Sustainability & Social Responsibility Policy

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We take our responsibility seriously

We care about the environment and take our social responsibility very seriously. You can view our Sustainability and Social Responsibility Policy here.

Quality Policy Statement

Our award-winning Inn & Brewery is one of Hampshire’s most attractive venues, specialising in offering old fashioned hospitality food and naturally-brewed cask ale.

To make us different and better, we try to do something more unique than our competition. When a client has had any dealing with us, we hope they are left with the feeling that they have experienced that uniqueness.

Our mission is to ensure that every customer at the Inn & Brewery feels welcome, appreciated, and wants to come back.

We do this by:

Delivering first-class service in a unique and historical venue.
Exceeding our client’s requirements and expectations throughout the entire experience.
Applying our knowledge expertise and passion to lead innovation within the hospitality industry.
Complying with all statutory regulatory and other requirements to which we subscribe.
Considering the local community and the impact of our activities on the environment.

Our Values

We take The Flower Pots Inn & Brewery’s values of stewardship, inclusivity, integrity and transparency very seriously and work hard to make all our staff and clients feel part of a historic tradition.

STEWARDSHIP

We take responsibility for ensuring that the actions we take now do not have a long-term negative impact on the socio-economic and environmental ability of future generations to whom we owe a duty of care.

This extends to protecting and maintaining our grade II listed building as a legacy for future generations.

INCLUSIVITY

We ensure that we conduct our activities ensuring fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all interested parties and stakeholders affected by our events.

This is regardless of race, age, gender, colour, religion, sexual orientation, culture, national origin, income, disability or any other form of discrimination.

INTEGRITY

We adhere to ethical principles and behaviour that is in accordance with accepted principles of good conduct in the delivery of event services.

This extends to providing a duty of care to our permanent and casual staff, our visitors and all other interested parties in a manner that encourages trust and mutual respect.

TRANSPARENCY

We are open and honest about our decisions and activities that affect society, the economy and the environment, and will communicate in a clear, accurate, timely, honest and complete manner.

Sustainable Development Policy Statement

Our award-winning Inn & Brewery are situated in one of Hampshire’s most attractive venues, where we specialise in offering old-fashioned hospitality food and naturally-brewed cask ale.

The Inn and Brewery want to become the venue of choice for visitors and we want to take the lead in ensuring that our hospitality is delivered in a sustainable manner.

We are therefore working to minimise the negative social, environmental and economic impacts of our activities. We will endeavour to look after the Grade II listed building in which our activities take place to pass its legacy to future generations.

We will do this by:

Providing leadership on sustainability issues within the event management industry;
Seeking to identify and engage with stakeholders and suppliers on issues of sustainability;
Meeting the requirements of our stakeholders and compliance with all statutory, regulatory and other requirements to which we subscribe;
Seeking continuous improvement in all aspects of the company’s sustainability performance.
Working with our service partners, suppliers and other stakeholders to improve the sustainability of all the services provided at our venue;
Delivering sustainable events in line with our documented statement of purpose and values;
Providing Objectives and Targets to measure us against, which will be reviewed annually;
Being committed to our governing principles of sustainable development as determined in the Statement of Purpose and Values.

This policy will be communicated to all associates of the Inn & Brewery and any other interested parties, and will be reviewed annually to ensure it remains relevant to our governing sustainable development principles relating to the provision of private and contracted event services.

Charity

The Brewery is proud to support FoodCycle as our charity of the year.

FoodCycle is a UK charity that combines surplus food, volunteers and spare kitchen space to create tasty, nutritious meals for people at risk of food poverty and social isolation. In the 10 years the charity has been running it has served over 1 million meals. It feeds 1,500 guests every week in 39 locations reducing food waste, hunger and loneliness across the country.