Environmental & Social Initiatives
At Hotel Commonwealth, we’re committed to minimizing our carbon, energy and waste production and maximizing our positive impact on – both a local and global level.
Along with a fully upgraded building Management System to monitor air and power based on occupancy in our event spaces, we employ light sensors across the property, technical analysis to reduce energy consumption, water saving showerheads in all guestrooms, and large-format bath amenities & aluminum bottles to minimize plastic usage.
Each year, we also donate $100,000 to various local and national charities, including the Red Sox Foundation, the Foundation To Be Named Later, and the Jimmy Fund, with a passion to play our part in the Kenmore Square and wider Boston community.
Read on to learn more about the various partners we work with to fulfill our commitment, and ensure our community – and our planet – are as well looked after as our guests!
SAYING GOODBYE TO FOOD WASTE
Hotel Commonwealth has partnered with BioGreen360 to divert 100% of its food waste! Utilizing this service, all waste that would otherwise be destined for the landfill is instead converted into premium organic fertilizer. This allows us to offer zero-waste events to organizations looking to host meetings and events onsite, so our clients can rest assured their programs have had a minimum environmental impact.
since the partnership got off the ground in May of 2023, Hotel commonwealth has diverted over 9 tons of food waste! That’s the equivalent of over:
ENDING SINGLE USE PLASTIC BOTTLES
Hotel Commonwealth is proud to offer our guests PATH water bottles. PATH is the first genuinely sustainable bottled water as its the only bottled water company in the industry that offers premium enhanced water in a refillable aluminum bottle that is 100% recyclable and made in the U.S.A.
ONE GOAL. ZERO WASTE.
We also partner with Save That Stuff, a recyclable materials waste service company, to responsibly manage the recyclable waste materials produced in all guest bedrooms. Save That Stuff help over three thousand New England businesses and institutions safely and efficiently dispose of a wide range of recoverable materials otherwise destined for the dumpster.
RECYCLING DISCARDED SOAPS AND PLASTICS
Clean the World is a global leader in sustainable, environmental and social impact solutions, transforming used soap bars and plastic amenities that the hospitality industry would otherwise discard into lifesaving, essential supplies for communities in need across the globe.
CENTERING THE DIGNITY OF WORK
Hotel Commonwealth works with Procure Impact to offer guests unique and memorable retail products, such as handcrafted jewelry, uplifting and empowering those who would otherwise experience barriers to work, ultimately creating a more inclusive economy.
REMOVING INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS
We are proud to work hand-in-hand with Cristo Rey High School as a Corporate Work Study Program partner. This national educational model leverages the resources of local business communities to make private, college-preparatory education affordable and to give students an extraordinary experience that will shape the rest of their lives.
