Green Policy

In August 2025 the hotel was recognised for its efforts in energy management and carbon reduction with ISO 50001 certification. This is internationally recognised standard that provides a comprehensive framework for organisations to establish, implement, maintain, and continually improve energy performance. It focuses on enhancing energy efficiency, optimising usage, reducing consumption, and ultimately lowering environmental impact. This milestone on our sustainability journey underscores our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint and maximising the environmental impact of our operations as we continue to drive more meaningful progress towards a more sustainable future

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Environmental Management Policy

The Gateway Hotel Dundalk

“We recognise that our business has an important role to play in protecting and enhancing the environment for future generations and to help secure the long-term sustainability of the Tourism Industry”

  • To this end we The Gateway Hotel Dundalk are committed to taking the following action;
  • To achieve sound environmental practices across our entire operation and achieve third-party environmental certification recognition
  • To review and update this Policy annually and report on our progress in achieving our Goals and Targets
  • To create an Environmental Action Plan setting out our planned actions – current and future
  • To comply fully with all relevant environmental legislation
  • To minimise our waste with a specific focus on Food, Single Use Plastics and Landfill
  • To monitor and reduce our water consumption
  • To Reduce, Reuse & Recycle the resources consumed by our business wherever practical
  • To develop and implement a Green Purchasing Policy that actively favours local and responsibly sourced goods and services
  • To invite our customers, suppliers and contractors to participate in our efforts to protect the environment
  • To provide all employees with the training and resources required to meet our objectives
  • To openly communicate our policies and practices to interested parties
  • To monitor and record our environmental impacts on a regular basis, develop KPI’s and compare our performance with our policies, objectives and targets
Green Hospitality logo with eco-friendly tree design and text in Irish.

Major Targets & Objectives

Brendan Joyce June 2023 General Manager

Energy To reduce our Energy consumption by 30% in 2025 over 2019 and reduce Carbon Emissions by 450 Tonnes

Water To reduce consumption of Mains Water by 40% in 2025 over 2019 which will be the equivalent of 12,000 cubic meters or 12,000,000 litres of water

Waste To reduce the waste we send to landfill by 25 Tonnes by 2025 over 2019

Green Purchasing To engage with our suppliers to reduce packaging by 5% over 2021 To increase usage of recycled paper products to 75% of all paper/cardboard purchased

Community Social Responsibility To support a local school in their Green Flag Environmental Activities To engage in a local “Clean Up” at least once a year in conjunction with the Tidy Towns Competition To continue to engage with Down syndrome Ireland

Green Procurement Policy

The Gateway Hotel Dundalk

At The Gateway Hotel Dundalk, we are committed to minimizing our environmental impact and promoting sustainability in all aspects of our operations. Through our green purchasing policy, we aim to achieve zero pollution, food waste reduction, digital transformation, innovation, and green transformation.

Our policy is based on the foundation of achieving a successful sustainability growth rate (SGR), following circular economy principles.
We believe that responsible green procurement choices and compliance can contribute to a greener future for our hotel group, the communities we serve, and the team we lead.

By implementing this green purchasing policy, making a responsible and sustainable procurement choices that contribute to a greener future for our hotel, our guests, and the environment.