Climate protection at the Eggerhof
What each individual can contribute to a better eco-balance
Hot summers, droughts and summery days in late autumn. The warming of the atmosphere is progressing. When it comes to climate protection, measures taken by companies are just as important as those taken at home.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main cause of climate change
CO2 is produced wherever we burn carbon-containing energy sources. These are mainly so-called fossil resources such as coal, oil and gas, which we need to produce electricity and heat.
A lot can be done to protect the climate on a small scale every day.
Many of these substances are not only produced in industry, but also in everyday life, and can be easily reduced and avoided by taking small measures. If you want to make a contribution to climate protection, you need to focus on saving energy and supporting the use of renewable energies.
Sustainability at our company
Sustainability is nothing new for us; it has been with us for years. Maybe it's because of our year of birth, we were brought up sustainably and have passed this on to our children.
Here are just a few points
Our electricity has been generated from renewable energy for years. Our heating has been carbon neutral for years. Much of our food comes from our own farm, where we do not use any artificial fertilisers or feed any additives or fattening agents. Our feed comes 100% from our own farm. We have never and will never use plastic for our feed silo. In summer, all herbs come from our farm garden, which has been part of the farm for over 100 years.
We have always purchased and used only Austrian food for our hotel operations. Water savers have been installed in all showers since 2000. Water savers in all toilets as well. As we are situated at over 1,000 metres above sea level, we are in the fortunate position of not needing air conditioning. Grease traps for our hotel kitchen were installed years ago. All our cleaning agents have been biodegradable for years. We have been using phosphate-free washing powder without fragrances, i.e. without microplastics, for years.
As our water from our own well of water is also very soft, we can also do without fabric softener. Our bed linen is washed and air-dried on our own premises. Our drinks are only bought in recyclable or reusable containers.
Lifestyle Check: How sustainable do you live?
Whether in the areas of housing, energy saving, transport, leisure or nutrition: with the klimaaktiv Lifestyle Check
lifestylecheck.klimaaktiv.at
you can find out in just a few clicks how sustainable your lifestyle is and where you can make improvements.
If you want to take more time, you can calculate your ecological footprint and find out how much your consumption of goods, energy and services uses up on the earths' surface each year.
Text source: Propellets.at | Oberbank.at