Sustainable efforts

Our hotel was posted on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs JAPAN SDGs ActionPlatform as an example of SDGs initiatives
※The website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently closed.

Children's loneliness is serious in the modern society where nuclear families, single assignments, and double-income families are advancing.
In addition, the corona sickness puts a heavy burden on families raising children and has become a social problem.In order to become a supporter for child-rearing families in a modern society where one in seven children is said to be poor, we regularly hold "Kodomo Shokudo" and "Meals and Workshops for Single Parents". ..The food prepared by the hotel chef, who cannot be eaten on a daily basis, is fresh and popular with children.It is said that it is unprecedented nationwide to host a hotel sponsorship, and it is difficult to continue, but we will use the holding funds to build a sustainable business model by using a part of the sales of our ethical products. doing.

Our company holds in-house study sessions and Tokume morning assembly using teaching materials to foster the four powers required for work: human power, gratitude, work power, and thinking power.This encourages basic knowledge and self-growth not only as a hotel employee but also as a member of society, aiming to improve customer service skills.In addition, we invite outside lecturers once a month to check and advise on SDGs initiatives, which not only spreads SDGs within the company, but also evolves into a bottom-up company-wide business. ..

In addition, the children's cafeterias and events for single-parent families mentioned above use ingredients such as game meat and non-standard vegetables, which also serve to educate children about food.

●Supporting rehabilitation by shortening the hiring of mothers who are raising children and hiring elderly people
I am working in a short time for my mom who is raising children and wants to return to work. This gives them confidence in their work. If there is further hope, we will be promoted to regular employees. The hotel is registered as an Okayama child-rearing support company in Okayama Prefecture.
In addition, we are open to the elderly with abundant social experience, and we are leading young staff with the experience and knowledge we have cultivated so far, such as maintenance in this facility and parking lot reception.

●Providing opportunities for people with disabilities to play an active role
We have handicap designers design the packaging for our original products.By doing so, I get the joy of living and the feeling that working is useful to the world.
A portion of the proceeds from the sales of these products will be used to fund activities such as children's cafeterias and support for single-parent families.

●Providing opportunities for international students to play an active role
We plan events to let foreign students know about the wonders of their own country, and provide opportunities for students to actively participate in society and corporate activities.
※The photo below shows the event held by Vietnamese students to introduce Vietnamese cuisine.(2022.1.16 1st event)

●Measures for food loss
Many food losses are generated at hotels such as banquets and breakfast buffets. Therefore, we are making efforts to minimize it.
For example, a morning and afternoon buffet. Instead of a full buffet, the main dishes are prepared after the order is placed, a half-buffet style.Since you can eat freshly made, the customer's evaluation has also risen.On the other hand, we offer buffet style food items such as rice, miso soup, salad, etc.Sometimes the rice that gets hard over time is made into porridge, and vegetables are also used for bouillon with scraps that cannot be used.The food loss other than the food left by the customer is almost zero by this.

●Encouraging consecutive guests to "no cleaning required" or "eco-cleaning"
For guests staying consecutive nights, we ask that you choose either "no cleaning required" where staff will not enter the room, or "eco-cleaning" where staff will enter the room to remove trash and change towels.This reduces the need to wash linen and plastic waste, contributing to easing the burden on the environment.In addition, the money saved from washing unused linen is used to fund the aforementioned children's cafeteria and support for single-parent families, creating a "cycle of compassion."

●Thorough recycling
Disposal of restaurant chopsticks, cardboard and waste oil used in our hotel, plastic bottles and aluminum cans used by customers are separated and collected by recycling companies.

By these efforts
We received commendation from Okayama City as 2012 Okayama City business system waste reduction, resources promotion promotion excellent company.

●Art creation with broken tatami mats
Kurashiki collaboration with Takada Textile Co., Ltd., a tatami rim maker located in Kojima, Kurashiki City, we provided the company's tatami rim breakage material and made it an art to decorate rooms and corridors.By making the best use of what we throw away, we have made it possible for customers to experience Okayama's special products.(Exhibited in guest rooms and corridors on the 9th floor)

In order to reduce plastic waste, the only amenities in our hotel rooms are toothbrushes.The toothbrush has minimal plastic content, including wheat husks.

Upon request, we also provide a set of razors, cotton pads, hairbrushes, body towels, etc., all of which are biomass products.

In addition, we call on customers to bring their own toothbrushes, called the “My Toothbrush Campaign,” and ask for their cooperation in reducing waste.

As a result of this initiative, we have been registered as an "Okayama Plastic 3R Declaration Office" implemented by Okayama Prefecture.
“Okayama Plastic 3R Declaration Office” is registered as an office that declares that it will work on the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) to proactively reduce plastic waste.

●Menu development using Okayama Jibie meat
Many birds and beasts have been damaged in Okayama Prefecture, and recently, not only damage to cultivated land but also humans has become more and more serious.About 3,900 wild boars alone are captured annually in Okayama City, destroying crops and causing damage of about 41 million yen.(Numbers are for 2020)

The captured deer and wild boar are discarded, but we are promoting their reuse.It conveys the deliciousness of Okayama Jibie and at the same time contributes to ensuring a sustainable consumption production form.

●"Okayama Shokukatsu"Okayama Shokukatsu up with local food producers
We will tie up with Okayama producers and introduce delicious Okayama ingredients to hotel guests from all over the country.We call this “Okayama Shokukatsu, ” which Okayama Shokukatsu us an opportunity to learn about the goodness and deliciousness of Okayama.In June 2020, we launched a crowdfunding project in collaboration with Tomori Sake Brewery, a sake brewery in the prefecture, and raised funds to use it as operating funds for the "Kids dining room".

●Cooperation with the region through the development and sale of original ethical products
We are promoting the development and sale of original ethical products with the concept of "products that are friendly to the people who make them, the earth, the environment, and society."We would like to work with local companies, NPOs, employment support facilities, etc. to increase the number of items and deliver kindness to the home.Part of the sales of this product will be used as a source of support for children and child-rearing.