundance of the sea

Elimination of plastic straws

As part of our efforts to address the global problem of marine pollution, we have switched from plastic straws to paper or biodegradable plastic straws.

  • 12. Responsibility to Create and Use
  • 14. Let's protect the abundance of the sea

Universal Room

The entire path from the entrance to the guest rooms is level, making the facility fully accessible. In addition to offering universal-access rooms, we welcome service dogs and provide wheelchair rentals.

  • 10. Eliminate inequality among people and countries.

To reduce environmental impact and create a recycling-oriented society,
we aim tobe a corporate citizen that is friendly to people and the earth.

Since our founding, we at Fujita Kanko have operated under the corporate philosophy: “We aspire to contribute to the realization of a vibrant and prosperous society by providing wholesome places of relaxation and warm service.” Guided by this philosophy, we have recognized “environmental initiatives” and “initiatives addressing diverse values” as essential and vital to our sustainable growth as a company, and have actively pursued them. These initiatives align with the concept of sustainability, which aims to realize a sustainable society.Moving forward, we will continue to strive to solve social issues and realize a sustainable society through our business operations.

What are the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)?

Adopted at the UN Summit in September 2015, it is an international goal to be achieved by 2030 and consists of 17 goals and 169 targets to eradicate poverty and realize a sustainable society. All stakeholders, including companies, governments, and NPOs, are expected to work together to implement this plan.

SDGs