BRUSSELS, BELGIUM—Radisson Hotel Group announced its first two hotels to achieve Verified Net Zero status, achieving 2040 requirements of the Net Zero Methodology for Hotels today. The properties in Oslo and Manchester are taking steps to eliminate Scope 1 & 2 emissions, significantly reduce Scope 3 emissions, aligned with the GHG protocol, and remove the remaining footprint with Nature Based Solutions. The achievement is unique, as the alignment with the Net Zero Methodology for Hotels is verified by a third party, TÜV Rheinland.
With the launch of two Verified Net Zero Hotels, Radisson Hotel Group is setting the gold standard for sustainable hospitality. The existing Park Inn by Radisson Manchester City Centre has been renovated to Radisson Hotel Manchester City Centre, A Verified Net Zero Hotel, completing its transition on May 19, 2025. The current Park Inn by Radisson Oslo City Centre will be renovated to Radisson RED Oslo City Centre, A Verified Net Zero Hotel, and will be in operation as of the beginning of July 2025.
Net Zero Actions in Carbon Footprint Scopes 1, 2 & 3
The Verified Net Zero program is comprehensive and includes the carbon footprint from energy use (Scopes 1 & 2 as defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol or GHG) as well as the hotel’s operational and supply chain footprint (Scope 3). Actions include the use of 100 percent renewable energy, achieved through electrification of hotels and/or the purchase of 100 percent renewable energy for all hotel functions from heating, cooling, hot water to cooking and spa and pool facilities. Next to overhauling operations to minimize waste, Radisson Hotel Group has re-evaluated its supply chains with a focus on food & beverage, and other sources of emissions such as hotel related transportation to minimize emissions.
All remaining emissions are compensated using Nature Based carbon credits from carbon removal in partnership with Agreena, the largest soil carbon program in Europe, supporting over 2,300 farmers to regenerate more than 4.5 million hectares of European farmland.
“Radisson Hotel Group aims to become Net Zero by 2050. While the move is easier in new build properties, the reality is that 80 percent of the buildings that need to become Net Zero by 2050 are already built. We believe it is critical to move as fast as possible with these existing buildings. Today, we are demonstrating that Net Zero conversion hotels are possible. In a conversion approach, the Manchester and Oslo hotels prove that non-sustainable hotels can become high performing asset classes with a positive impact on the planet. This approach needs to be serious and verified. And we are doing so with TÜV Rheinland. These Verified Net Zero hotels bring the future forward and offer guests the pinnacle of sustainable stays,” commented Federico J. González, Executive Vice Chairman at Radisson Hotel Group.
How Guests Will Experience Verified Net Zero
The opportunity to stay at a Verified Net Zero property allows guests to become part of a forward-thinking movement that combines comfort and innovation with sustainability. Verified Net Zero properties do this through three key features: 100 percent renewable energy, low-carbon menus, and by being a minimal waste hotel. Radisson Hotel Group’s Verified Net Zero properties give guests the unique opportunity to stay in a hotel knowing their stay has a net zero carbon footprint.
Using 100 percent renewable energy sources means that Verified Net Zero hotels do not depend on using environmentally damaging fossil fuels for heating, cooling, hot water, and cooking.
- The Radisson Hotel Manchester City Centre, A Verified Net Zero Hotel, has installed heat pumps to generate hot water. Together with a fully electrified kitchen using induction cooking, the hotel is entirely eliminating gas use. Because the hotel buys 100 percent renewable electricity, none of the electricity used at the hotel comes from fossil fuels.
- The Radisson RED Oslo City Centre, A Verified Net Zero Hotel, is powered by a combination of renewable electricity and heating provided by the city. Oslo is one of the few cities in Europe to use fully renewable energy for its district heating by using renewable heat generated from multiple sources such as city waste treatment, or data centers.
Radisson Hotel Group partnered with Klimato—a specialized partner from Sweden—to develop low-carbon menus by analyzing the entire food offering for in-room dining menus, M&E menus and the breakfast buffet, curating recipes to lower their overall carbon footprint. Guests are informed by clear labels, ranking recipes’ carbon footprints from A (best) to E (worst). Menus focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients while reducing recipe carbon footprints up to 40 percent, without compromising on taste.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
New measures are in place to minimize waste based on the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle principles. Guests can rest assured a maximum of the waste will be avoided or recycled, and none of the waste goes to landfill. To enhance recycling and minimize waste, Verified Net Zero hotels:
- Use kitchen food waste management software—eSmiley—which tracks the weight of food leftovers on plates when they return to the kitchen, updating menu portions and ingredients to minimize waste.
- Offer unused ingredients on the social innovation platform Too Good to Go—providing the community with tasty affordable meals avoiding readymade meals going to waste.
- Recycle coffee pods in partnership with Nespresso.
- Provide glass water bottles in guest and conference rooms, as opposed to PET plastic.
- Offer recycling bins in all guestrooms and main public areas including the lobby and conference rooms.
- Conduct waste audits to ensure high accuracy of recycling throughout the hotel.
- Reduce paper use with the Stay E-concierge app which displays hotel bookable services, and provides online check-in, check-out, and e-invoicing.
- Use 100 percent bulk bathroom amenities and recycle the packaging with Clean the World.
- Adopt plastic free dry amenities and implement a program to minimize wastage of accessory amenities.
Regarding the announcement, Inge Huijbrechts, Chief Sustainability & Security Officer at Radisson Hotel Group, said, “With the opening of our first two Verified Net Zero hotels, Radisson Hotel Group demonstrates its commitment to Net Zero 2050, and to showcasing truly sustainable hospitality. For the first time, we focus on reducing emissions from energy, operations and the supply chain. As we face the evolving challenge of climate change, Radisson Hotel Group is taking an essential step in reshaping the future of hospitality, one Verified Net Zero hotel at a time.”
