{"id":1482,"date":"2026-10-04T17:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/?p=1482"},"modified":"2026-10-04T17:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:52:31","slug":"two-oxfordshire-hotels-shortlisted-for-national-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/?p=1482","title":{"rendered":"Two Oxfordshire hotels shortlisted for national award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/resources\/images\/21517246\/\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n  voco Oxford Thames and voco Oxford Spires have been shortlisted in the sustainability category of the British Quality Foundation (BQF) UK Excellence Awards.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The awards ceremony will be held at Wembley Stadium in October.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Wendy Procter, cluster general manager for both voco Hotels, said: &#8220;Our people-first approach proves sustainability can thrive even within complex hospitality operations and heritage buildings dating back to medieval times.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We\u2019re incredibly proud to have been named a finalist in the excellence in sustainability category.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It recognises the dedication of our team, especially our Head of Facilities, Andrei Poor, and Stuart Cutts.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We\u2019re working incredibly hard to ensure sustainability is part of everything we do.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We\u2019re delighted to see that work recognised on a national platform and remain committed to making continued progress and achieving our environmental goals.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The BQF UK Excellence Awards celebrate organisations that have embedded genuine environmental, social or economic sustainability into their culture.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Finalists are recognised for taking meaningful action beyond compliance, through innovation and measurable environmental impact.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The hotels\u2019 sustainability efforts are guided by IHG\u2019s Journey to Tomorrow framework, a 10-year environmental, social and governance plan launched in 2021 and aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Under this framework, the hotels have significantly reduced energy, waste and water consumption while improving guest experience, biodiversity and community engagement.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Being a finalist places voco Oxford Thames and voco Oxford Spires alongside organisations and teams that deliver excellence and progress in sustainability.\n<\/p>\n<p>#Oxfordshire #hotels #shortlisted #national #award<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>voco Oxford Thames and voco Oxford Spires have been shortlisted in the sustainability category of the British Quality Foundation (BQF) UK Excellence Awards. The awards ceremony will be held at&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finance-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}