ENVIRONMENT

Our Green Pledges

The Langham, Boston values the importance of preserving our indigenous community and vulnerable environment for future generations by operating our hotel responsibly. This belief is essential to our sustainability commitment and is ingrained in the day to day practices of our offices and hotels.  

Our property partners with the EarthCheck Program, which provides credible third party validation and certification services on our environmental performance. Together with our stakeholders, we continue our journey towards sustainability.

Best Practices

• Linen and Towel Reuse Option: Guests staying multiple nights may choose to reuse bed linens and towels to reduce water and laundry energy consumption.
• CONNECT Conference provides event planners with options designed to reduce operational energy use and material waste during meetings.

Public Areas

• Energy efficient lighting
• Natural lighting
• Motion detectors for lighting
• Low/dual flush toilets
• Auto-detect urinals
• Recycle paper/metal/plastics/ glass/cooking oil
• Food/Garden Waste composting

Guest Rooms

• Energy efficient lighting
• Energy efficient heating and cooling systems
• Low/dual flush toilets
• Low flow tap/shower fittings
• Recycling services
• Damaged linen donation to animal shelters
• Unoccupied guestrooms are tracked remotely and moved into an energy-saving mode where lights and electronics are turned off and the HVAC system is set to an Eco Mode
• Canned and glass waters 
• Recycled/ Ecolabelled paper stationary
• No single-used plastics

Dining and Banquet Areas

• Canned and glass waters 
• Repurposing trimmed portions of premium fresh cod and salmon into Coastal Catch Burger at The Fed
• Food and beverage options sourced from regional farms and certified organic suppliers
• Recycled/ Ecolabelled paper stationary
• Sources food from local, female-owned, LGBTQ+ vendors
• Zero plastic use in all restaurants and outlets with FSC-certified paper straws and reusable coasters