Our rooftop garden delivers a pocket of lush green, high up in the skyline. It’s a connection to the natural world, and a moment of natural calm in the booming centre of the city. It is home to our 600,000 honeybees and herb garden.
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Sustainable certifications
Energy management
Water management
Greenhouse Gas reduction
The Zero Carbon* Century Begins
How did we do it? Cooling is provided by cool water from deep in Lake Ontario, through connection to Toronto’s Deep Lake Water Cooling system, replacing centrifugal chillers. Heating and hot water comes from an electric heat pump installation plant; legacy steam systems have been decommissioned. Other innovations in energy management systems optimize efficiency.
Our sustainable engagements
Fairmont Royal York is committed to reducing food waste by 60% by 2030, through a host of initiatives which incluce using Orbisk technology to sort and track food waste with AI and leveraging Intuitive AI to help our team separate food waste properly and efficiently.
We’re reducing plastic waste with the elimination of single-use plastics across the guest experience; tracking plastic waste and managing recycling more efficiently; and using new circular systems for coffee, water bottles, and other vital material streams within the hotel.
Fairmont Royal York draws from local, organic farms whenever possible. We focus our sourcing on producers within 100km of the hotel. All for pure cuisine, less waste, and the health of Ontario’s famed Golden Horseshoe agricultural region. Our seafood is OceanWise certified and sustainably sourced.
Leading the Way in Social Impact
The social dimension of sustainability is crucial. Ensuring that people have equal and just access to community opportunities, resources, and safe spaces to live and connect is paramount. A progressive commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including a strong focus on developing and promoting women leaders.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGE
We acknowledge the land on which Fairmont Royal York stands is situated on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
PRIDE
Fairmont Royal York proudly participates in LGBTQ+ cultural events at the hotel and across our city – and an active culture of inclusion and safety for both colleagues and guests, partnering with IGLTA (International LGBTQ+ Travel Association).
MAKE-A-WISH CANADA
An ongoing partnership with Make-A-Wish Canada – Fairmont Royal York hosts and donates to Trees of Joy each year, granting children with life-threatening illnesses their most heartfelt wish.
