{"id":17073,"date":"2025-04-10T14:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/report-youthhostel.ch\/2025\/?page_id=17073"},"modified":"2025-04-25T17:02:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:02:20","slug":"relationship-with-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/report-youthhostel.ch\/2024\/en\/foreword\/relationship-with-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Relationship with the environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We are mindful of our Earth. This is why we have been committed to environmentally friendly tourism for decades. We build our youth hostels in an environmentally friendly manner, promote renewable energies, support environmental protection projects and offer our guests an environmentally friendly dining experience. We leave as few traces as possible in nature.\nWe want to play a far-reaching pioneering role in environmental and climate protection. We thus pursue the implementation of effective measures in the interests of a circular economy and act responsibly and out of conviction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Scuol Youth Hostel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The environmentally friendly operation of youth hostels begins at the stage of construction. Through Minergie, they save energy, through Eco, they are constructed with environmentally friendly materials and are heated using renewable energies (sun, wood, waste heat). Since 2009, we have consumed 100% of our electricity from renewable hydropower. Thanks to the ibex fairstay label, efforts are being pursued with the same consistency in the hostels; in purchasing, in avoiding food waste, in recycling reusable waste and much more. With the introduction of the new gastronomy concept \u201cYoummi\u201d, a CO2<\/sub> reduction of around 40% was achieved in the food area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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All hostels are run using a comprehensive management and quality system and certified with the ibex fairstay label.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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ibex fairstay certified hostels<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Platinum<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td>
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Gold<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td>
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4<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td>
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The figures above confirm the gratifying development and increase in performance of the Swiss Youth Hostels in all five sustainability dimensions of ibex fairstay (ecology, social matters, regionality, management and finances).<\/p>

In total, 23 hostels were awarded the highest recertification of ibex platinum in the reporting year.<\/p>

Thanks to their outstanding commitment and continuous development in all areas of sustainability, two youth hostels (Crans-Montana and Engelberg), which had previously been certified for silver, were able to make the leap to gold in the reporting year. It is particularly noteworthy that no fewer than three youth hostels (Brienz, Rapperswil-Jona and Solothurn) have achieved the highest award, ibex Platinum. A big thank you and compliments to the hostel managers and their teams for these impressive achievements!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Options for avoiding and reducing CO2<\/sub> emissions and energy consumption for heat, electricity and water have been consistently used since the mid-1990s. As a result, consumption has significantly declined over the years. In 2024, electricity consumption per overnight stay remained stable at 4.8 kWh (prior year 4.7 kWh). Water consumption per overnight stay increased slightly from 134 litres in the prior year to 146 litres in 2024.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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