Sustainable Business Award Sponsored by Unox THE SHORTLIST
Exclusive Collection The Pig Hotel Group
Restaurant Associates
STAY Camden London
Wahaca
THE JUDGES Juliane
Caillouette-Noble Sustainable Restaurant Association
Andrew Coggings The Goodwood hotel
Ciara Fitzpatrick Red Carnation Hotels
Mike Hanson BaxterStorey
Ivan Tisdall-Downes Native
Sue Williams Hotelier and independent
sustainability advisor WINNER 2024 Exclusive Collection
Danny Pecorelli, managing director of Exclu- sive Collection, has been described by peers as a “titan of sustainability”. Now, his seven- strong portfolio of country house hotels, which became the UK’s first B Corp hotel group, has received the Sustainable Business Award for its exemplary and pioneering dedi- cation to the cause. Exclusive Collection has been demon- strating its commitment to environmental, social and governance principles since it was founded in 1981, long before the term became so widespread. The hotel group has consis- tently worked towards upholding its defining pillars, which are built on reducing, reusing and recycling; local community engagement; positive supply chain management; and diver- sity, equity and inclusion. In recent years, Exclusive Collection has focused on reducing its impact on the envi- ronment by developing walled gardens to gen- erate hyper-local produce, planting five hectares of vines, partnering with food waste manage- ment schemes and using Klimato to measure the carbon footprint of its conference menus across its properties. It is also actively imple- menting renewable sources of energy where possible, such as biomass pellets from forests in Scotland and solar panels. Every element of the hotel is meticulously considered against its potential effect on the environment, with a judge commenting that the business “lives and breathes sustainabil- ity”. For example, the group replaced palm oil with rapeseed oil, and it uses Silver Spoon sugar, which is processed from domestic sugar beet. It also uses ingenious methods of measuring the impact of the climate crisis in hard-hitting terms. For example, the weight of food donated is broken down into the num- ber of meals saved, the amount of water saved and the equivalent number of trees saved.
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“Inspiring and should be deemed an industry
benchmark” Ivan Tisdall-Downes
Through a combination of these efforts, the hotel group is on course to be carbon-positive by 2026. Exclusive Collection also shares its expertise
with the wider industry, such as Pecorelli hosting a two-day event for high-profile clients on how to measure their impact on the environment. The team also fosters close relationships with like-minded suppliers such as sparkling wine supplier Ridgeview to support each other in championing sustainability. Peers were quick to laud Pecorelli and his
team for leading by example and generating “tremendous enthusiasm” around sustainability that has set a high benchmark for the industry. Exclusive Collection is a truly worthy winner and is sure to transform the sector’s understanding of sustainability in the years to come.
WHAT THE JUDGES SAID “Danny Pecorelli is a titan of sustainability, who leads by example but also generates tremendous enthusiasm and energy from his team, resulting in the whole company living and breathing the initiatives.” Andrew Coggings
“Inspiring and should be deemed an industry benchmark.” Ivan Tisdall-Downes
“A truly standout submission. Collaborative, regenerative, a true example on this subject. Truly showing us the way.” Sue Williams
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