An award-winning Pembrokeshire hotel has stepped up its commitment to sustainable practice and achieved the Green Dragon Environmental Standard at Level 4.

Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront, which was named Hotel of the Year at the South West Wales Tourism Awards in 2024, is among the first hotels in Wales to achieve the Level 4 accreditation along with six sister properties in The Celtic Collection.

The Celtic Collection, which includes the flagship Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, has a track record of over 30 years of sustainable business practice and has made a commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront has a fully integrated Building Management System, enabling it to maintain and deliver efficient heating, cooling and lighting only in those areas that are in use.

All Celtic Collection properties source 100% of their electricity from REGO-backed renewable supplies, send zero waste to landfill, and recycle food waste into renewable energy and waste oil into biodiesel.

The UKAS-accredited Green Dragon certification is owned and accredited by Groundwork Wales which pointed to the Celtic Collection’s environmental training programmes and embedded environmental management systems as instrumental to its success in gaining the awards.

Fitzroy Hutchinson, Energy and environment manager at The Celtic Collection, said: “We are committed to making sustainability part of our everyday. We have made significant investment in our facilities to minimise our energy and water consumption, reduce our waste and raise our recycling levels but perhaps the most pleasing aspect of Level 4 recognition is that it reflects the enthusiastic participation of our team.

“More than 1,300 people have been trained to recognise and enhance our sustainability practices and we have proactive working groups in all properties and across every department. This engagement has been instrumental in reaching the Level 4 standard.”