Sustainability
The history of the properties belonging to The Living Circle goes back for hundreds of years. The first information on Storchen in Zurich dates 660 years ago, while Francesco Orelli fleeing persecution inflicted on the Protestants, in 1532 built a fortified house in the places where today on the Maggia River delta are the Castello del Sole and Cantina alla Maggia. The Anda and Franz-Bührle families have owned these properties, members of The Living Circle, for decades now and whether in the heart of Zurich directly on the Limmat, nestled in a private park on Lake Maggiore or on adjoining heights with breathtaking views - all members of The Living Circle have maintained a strong relationship with nature and offer their guests unmatched experiences.
Get an overview of our measures in the areas of economic, social and environmental sustainability. After all, we want our next generations to be able to experience these unique places as well.
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Handling Plastic
In our hotels, we have almost entirely eliminated single-use plastic in guest areas. We also encourage our suppliers to switch to environmentally friendly packaging. At the same time, to contribute to global plastic waste management, we have partnered with CleanHub since 2022.
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EarthCheck
The Widder Hotel has reached an important milestone through EarthCheck.
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EarthCheck
The Storchen Zurich has reached an important milestone through EarthCheck.
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EarthCheck
The Alex Lake Zürich has reached an important milestone through EarthCheck.
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The Living Circle x Fundaziun Uccelin
The Living Circle supports the Fundaziun Uccelin of Sarah and Andreas Caminada from January 2023. We will donate a voluntary contribution of 2 Swiss francs per menu in each of our fine dining restaurants in Zurich and Ascona to the independent foundation.
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myclimate «Cause We Care»
Get involved! Together for climate protection & sustainability Careful use of resources to protect the environment is close to our hearts. You can support us in this: As part of the myclimate «Cause We Care» initiative, we give you the opportunity to make an effective contribution to climate protection and sustainability by making a voluntary contribution together with us.
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Responsible Hotels of Switzerland
We are part of Responsible Hotels of Switzerland!
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Swisstainable
Nature touches us when we leave it untouched. Switzerland as a travel destination stands for spectacular mountains, wild gorges, mystical forests; our nature has the power to give energy. We want to preserve this - for many generations to come.
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From Farm to Table
"We mostly use regional and seasonal products. This way we ensure that they are neither flown in or come from fossil-fuel heated greenhouses."
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SapoCycle
SapoCycle is a non-profit organisation that collects discarded soaps in hotels and turns them into life-saving products. The soaps are recycled by people with disabilities and then distributed to improve sanitary conditions of families in need.
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Double clean
Non-biodegradable cleaning agents and detergents end up in nature via the drain and pollute flora and fauna. By switching to organic cleaners, we are helping to reduce pollution. The packaging of most organic cleaners is recyclable, which reduces the waste burden.
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Mobility
Public transport, electric cars and e-bikes are available to our hotel guests in Ticino and Zurich during their stay to explore the region.
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Switch off!
We are constantly optimising our electricity consumption and investing in appliances and machines that switch off automatically when not in use.
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No Food Waste
Thanks to the bio-tran system in the kitchen of our hotels, environmentally friendly energy is generated from our preparation and food waste. Strict waste separation and thus the correct recycling of waste is also a matter of course for us. Nespresso pods are collected and returned.
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Laundry
The bed linen and towels in our rooms in the entire group are only changed on request. If a change of bed linen is requested, the hotel guest places the plush stork from the bedside table on the bed. In this way, our guests can directly contribute to sustainability.
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Education
Storchen Zürich and Widder Hotel passionately support education and annually offer five apprenticeships. Furthermorge we collaborate with popular Hotel Management Schools, like "École hôtelière de Lausanne" or "SHL" in Lucerne and offer internships.
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Environmental Management System ISO 14001
Every individual and every organisation is called upon to contribute to the preservation of nature and the achievement of climate goals. The international standard for the implementation of an operational environmental management system (EMS) ISO 14001 offers companies a concrete instrument for this. With the help of this standard, the conditions for a continuous improvement of the environmental performance in an organisation can be created.
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"Green Teams" at City & Lake Resort
In each of the three hotels of the City and Lake Resort (Storchen Zurich, Widder Hotel and Alex Lake Zurich), the members of the respective Green Team meet regularly.
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The Living Circle – is a hand-picked group of first-class hotels and restaurants in incomparably beautiful locations, run by dedicated hosts. Rice, vegetables, fruit and a whole array of exquisite products – including wine, of course – is whisked fresh from our own farms directly to your table. That is how we define luxury. That is The Living Circle – luxury fed by nature.