Colourful Quincy Melbourne has become the first hotel in Victoria (and currently the only hotel in Australia) to become Climate Active Carbon Neutral Building certified through the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS). Through the certification, Quincy will offset nearly 1671 tonnes of carbon per annum – the equivalent of 167 average Australian households.
Recognising that “what gets measured gets managed,” Sydney-based TFE Hotels – the operators of the 241-room Quincy Melbourne – has spent the last few years investing in the development of their carbon footprint management systems including a Board-endorsed sustainability strategy, setting climate targets, establishing their in-house greenhouse gas monitoring, and reporting. With the NABERS Carbon Neutral Building certification Quincy Melbourne, which opened in 2021, has become the poster child for the brand, sending a clear signal that the hotel team is committed to addressing climate change.
For Quincy, the journey is just starting, and the hotel is currently using offsets to achieve carbon neutrality, whilst working towards wider operational reductions.
The new Climate Active Carbon Neutral Building certification represents a key milestone of commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and commencing its roadmap to net zero.
For TFE Hotel’s Group Chief Operating Officer, Chris Sedgwick, the sustainability journey across the network is as important as their end goal (net zero in 2050), with TFE’s global network working towards setting science-based targets for emissions reductions that are not only in line with global objectives but achievable within the context of TFE operations.
“Hoteliers have a responsibility to play a part in mitigating climate change and supporting the sustainable development of the hospitality sector to create a greener tomorrow,” he said. “By monitoring Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, our individual hotels, regions and ownership groups can identify the activities which generate the most GHG emissions to assist in identifying initiatives that will provide real emissions savings.”
To do this, TFE is accelerating their environmental sustainability activity by establishing green teams and working groups within the wider global network to drive localised initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, protect the environment and foster a green mindset in strategic decision making.
