UN Sustainable development goals
Our work on sustainability
As an active partner with Danish Conference Venues, our work is based on a defined global goals index, developed in cooperation with Hansen and Ersbøll. The global goals index has been developed by Lotte Hansen, who has spent many years working hard to produce measurable results in the area of sustainability. The purpose of the index is to ensure transparency and enable hotel guests and other users to select conference venues and book meetings on an informed basis.
You can see our certificate and our special achievements here. You can read about our specific work on the individual global goals below.
- We follow dietary advice to ensure our employees and guests enjoy healthy and nutritious food
- We provide free training for our guests and employees
- We have non-alcoholic alternatives for our guests
- We have jogging trails nearby for our guests
- We provide medical insurance for our employees
- We measure and monitor our water consumption
- We use locally sourced water, to minimise the environmental impact
- Most of our cleaning products are eco-labelled
- We measure and monitor our energy consumption
- We have implemented ISO 50001 Energy Management
- We have charging stations for electric cars, and our goods vehicles are electrically powered
- We have installed energy-saving LED lights in our premises, wherever possible
- We enable our guests to do their bit for the environment by letting them choose whether bed linen and towels should be changed every day
- We have an agreement with all employees
- Maintaining a good working environment is important to us, and we have an external office that carries out employee satisfaction surveys
- We create new jobs in our region, and focus in particular on employing young people and training them on how to provide our guests with magical experiences
- All employees undergo at least two personal development appraisals a year
- We want to play our part in developing the industry, and provide apprenticeships
- We provide further training for our employees and encourage our students to participate in skills DM
- We have an agreement with all employees
- Maintaining a good working environment is important to us, and we have an external office that carries out employee satisfaction surveys
- We create new jobs in our region, and focus in particular on employing young people and training them on how to provide our guests with magical experiences
- All employees undergo at least two personal development appraisals a year
- We want to play our part in developing the industry, and provide apprenticeships
- We provide further training for our employees and encourage our students to participate in skills DM
SEA LIFE Trust
In addition, as part of the Merlin Entertainments Group, we have set up the Merlin SEA LIFE TRUST, the focus of which is to protect the marine environment.
The SEA LIFE Trust is a registered charity that operates globally to protect the world’s oceans and the amazing marine life that lives in them.
Our vision is a world in which the seas are healthy, properly protected and full of diverse life.
We are fighting to keep the oceans free of plastic, and to put an end to the over-exploitation of marine life by arranging global projects and campaigns, as well as our marine protected areas.
Merlin’s Magic Wand
The most natural thing in the world was for us to concentrate on charity work for children, and so we have set up a foundation to facilitate this.
Merlin Entertainments Limited's special charitable trust, Merlin’s Magic Wand, enables seriously ill, disabled and disadvantaged children to experience the thrill of their lifetime.
Merlin’s Magic Wand gives these children the opportunity to enjoy themselves together with their friends and family by providing them with tickets to one of our attractions as well as financial support with their travel costs.
We have also developed a number of projects where the magic is brought to children who are too ill to visit us themselves, for example, sensory rooms and specially adapted play areas at various hospitals and hospices.
Merlin’s Magic Wand cooperates directly with the children, families and organisations who would enjoy an adventure at one of our attractions.
