A SCOTS hospitality group has partnered with Gift Trees to improve sustainability and encourage customers to “go greener.”
Worq Hospitality, who own Revolver and Riva hotels, have partnered with sustainability group Gift Trees.
Gift Trees partner with hospitality businesses to give customers the opportunity to give towards planting trees in developing countries to help offset CO2 and fight poverty.
The groups aims to plant one billion trees and lift one millon people out of poverty.
Jonathan Doherty, Worq Group Managing Director, said: “We are delighted that a number of our hotels and restaurants have joined the Gift Trees initiative.
“It’s a fantastic organisation providing a real solution.
“Sustainability is not just lip service. We know it’s become a buzz word, but it has to be backed up with real action.”
Each room reservation made at participating establishments will afford guests the option to plant a tree.
Restaurant customers at El Santo in Glasgow, Chianti in Falkirk or the restaurant within Riva Hotel will be able to fund a Gift Tree at the end of their meals.
Marvin Baker, Gift Trees founder, said: “Worq Hospitality is to be commended – it is taking real action to become a truly sustainable business that also recognises that its customers want to be part of the action too.
“The Gift Trees they help fund will offset tons of CO2, lift families and children out of extreme poverty and leave a real legacy for generations to come.”
This comes as the Glasgow based group have also planned to enter a partnership with food sustainability group Too Good To Go.
Too Good To Go enables restaurants to offer customers on their app the opportunity to purchase unsold food at discounted prices.
Doherty added: “Reducing our carbon footprint is a group wide aim.
“We look forward to getting involved in Too Good To Go in the next few months, it’s a great idea for local people to come and buy magic bags of our delicious food to enjoy at home with their families.
“All they have to do is sign up to the Too Good To Go app. It lets them know the locations and availability of the restaurants offering magic bags.”
