sponsored offers best-deals-of-the-day 8342747 ----- # The Cavendish hotel: leading the way in sustainable tourism ## Environmental initiatives are helping to slow down the progression of climate change and, for some time, The Cavendish has been a leader in this field. ![The concierge desk welcomes visitors to The Cavendish][1] The concierge desk welcomes visitors to The Cavendish Photo: The Cavendish By Katy Gwilliam 12:02PM GMT 23 Feb 2011 Premium hotels are not normally associated with pioneering environmental initiatives and carbon-cutting schemes. However, in 2010, The Cavendish celebrated winning a coveted gold award in Sustainable Tourism from Visit London. Now in their seventh year, the awards recognise those attractions, people and businesses that help to make London a world-class city. Winners are selected by an expert panel of 11 judges and the public. The Cavendish was commended for its commitment to implementing savvy ecological measures and the four-star deluxe hotel team impressed judges with its consistent, unfaltering approach to improving sustainability throughout the hotel. Low-volume showers and taps, low-energy light bulbs, sensor-activated corridor lighting and hydrocarbon-based refrigerators are only some of the environmental practices put into place at The Cavendish. Eco-operations have been integrated across most areas of the hotel, including front-of-house, back-of-house, meeting rooms and the highly-acclaimed restaurant, Petrichor. Petrichor was also awarded a gold accreditation from the Sustainable Restaurant Association. With 100% of its waste recycled, a commitment to sustainable sourcing of all ingredients and its support of local British farms and producers, the hotel's ecological credentials are considerable. It's clear to see why the hotel fared so well in the awards. 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