Shinjuku Washington Hotel Main (Tokyo) Top Sustainability Initiatives

Sustainability Initiatives

Guest RoomsPromotion of Eco-Friendly Cleaning

With the goal of protecting the global environment, and with the understanding and cooperation of our guests, we offer the “Eco-Cleaning” service at Guest Roomsfor guests staying multiple nights. By reducing the amount of energy used for housekeeping and laundry, we are working together with our guests to cut CO2 emissions.

In addition, we also offer a “full cleaning” service upon customer request.

◯ Tasks to be performed: Change towels, take out the trash
X Tasks not to be performed: Guest RoomsClean the interior, clean the bathroom, make the bed & change the sheets, replace toothbrushes

  • 12. Responsibility to Create and Use
  • 13. Concrete measures against climate change
Image: Promotion of "eco-cleaning

Guest RoomsReducing the Use of Plastic Amenities

At Shinjuku Washington Hotel, we offer toothbrushes made from a biodegradable biopolymer derived 100% from biomass that biodegrades even in seawater, as well as razors and folding hairbrushes made with 35% rice husks.

We ask for your cooperation in reducing plastic waste.

  • 12. Responsibility to Create and Use
  • 14. Let's protect the abundance of the sea
Image: Guest RoomsReducing the Use of Plastic Amenities

amenity bar

Guest RoomsWe have set up an amenity bar in the lobby where you can take as many disposable amenities as you need for use during your stay.

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

Reduction of food loss in breakfast buffet dishes

Food waste—the problem of perfectly edible food being thrown away. To address this issue, we are implementing the following measures.
Thirty minutes before closing time, we portion out some of our dishes into small containers. We restock these dishes as needed, depending on the number of customers.

  • 12. Responsibility to Create and Use
Image: Reduction of food loss in breakfast buffet dishes

coffee

WHG Hotels supports the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) mission to end hunger and poverty and is participating in the “Red Cup Campaign” initiative through its WHG Original Coffee. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this product will be donated to underprivileged children suffering from hunger. Campaign

  • 1. Eliminate poverty
  • 2. End Hunger
  • 4. High-Quality Education for All
  • 5. Achieve gender equality!
  • 8. Both job satisfaction and economic growth
  • 10. Eliminate inequality among people and countries.
  • 17. Achieve your goals in partnership

Water Made from 100% Recycled PET Bottles

Guest RoomsThe water we provide is packaged in 100% recycled PET bottles.

  • 12. Responsibility to Create and Use

LED / Power Saving

We are helping to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by installing LED lights throughout all Guest Roomsand actively implementing energy-saving measures in our back-office operations.

  • 7. Energy for Everyone and Clean

Promote paperless operations

We are promoting a paperless environment within the company by digitizing various documents and reusing scrap paper.
This helps curb deforestation, improve operational efficiency, and mitigate global warming.

  • 8. Both job satisfaction and economic growth
  • 13. Concrete measures against climate change
  • 15. Let's also protect the abundance of land.

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