Sustainability Policy

Hawkstone Hall & Gardens is committed to becoming as sustainable as possible. Concern for the world we live in whilst carrying out our professional activities is a priority. We aim to follow and to promote good sustainability practice, to reduce the environmental and social impacts of all our activities and to encourage our guests to do the same.

We therefore make a commitment to;

Comply with all applicable legislation, regulations and codes of practice.

Integrate sustainability considerations into our business decisions.

Buy from local suppliers wherever possible and minimise delivery requirements.

Encourage guests to minimise laundry requirements wherever possible.

Avoid travelling to meetings physically where video meeting alternatives such are available and practical.

Minimise our use of paper in brochures and other office consumables, by double sided printing or using digital versions wherever possible.

Arrange for the reuse or recycling of computer supplies and redundant equipment.

Purchase electricity from a supplier committed to renewable energy.

Ensure that any subcontractors, suppliers or designers that we employ take account of sustainability issues.

Anti-Modern Slavery Policy

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.

Hawkstone Hall & Gardens has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery, and we are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our own business or in any of our supply chains.

We are also committed to ensuring there is transparency in our own business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chains, consistent with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

This policy applies to all persons working for us or on our behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels, directors, officers, agency workers, seconded workers, volunteers, interns, agents, contractors, external consultants, third-party representatives and business partners.