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Sustainability at the castle hotel

Our GreenSign certified hotel concept

What do we at Schlosshotel Blankenburg understand by a sustainably managed hotel?

At Schlosshotel Blankenburg, we focus on concrete measures in the areas of energy, resources, regionality, and social responsibility. The implementation and further development of these measures are structured and regularly evaluated through external audits.

“We don’t see sustainability as an isolated measure, but as part of our corporate responsibility in the Harz region. With our approach, we want to demonstrate how environmental and nature conservation can be meaningfully integrated into hotel operations.” – Suzann Heinemann, Co-owner

Our location in the Harz Mountains and our close ties to the region shape our understanding of responsible business practices. Based on this, we implement selected measures in our hotel operations, which we regularly review and further develop.

Our sustainability performance is regularly audited externally as part of the GreenSign certification. GreenSign assesses, among other things, environmental management, social aspects, and regional value creation based on a transparent set of criteria.

Our sustainable hotel concept

THIS IS HOW WE PUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTO ACTION
Sustainability awards in front of the castle hotel entrance

We are particularly proud of these certificates.

The following certifications are the result of a long-term development process. For several years, we have worked systematically to have our sustainability performance externally audited and evaluated.

Terrace of the Blankenburg Castle Hotel

House & Furnishings

Sustainability is evident in many areas of our daily hotel operations, from the technical equipment and rooms to the catering and wellness facilities.
Lawn with white flowers

For nature

We are committed to preserving and promoting biodiversity in our immediate surroundings through selected projects.

Tree planting campaign in the Harz Mountains

Our tree planting campaign

Since the beginning of 2023, we have been working together with the GreenSign Institute on tree planting campaigns for reforestation in the Derenburg municipal forest. The goal is to plant approximately 10.000 trees annually.

Green Summer Camp Participants

Everything for humanity

At the castle hotel, we understand sustainability not only as an ecological and economic task, but also as a social responsibility.
Woman sitting at the breakfast table

Conscious enjoyment

In our restaurant, we focus on conscious enjoyment and concrete measures to reduce packaging and waste. You can find out here which steps we implement in our daily operations.
Beehives for home-grown honey

Our own beehives

Directly behind the castle hotel, we have established our own beehives in cooperation with an experienced beekeeper. The location, in close proximity to the baroque gardens, the castle park, and adjacent green spaces, offers the bees a diverse range of food sources.

Our own honey complements our culinary offerings. The beehives are part of selected measures we are implementing to support natural habitats in the immediate vicinity of the hotel.

We are open to new ideas and regularly review opportunities to further develop our sustainability measures. If you have any suggestions or questions about our sustainability performance, we would be happy to hear from you. Please feel free to write to us at direktion@schlosshotel-blankenburg.de.