Green meetings at Sheraton Hanover Pelikan Hotel: sustainability and environmental conservation in first place

The Green Council – create environmental awareness

The Sheraton Hanover Pelikan Hotel focuses on the improvement of the environmental management more than ever before. It is committed to sustainability in all main areas and has recently founded a Green Council which is a group around the hotel management and all key departments of the hotel and seeks to establish innovative programs for environmental friendly initiatives. Key focus is to promote ideas for the preservations of natural resources, reducing waste and pollution and to increase environmental awareness amongst partners and hotel guest. Special attention is put on the establishments of green meetings in the conference area.

Green Meetings - Conference hotel - Sheraton Hannover

Energy & Water Conservation:

High-efficiency lighting in public areas
Water conserving fixtures
Regular preventive maintenance
Green choice linen-changing policy: Guests can choose to leave their towels and linens unchanged, reducing the amount of laundering
Green meetings: Linen less meeting tables

Green Meetings - Conferences in Hanover - Sheraton Pelikan Hotel Hanover

Waste Minimization & Environmentally Responsible Purchasing:

Recycling
Environmentally preferred suppliers
Purchasing of local and regional products
Purchasing of MSC-certified fish from sustainable fisheries
Locally-produced bottled mineral water in recyclable glass bottles in meeting rooms
Green meetings: Recycled-paper flipcharts in meeting rooms
Clutter-free meetings: Streamlined stations provide paper, pens, glasses, water, and other thoughtful touches, keeping the main work area organized and reducing consumption

Enhanced Indoor Environmental Quality:

Green Housekeeping

Green Meetings - Conference hotel Hannover - Sheraton Pelikan

Sustainable Conference Practices - Green Meetings - Sustainable Meeting Package
(Meet Global. Eat Local)

Menu or buffet offer with sustainable products
Paperless meetings
Electronic Sales Tools
Recycled paper
Bottled mineral water in recycled glass bottles
Linen less meeting tables