#Sustanibility

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Fairmont Royal York

Front street , Toronto Ontario

sustainability in Royal York

THE ZERO CARBON* CENTURY

In pursuit of zero carbon future, Fairmont Royal York has just completed the largest heritage hotel retrofit in North America – achieving a *Zero Carbon Building - Performance Standard™ certification by the Canada Green Building Council.

How they do it

Cooling is provided by cool water from deep in Lake Ontario, through connection to Toronto’s Deep Lake Water Cooling system, replacing centrifugal chillers. Heating and hot water comes from an electric heat pump installation plant; legacy steam systems have been decommissioned. Other innovations in energy management systems optimize efficiency. The project removes 80% of direct emissions from building operations (the remaining emissions will be addressed with offsets certified by Carbon Zero).

TACKLING FOOD WASTE WITH AI

Food waste is a massive issue – for our city, and our world. As much as one third of the food humans produce is never consumed. This waste accounts for up to 8% of global GHG emissions – four times as much as aviation. In travel and hospitality, the issue is particularly acute.

We are continually seeking out technology and operational solutions to reduce food waste – and we’re determined to lead our industry and our city on this issue.

SOCIAL IMPACT

The social dimension of sustainability is crucial. Ensuring that people have equal and just access to community opportunities, resources, and safe spaces to live and connect is paramount. Fairmont Royal York has renewed our commitment to social impact programs across the hotel, including:

* A progressive commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including a strong focus on developing and promoting women leaders

* Proud participation in LGBTQ+ cultural events at the hotel and across our city – and an active culture of inclusion and safety for both colleagues and guests

PURE & LOCAL: SOURCING FROM LAND AND SEA

Where we source our food matters immensely. For freshness and local character, on the one hand. And, much more, food sourcing has enormous impacts on ecosystem health, reduced emissions, and the communities of our local growers.

Fairmont Royal York draws from local, organic farms whenever possible. We focus our sourcing on producers within 100km of the hotel. All for pure cuisine, less waste, and the health of Ontario’s famed Golden Horseshoe agricultural region. 

CONFRONTING PLASTIC WASTE

Plastic waste is a prevalent and growing issue across the planet. Addressing plastics must be a priority for all those who lead our culture and economy. At Fairmont Royal York, we’re reducing plastic waste across our city landmark, with:

* The elimination of single-use plastics across the guest experience

* Tracking plastic waste and managing recycling more efficiently with Oscar Sort at key touchpoints in the service cycle

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I think everyone who’s ever wanted to get so angry they blackout should play Fallout: Dust it’s super awesome as well as fair and balanced, as the mod page says 😇😇😇

[the-lorax-mustache]

Today is the first day of spring. It is a full moon and the first clear night since the start of winter. Time to plan your native flower pollinator garden.

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Sometime kurogiri’s programming falters, this time it did on Tomura’s birthday, AFO didn’t catch him till after the pastry

[justalawschoolgirl]

Using random glass packaging as cups <3

This used to be tomato extract 🫙🍅

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gimme more dragon age news please

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[thestudentfarmer]

11.20.2024

Hello hello just a lil bit today.

Msotly kitchen stuff for today,

Fresh garlic and onion i chopped up and froze for quick use. I want to set up some dehydration trays as well with the next bag of garlic I get.

I made Chile bread for supper, used some of the servings of Chile sauce i froze up.

I laughed and bit while watching them and the tombstones dissapeared. The molds i got for a Halloween party for fancy ice cubes in the drinks (the molds were on sale and I enjoy spooky themes.) I had originally intended to turn them to soap molds but I like them being for food now.

And of course. I don't use a lot of tomato paste at a time

So I froze the rest into cubes. I'll probably use them for soup or rice dishes.

As well i got a bunch of chicken necks from the grocer i got the beef fat from. I set it up in the crock to make stock last night and I plan to use the stock broth in chicken rice tonight and soup this week.

And a note of excitement, 3 of the gals have begun laying now :)

That's it for now:)

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Here we have Magolor with his lil brother Magolor

[femalethink]

Work must not be merely an option, an alternative to the still more common (and normative) "career" of housewife and mother. It must be expected that most women will work, that they will be economically independent (whether married or not) just as men are. Without work, women will never break the chains of dependence on men—the minimal prerequisite for their becoming fully adult. Unless they work, and their work is usually as valuable as their husbands', married women have not even the chance of gaining real power over their own lives, which means the power to change their lives.

—Susan Sontag, “On Women.”

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FROM THE TOWER WINDOW

And now within the old gray tower We've climbed the winding stair, And look out over all the earth From the topmost window there. Far stretches all the world away, And naught shuts out the sky, And knights and maids and all of life Go marching, marching by. -Excerpt from My Bookhouse From The Tower Window A remade Junk Journal from an old discarded book destined for the bin.

[perenlop]

ok. fucker.

[spotforme]

oh i feel awful, some men just came and took away our useless furniture and i couldn't offer them anything to eat or drink. i had no chokolate, no coffee, no bottled tea, no cookies, no pies, nothing to offer. they were really nice and i paid them and all but fuck i should've planned this better i should have had something to give them i feel so bad.

[foolsome-phantom]

Silly boy man sketch