Sustainability at Motel One

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At the Motel One Group, we make it our business to make the world a better place for the future. We aim to integrate social and environmental action and act in a responsible way.



Our ‘One Planet. One Future.’ programme is based on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals:



With the 2030 Agenda agreed in 2015, the United Nations committed to 17 global goals for a better future. The guiding principle of the 2030 Agenda is to give people all over the world the chance to live in dignity while protecting the natural basis for our existence for the future. This spans economic, environmental and social factors. At Motel One, we want to help achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with our activities.



You can now read about all our sustainability measures in our ESG brochure.

  • ONE PLANET. ONE FUTURE.
ONE PLANET. ONE FUTURE.
Regal mit drei Weltkugeln, einem Buch über die Erde und Buchstaben, die das Wort „PLANET“ bilden; dekorative Darstellung zur Förderung von Umweltbewusstsein.

Motel One ESG Brochure

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Green Key Certification for Motel One

Motel One and Green Key have signed a cooperation agreement to certify all hotels of the Motel One Group. All of our hotels in Germany have received the certification already and the roll-out across the group is ongoing.

About Green Key
Green Key is an independent eco-certification programme for hotels, hostels, campsites, holiday parks, small accommodations as well as conference centres, attractions and restaurants. As of July 2024, there are more than 5,9000 establishments in 70 countries certified with the Green Key.
The Green Key certification is based on compliance with strict internationally recognised criteria in the areas of environmental management (water, energy, waste, cleaning, etc.) and sustainability education (staff, guests, suppliers, etc.) and is recognized by the GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council).
Compliance with the criteria is confirmed through a rigorous application process and third-party verified after regular on-site audits. The certification is valid for one year at a time. The Green Key programme is managed by the international charity, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and its national member organisations. For more information, please have a look at the Green Key website.