Sustainable development at the Hôtel Le Pigonnet

The Hôtel Parc Saint-Séverin is committed to environment preservation. See some of the hotel and staffs’ actions below

1. Energy and economic water management

• Hotel with green electricity contract

•Reservible thermodynamic air conditioning and heating system

•Low-energy products (low-energy light bulbs)

• Addition of a main, central switch in the rooms

• Majority of windows in double glazing

• Movement detectors in corridors (for lights)

• Bicycles available to guests for eco-friendly rides in Aix en Provence and its surroundings

• Double flushing systems installed

• Water-flow regulators installed

• Guests may choose not to have new linens and towels every day  

•The possibility to shower rather than bath in every bathroom

Products and economic waste management

• Use of bio-degradable or ecological products

• The breakfast products are from organic, sustainable/untreated, and local agriculture. For example, the eggs and cereals are organically grown, the oranges and lemons are from a sustainable/untreated agriculture and some cheeses and yoghurts are local farm products.

• Proposals for a vegetarian starter and main course since 2014

•All food specificities can be requested

• Major preference for French products

• Water bottles offered in the room are in returnable glass

• Selective sorting proposed in room

• Cleaning products (correct amounts used)

• Batteries and light bulbs (recycling facilities provided)

3.Social practices

• Hotel promoting internal promotion

- The overall score for the gender equality index for 2023 based on 2022 data cannot be calculated:

• Indicator 2 on individual increase rate differentials: 25 points
• Indicator 4 on employees having received a raise in the year following their return from maternity leave: 15 points
• Indicator 5 relating to the number of employees of the under-represented sex among the 10 highest-paid employees: 0 point