Sustainability at Hotel Continental

The European Commission awarded Oslo the prestigious European Green Capital title for 2019. Oslo's dedication to preserve the environment and climate is stronger than ever and the city has high ambitions. Hotel Continental fully supports a green and sustainable future. We work continuously with sustainability and document our efforts through our own environmental reporting.

Eco-Lighthouse certification

Hotel Continental has been Eco-Lighthouse certified since 2011. This means that our company takes sustainability seriously, and has fulfilled strict requirements within the areas of: work environment, purchasing, energy, transportation, waste, emissions and ethics. By choosing an Eco-Lighthouse certified company, you contribute to a more sustainable future. 

Reduce Food Waste

Food is disposed for millions of euros every year in Norway. This is not sustainable, neither economically, environmentally, nor ethically. Along with the rest of the hospitality industry in Norway, Hotel Continental and its restaurants have set a goal of reducing food waste. We invite you to join us in this effort!

Our ​Green Initiatives

• Green heating of all areas using district heating.
• Certified green electricity from renewable energy sources.
• Heat pumps and heat recovery in all ventilation and plumbing systems.
• Waste sorting into 28 fractions.
• Food waste grinder to reduce food waste volume.
• We encourage and have requirements to our suppliers that they deliver goods with less cardboard, paper, and plastic.
• We sort 70% of our waste.
• Refillable amenities in guest bathrooms – minimal to no single-use items, and none in plastic.
• Laundrybag in cotton, not plastic.
• No plastic packaging on slippers.
• Information to encourage guests to think green on our keycard envelopes:
  • Do as the locals do, drink delicious Norwegian water directly from the tap
  • Please hang your towel to signal that it will be reused, only towels on the floor will be replaced.

We are also very conscious of our use of paper, thus we have moved our information flow and marketing over to digital platforms.

Encouragement to our guests

We are dependent on our guests’ help to be able to become a fully sustainable operation. We therefore encourage guests to reuse towels, avoid daily bed linen changes, drink tap water, order appropriate food portions, and more.

Thank you for helping us make a difference!