living green: environmental & social

The Townhouse Hotel & Conference Centre has always participated actively in its community through various social responsibility projects. Through its commitment to the community and recognizing the impact of the future of our children on the Economy, the hotel was spurred into a more vigorous and structured approach to raise funds. The Our Kids of the Cape Fund was established in March 2007 and is registered as a non-profit organisation with the South African Department of Social Development. This will ensure that the Fund is managed and funds distributed according to best practice.

Animal Rescue is a registered non-profit organisation run entirely on public funding.

	our kids of the cape fund To help us with our local community programmes such as education, health, HIV/AIDS and local feeding schemes, we invite you to share our Social Responsibility Vision for the kids of the Cape. for more information: click here
	townhouse hotel signs the carbon price communiqué We operate & market our hotels in a manner that upholds the guiding principles for responsible tourism. We minimize any negative economic, environmental and social impact we may have. We feel strongly committed to making a difference in South Africa and we support of all global initiatives addressing climate change. view their website: click here
	imvelo awards 2011 finalist includes the townhouse hotel All three Petousis family hotels - the Vineyard Hotel & Spa, the Townhouse Hotel & Conference Centre and d' Ouwe Werf have been included as finalists in the 2011 Imvelo Responsible Tourism Awards programme to view press release: click here
	growing our herbs on top of the world As part of our green initiative we have started a roof top garden, growing a variety of herbs, which our chefs pick daily to supply the kitchen with our own home grown herbs! to view gallery: click here
	event greening forum The aim of the Event Greening Forum is to promote and embrace sustainable and ethical investment principles within the events industry in South Africa. to visit their website: click here
	environmental initiatives In September 2009 Townhouse Hotel & Conference Centre elected a green team under the chairmanship of Stefan Schmidt (head chef) to represent all the departments. The green team has been achieving great results especially in the areas of recycling, community projects and energy efficiency. to view pdf: click here
	coastal clean-up Staff & management at the hotel have committed to a community based environmental project and will undertake quarterly coastal clean-up events. for more information: click here