Anchored in Eklo's DNA, the environmental approach is at the heart of our values.
From construction to operation, everything is designed to reduce the environmental impact of our hotels: low-consumption eco-construction, modular wooden construction, 100% green electricity, energy savers, LED bulbs, water aerators.
Eklo uses half the water and electricity of a conventional hotel.
An Eklo hotel is set up in a way that allows it to anchor itself responsibly in its locality by supporting short supply chains.
We collaborate on a long-term basis with local businesses. We source regional cheeses and vegetables, locally brewed beers, roasted coffee and more from producers and suppliers in our vicinity.
Knowing the vital role bees play in the natural ecosystem and for humans, we consider it essential to get involved in preserving biodiversity. This is why we produce our own honey thanks to BeeCity, a specialist in urban beekeeping in Lille.
Because a cigarette butt pollutes 500 L of water on its own and takes 12 years to degrade, we work with EcoMégot to collect, reclaim and recycle cigarette butts in our hotels.
This establishment has an ‘A’ rating on the best index for environmental labelling. Photovoltaic panels are installed on its slate roof for self-sufficiency in electricity.
The hotel’s location in the heart of the Bastide-Niel eco-district allows it to benefit from the urban heating network supplied by geothermal energy.
Eklo grows, harvests and cooks aromatic herbs, fruits and vegetables from its urban vegetable garden thanks to Akebia, a Bordeaux company specialising in city vegetable gardens.
Eklo develops sustainable partnerships with companies committed to the social and solidarity economy who share our values and support us in our environmental commitment and our zero-waste approach.
This company evaluates the environmental impact of our hotels using a system supported by ADEME. Eklo displays its high environmental standards in the best indices of environmental labelling with the rating ‘A’ in Bordeaux and Lille and ‘B’ in Clermont-Ferrand.
Our daily partner in reducing our food waste and carbon footprint resells unconsumed products at low prices.
This company deals with the collection, recycling and conversion of our bio-waste into natural compost. 1,200 tonnes of organic waste, or 380 kg of compost distributed in 4 months. That’s 512 kg of CO² not emitted!
