Apex Hotels is now allowing customers to offset the carbon emissions created by their hotel stay, including travel.
The scheme will help customers calculate and offset the carbon footprint of large parties including weddings.
The move is part of a company-wide green initiative which includes a “Green Team” to measures performance and identifies room for improvement.
Apex Hotels train all staff in to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible in their working lives, the company said. A dedicated unit collects paper, plastic, cardboard, glass, CDs, polythene, toner cartridges, mobile phones, polystyrene and waste cooking oil.
Gas, water and electricity consumption are monitored daily to help reduce consumption. Using this approach, Apex City Hotel in Edinburgh has cut gas consumption by 11%, electricity by 29% and water by 21%.
The hotel group has already been given the Vision in Business for the Environment for Scotland award and actively promotes its environmental polices to clients.
The hotel group has announced it will raise £54 million to spend on expansion through a sale and lease back deal involving two Edinburgh properties.
Northern Ireland property investment company has bought the four-star Apex International and Apex City hotels that will continue trading as normal under the deal.