Year 2025

Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin

Koningin Astrid Boulevard 5, 2202 BK, Noordwijk aan Zee
Earthcheck Certification

Eco & Social Footprint

Since the start of our sustainability journey in 2017, we strive to minimise the negative impacts of our activities on our community and the environment where we operate.

Our Environmental Stewardship

We conserve, reduce, and source sustainably, locally and organically.
Energy +

100%
Renewable

Baseline: 2016

Water

0%
Reduction in
Potable Water

Baseline: 2016

Waste

0%
Reduction
per Guest Night

Baseline: 2016

Carbon Emissions

74%
Reduction in
Scope 1 & 2 CO2e

Baseline: 2016

93%
Reduction in
Scope 3 CO2e

Baseline: 2016

17 KG CO2e
Per Guest Night

% Reduction At A Glance

Conservation

We aim to prevent the wasteful use of resources and contribute to the preservation and protection of the natural world.

Less Food Waste

Reused 0%
Reduced 0%
Recycled 100%

Innovation:
n-house composting with The Compost Machine

By 2030, we aim to contribute by 50%
compared to 2016

Saving Paper Saves Trees

Reused 0%
Reduced 0%
Recycled 100%

Innovation:
Via VLK our paper waste is 100% recycled

By 2030, we aim to reduce paper use by 30% compared to 2016

Switching Chemicals Use

100% switched to certified eco-friendly chemicals and cleaning products

Innovation:
All cleaning products eco-labelled and certified

By 2030, we aim to reduce chemical use by 0% compared to 2016

Our Carbon Footprint

We prioritise reduction before offsetting to fund high integrity Climate Action Projects that support the Sustainable Development Goals.

SCOPE TYPE OF EMISSIONS
Direct and Indirect
EMISSIONS INCLUDED CARBON EMISSIONS
(tCO2e)
1 DIRECT EMISSIONS -
1 Facilities Natural Gas (Fireplaces, Kitchen) 816.05
Propane 0.8247
1 Transportation E-cars 0
SCOPE 1: Sub-Total (Baseline 2016) 816.87
2 INDIRECT EMISSIONS +
SCOPE 2: Sub-Total (Baseline 2016) 0
3 INDIRECT EMISSIONS +
SCOPE 3: Sub-Total (Baseline 2016) 1059.86
TOTAL
(Scope 1, 2 & 3)
1876.73
Extra Effort + Customer Travel Emissions - Ground, Air & Sea (Scope 3) Visitor Travel 3390
GRAND TOTAL
(Scope 1, 2 & 3 + Extra Effort - Carbon Offsetting)
5266.73 tCO2e

Our Social Responsibility Actions

We improve the quality of life for our team and help our community to thrive.

  • STAFF SALARIES ABOVE
    LOCAL MINIMUM WAGE

    68%
    Male
    80%
    Female
    0%
    Other

    STAFF WORK TRAINING

    100%
    service staff formally trained
    7%
    paid vocation training

  • Gender Equity IN
    VISION & MISSION STATEMENT

    Yes

    EQUITY TRAINING PROGRAMMES

    No

  • Gender Equity
    TOTAL STAFF

    50%
    Male
    50%
    Female
    0%
    Other

    MANAGEMENT TEAM

    50%
    Male
    50%
    Female
    0%
    Other

  • Staff in company

    42
    hours worked / staff
    5
    weeks of paid leave / staff
    63%
    staff turnover

  • Staff benefits

    0%
    dental
    0%
    medical
    0%
    vision

    100%
    retirement fund
    0%
    worker compensation insurance
    0%
    life insurance

    Physical & Mental
    Health counsel & support

    Yes

  • Number of
    staff complaints

    0%

    Lost day rate
    & injury rate

    0%

  • LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION

    0%
    monetary contribution from net operational turnover/year

    LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE

    0
    number of hours/year

  • PARTICIPATE IN FAIR TRADE

    0%
    of total purchases

    Prevention of Child Exploitation and Anti-Slavery Programmes

    Yes

  • STAFF WELLNESS PROGRAMME
    • Environmental wellness areas (naps, breaks, meditate, pray, reduce stress, relax)
    • Environment wellness program
    • Health coaching for individuals
    • Hosting walking breaks
    • Low cost healthy meals & snacks
    • Sponsored live/virtual fitness breaks
    • Time and stress management
    • Tribe of Well Being

Your Opinion Matters

We welcome your feedback to improve our sustainability communication and performance.
Please send your comments, concerns or enquiries to ceo@huisterduin.com

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