Sustainability

Our business exists on the terms of the sea and nature. We strive to minimize our and our guests' impact on the environment and the island. Acting responsibly, taking a long-term view and continuously improving our sustainability performance are key to us.

We see ourselves as ambassadors of the sea and our goal is to be as self-sufficient as possible. Sustainability permeates our entire business - from daily operations and the kitchen to the choice of partners and suppliers.

Read more below about our sustainability efforts. If you would like to know more, please contact us.

Preserving and protecting our oceans
We are proud to be the world's first sponsor of Green Cubes, a Greentech initiative from Hexagon subsidiary R-evolution, which aims to combat ocean acidification and protect marine life. Watch our Green Cubes video here or read more here.

We are raising issues of ocean and science through art, displayed outdoors on the island. Together with the photo gallery UpOnWalls, we have curated the exhibitions Guardian of Water 2023 and Art & Science of Water 2024 as part of Tjörn Island of Art. In the summer of 2024, we are one of two venues in the world to show Muses of Avatar, a work by Christy Lee Rogers commissioned by Disney and James Cameron, with 100% of net proceeds going to The Nature Conservancy.

Our staff clothing is made by Reparell who create sustainable clothing from ocean plastic.

Sustainable food
We prioritize local suppliers who care about sustainability and the environment, and promote local and organic production. We make use of the sea's pantry and grow in our gardens to live as close to nature as possible.

Our kitchen focuses on seafood from the Kattegat and Skagerrak. The flavorful seaweed is harvested around Pater Noster and used creatively by our chef. We also plan to start producing our own salt and seaweed products.

Together with gardener Joakim Wenner from Sundsby Säteri, we have revived the island's historic lighthouse gardens, where we grow a variety of crops that are carefully used in our kitchen. We also collaborate with Sjöängen's kitchen garden to get locally grown vegetables.

Our coffee comes from a small coffee roastery in Gothenburg that carefully selects organic beans with light roasting.

Water, energy and logistics
We respect the UN's Global Sustainability Goals, with a particular focus on Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation and Goal 14: Life below water.

We have our own water plant that desalinates and purifies seawater for drinking water.

The heating is turned off in all rooms and premises that are not in use. We reduce the consumption of hot water in the facility by using hot water controls. We aim to install solar panels to control our energy consumption.

We plan our logistics of deliveries and transportation so that there are as few trips as possible between the mainland and the island.

Consumption
UN Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production characterizes how we have designed our business. The hotel's interior design consists of 70% recycled vintage and 30% new items.

On the island, we recycle garbage and reduce the use of glass and PET bottles by making homemade lemonade and using soda streamers. Leftover food from the restaurant and café is composted or donated.

Social sustainability
Many of our employees are young people from the local area who gain a wide range of professional experience by working with us. We train our staff to contribute to and secure the growth of new local labor. We encourage them to spread knowledge about the island and the history of the lighthouse and to share our sustainability work with our guests.

We also contribute financially to various organizations and foundations that support children and young people in need of extra support.

Stepping up sustainability
We are part of Stepping up sustainability, which is run by the West Sweden Tourist Board, a joint initiative for a sustainable tourism industry.