
9 hotels in London hold EarthCheck certification. Each one is audited by an outside body, on a schedule it does not set itself.
Wikimedia CommonsThe Athenaeum Hotel & ResidencesThe Athenaeum Hotel & Residences is a luxury establishment located on Piccadilly in London, United Kingdom. Known for its vertical garden and views ovIndependently certified
Wikimedia CommonsThe Ritz LondonThe Ritz London is a world-renowned luxury hotel located on Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom. This historic establishment is famous for its opulent Independently certified
Wikimedia CommonsCorus Hotel Hyde ParkCorus Hotel Hyde Park is situated at Lancaster Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London, United Kingdom. Housed in a traditional Georgian building, it prIndependently certified
Wikimedia CommonsRoyal Lancaster LondonRoyal Lancaster London is a high-rise hotel located on Lancaster Terrace, overlooking Hyde Park, United Kingdom. Known for its mid-century architecturIndependently certifiedEarthCheck is built on measurement rather than a checklist. A hotel submits consumption data — energy, water, waste, paper, cleaning chemicals — and is benchmarked against other properties of its type in a comparable climate. The data is verified by an external auditor, and the certification level rises with the number of consecutive years the property has kept reporting. It is the scheme most likely to tell you something quantitative about a stay.
Because it benchmarks against similar properties, a resort can be certified for being efficient relative to other resorts while still consuming heavily in absolute terms. The entry levels also reward the act of measuring rather than any particular result, so a first-year certification says a hotel is counting, not yet that it is doing well.