Growing an Economically, Environmentally, and Socially Sustainable Business
At Dalata Hotel Group, sustainability is more than a responsibility; it’s a core part of our business strategy. We believe in a multi-stakeholder approach, ensuring that our commitment to environmental and social sustainability is embedded into every aspect of our operations. Our strategy is clear: sustainability is everyone’s job.
Development and Construction
We prioritize sustainable practices from the ground up in our development and construction projects. Since 2010, Dalata has opened fifteen new-built hotels and extended many others. We opened four new hotels in 2024 and have two others in pre-construction. We continually enhance our specifications to reduce embodied GHG emissions and minimize lifetime operational emissions of our buildings.
Key Focus Areas:
- Design and Planning: Incorporating sustainability at the conceptual stage.
- Embodied and Lifetime Operational GHG Emissions: Reducing carbon footprint throughout the building lifecycle.
- Nature and Biodiversity: Protecting and enhancing local ecosystems.
- Materials: Using sustainable and low-impact materials.
- Energy Efficiency: Implementing advanced energy-saving technologies.
- Water Management: Optimizing water usage and recycling.
- Community Impact: Ensuring developments benefit local communities.
- Funding: Securing investments aligned with our sustainability goals.
- Demolition and Materials Recovery: Sustainable practices in deconstruction.
- Waste Management: Minimizing waste and promoting recycling.
- Managing Third-Party Risk: Ensuring contractors and suppliers adhere to our sustainability standards.
- Supply Chain: Engaging with responsible suppliers.
Hotel Operations
Our hotel operations emphasize sustainability across customer care, employee well-being, resource management, and supplier engagement. Dalata operates hotels in Ireland, the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands, along with Club Vitae Leisure Centres in Ireland. A dedicated central office team supports these operations, including specialists in human resources, procurement, health, safety, and security management.
Key Focus Areas:
- Customer Care: Providing exceptional service while prioritizing sustainability.
- Employee Well-being and Development: Fostering a supportive and growth-oriented work environment.
- Accommodation Management: Ensuring sustainable practices in room management.
- Food and Beverage Services Management: Promoting locally sourced and sustainable food options.
- Leisure Centre Management: Implementing eco-friendly practices in leisure facilities.
- Transportation: Reducing the carbon footprint of our transportation services.
- Resource Procurement: Sourcing sustainable and ethical resources.
- Guest Supplies: Offering eco-friendly amenities.
- Managing Third-Party Risk: Vetting suppliers for sustainability compliance.
- Supply Chain: Building partnerships with responsible suppliers.
Facilities Management
Our central facilities management team supports our hotels and leisure centres, focusing on energy efficiency, water management, and waste management. This small but dedicated team is committed to innovating and implementing strategies to consistently minimize resource use and reduce our environmental footprint.
Key Focus Areas:
- Energy Efficiency: Enhancing energy-saving measures across our facilities.
- Water Management: Implementing effective water conservation and recycling practices.
- Waste Management: Promoting waste reduction and recycling initiatives.
Refurbishment and Disposal
Sustainability is also a priority in our refurbishment and disposal processes. The Corporate Development Director oversees the maintenance capital expenditure budget, ensuring that all significant refurbishment and replacement expenditures adopt the most sustainable solutions possible.
Key Focus Areas:
- Design and Planning: Sustainable approaches in refurbishments.
- Embodied and Lifetime Operational GHG Emissions: Reducing emissions in refurbishment projects.
- Materials: Choosing sustainable materials for refurbishments.
- Energy Efficiency: Upgrading to more energy-efficient systems.
- Water Management: Optimizing water usage in refurbishment projects.
- Demolition and Materials Recovery: Sustainable demolition practices.
- Community Impact: Ensuring refurbishments benefit local communities.
- Disposal of Waste Products: Responsible disposal and recycling of waste.
- Managing Upstream Risk: Ensuring sustainability in our supply chain.
- Contractors and Subcontractors: Engaging with responsible contractors.
- Materials Suppliers: Partnering with sustainable materials suppliers.
We aim to be leaders in our high-impact areas and foster a culture of compliance to address a broad range of sustainability matters. Our decarbonization efforts align with the Paris Accord, targeting to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. We’re currently evaluating the economic impact of committing to science-based targets to ensure our actions benefit both our shareholders and our long-term goals. Comprehensive analysis will guide our strategic commitment to environmental stewardship and shareholder value.
By embedding sustainability into every facet of our business, Dalata Hotel Group is committed to growing an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable business. We strive to lead by example and ensure our actions today contribute to a better tomorrow for all our stakeholders.
Dalata For People
At Dalata, our ambition is to be as welcoming and rewarding to our staff as we are to our guests. Our people drive our success, reflect our culture, and create our customer experience. Our employees are given opportunities to learn and grow further throughout their careers. With all our new hotels, and extensions to existing hotels currently under construction, there are real career development and promotion opportunities on offer. We take care of our people at Dalata and take health and wellbeing very seriously.
Dalata for the Planet
Living Green is our environmental movement which inspires care for our planet as a way of life throughout our hotels; for our people, our guests, and our society. Across the Group, we question and consider the impact of our day-to-day business decisions on the environment and our sustainability goals. These concerns are not the sole responsibility of dedicated committees and forums. They are issues for everyone to contribute positively towards.
Dalata For Society
Dalata aims to be a responsible business that takes an active role in the communities in which it operates, promoting sustainable values and a commitment to people. We conduct and act on research to discover what people value the most from their hotel experience. We work with employment support organisations in local communities.