Corporate Social Responsibility

Expotel is committed to being a socially aware and environmentally-friendly corporate citizen within the communities it serves.

Our corporate social responsibility programme is targeted at reducing our impact on the environment, promoting traveller safety and raising the awareness of the unique needs of lone business travellers.

As well as being a certified CarbonNeutral™ company, Expotel also holds the prestigious ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications issued via our UKAS accredited registration body. These certifications are internationally recognised standards for quality and environmental business management.

These achievements demonstrate the commitment that Expotel has to its clients and staff as well as to the overall quality and efficiency of our business.

Our policies are available on request.

A CarbonNeutral™ Company

Expotel is a certified CarbonNeutral™ company. To receive the certification, Expotel was subject to a full greenhouse gas assessment by the CarbonNeutral Company, which was subsequently backed by an independently managed and audited standard for carbon management. Originally certified in 2007, Expotel managed to reduce its CO2 emissions by a further 29 per cent at the time of our recertification in 2009.

Our commitment to reducing waste is incorporated into all company activities. We also provide a service to clients who wish to offset their business travel.

To find out more email marketing@expotel.com.

Expotel’s Lone Traveller Initiative

Expotel recently relaunched its Woman Aware Campaign as a non gender specific ‘Lone Traveller Initiative’ focused on emphasising the potential for hotels to contribute to the personal safety and comfort of all of their solo guests.

Expotel will be recruiting an advisory panel of male and female executive travellers in order to establish a revised criteria for the initiative based on the feedback received from our clients.

Also planned for this year is the introduction of a ‘Lone Traveller’ award to help further distinguish the most proactive hotels.

For more information please email lonetraveller@expotel.com.

International recognition for quality systems and environmental management

Expotel currently hold ISO9001: 2008 and ISO14001: 2004 certifications and are independently assessed by the registration body on at least an annual basis. Being issued with these certificates can be used as evidence that our policies, procedures and observed work practices are compliant with the Standards to which we have been assessed.

ISO 9001 is an internationally recognised Quality Management System Standard that focuses on the effectiveness of the quality management system in meeting customer requirements.

ISO14001 is an internationally recognised Environmental Management System Standard intended to provide organisations with the elements of an effective environmental management system (EMS).