SUSTAINABILITY
Greener is Cleaner
To help us conserve our natural resources, you are empowered to “go green” by foregoing your housekeeping service. In exchange, we will be delighted to provide you with a $10 gift card. This $10 gift card is valid at all Murphy Hospitality Group locations.
Simply choose the nights you wish to “go green” at check in or call the Front Desk before 7:00pm the night prior to the days you wish to go green.
Applicable for up to 4 consecutive days. Not available on day of departure. Gift card has no cash value.
BeeKind™
With a fresh lemon verbena fragrance and extracts of honey and certified organic extracts of red clover, calendula, lemongrass and chamomile, BeeKind™ is as soothing as it is stylish. The Great George Hotel is proud to use BeeKind™ products in all our bathrooms. Free from parabens, phthalates, or artificial colours, these personal care products are safe-to-use while supporting sustainability. Along with their eco-friendly packaging and formulas, BeeKind™ supports honey bee and sustainable pollination research.
GREEN KEY
Green Key is a leading international environmental certification body with over 2,000 members offering sustainability programs designed specifically for the hotel industry. For more than 20 years its flagship program, the Green Key Eco-Rating Program, has been evaluating, inspecting, and certifying lodging properties based on their commitment to sustainable operations.
CLEAN THE WORLD
Clean the World Canada is a social enterprise that collects and recycles discarded soap and bottled amenities (shampoo, conditioner, lotion, gels) from hotel partners in Canada, USA, Hong Kong and Macau, China. The recycled soap is placed in hygiene kits, which are donated to homeless shelters, senior citizens, and struggling families in Canada and the United States. Soap also is distributed around the world in areas where there is a high risk of hygiene-related illness.
GREEN MEETINGS
The Great George offers a Green Meeting Program to businesses interested in reducing their carbon footprint.
When you book your business event at The Great George you can request the Green Meeting Program which works in conjunction with our environmental and energy management policies.
The Program reduces waste by:
• Only providing dishes, cutlery, and linens that are reusable (no paper or polystyrene cups, no paper napkins or table covers, no plastic cutlery, no disposable doilies)
• Eliminating disposable items (no plastic straws, plastic coffee stirrers, etc.)
• Providing beverages in bulk whenever feasible, or in containers that are reusable or recyclable in the facility’s recycling program.
• Not using single-serve containers for food and condiments (milk, cream, sugar, artificial sweeteners, butter, ketchup, vinegar, mustard, jams, salt, pepper, breakfast cereal. These are provided in bulk).
• Purchasing whenever possible locally-grown produce, local food supplies and locally produced beverages (including mineral waters, wines and beers)
• Purchasing whenever possible organic foods, wines and beers.
• Making vegetarian menus available.
• Donating surplus usable food to charitable organizations where possible and permitted by local health regulations.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMEMT
In the spirit of Reconciliation, we acknowledge that the land upon which our organization stands is unceded Mi’kmaq territory. Epekwitk (PEI), Mi’kma’ki, is covered by the historic Treaties of Peace and Friendship. We pay our respects to the Indigenous Mi’kmaq People who have occupied this Island for over 12,000 years; past, present and future.
