Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre has received ECOsmart Gold accreditation for its environmental and social practices.
The venue, in Yarnfield near Stone, is one of five sites operated by The Venues Collection to gain Gold status through the Greengage certification scheme.
ECOsmart assesses hotels and meeting venues in areas including energy and water use, waste reduction, responsible purchasing and community engagement.
The Venues Collection said the accreditation followed work carried out through its Future First Charter.
Measures introduced across the group include sending no waste to landfill, adding carbon information to menus, diverting food waste to anaerobic digestion, generating renewable electricity and investing in solar powered electric vehicle charging.
Joanne Barratt, managing director of The Venues Collection, said
“As expectations around sustainable events continue to grow, we want to make it easier for organisers to select venues that support their own environmental goals.”
Yarnfield Park has 338 bedrooms and hosts meetings, conferences and training events for up to 500 people.
The other venues covered by the accreditation are Kents Hill Park, Milton Hill House, Sedgebrook Hall and Eastwood Hall.
