The Celtic Collection has achieved the Green Dragon Environmental Standard at Level 4 across seven hotels and International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales).
The Celtic Collection properties at Celtic Manor Resort, Coldra Court Hotel, Newbridge on Usk, The Parkgate Hotel and the Tŷ Hotels at Magor, Newport and Milford Waterfront are the first hotels to reach the Level 4 accreditation.
Having achieved Green Dragon at Level 3 in 2005, the flagship Celtic Manor Resort was uplifted to Level 4 along with ICC Wales in 2024 and the Celtic Collection has worked hard to bring its other properties up to the same high standard in 2025.
Only 19 other organisations in Wales are accredited at Level 4 and above.
The UKAS-accredited certification is owned and accredited by Groundwork Wales which pointed to the Celtic Collection’s environmental training programmes and embedded environmental management systems as instrumental to its success in gaining the awards.
Fitzroy Hutchinson, energy and environment manager at The Celtic Collection, said: “We have made significant investment in our facilities to minimise our energy and water consumption, reduce our waste and raise our recycling levels. More than 1,300 people have been trained to recognise and enhance our sustainability practices and we have proactive working groups in all properties and across every department. This engagement has been instrumental in reaching the Level 4 standard.”
All Celtic Collection properties source 100% of their electricity from REGO-backed renewable supplies, send zero waste to landfill, and recycle food waste into renewable energy and waste oil into biodiesel.
In 2024, the Collection opened the first all-electric large hotel in Wales at Tŷ Hotel Newport where energy-efficient electric ovens and induction hobs reduce energy consumption by around 40% in comparison with traditional gas-fired equipment.
ICC Wales offsets 465 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually thanks to its 230 acres of woodland and its state of the art construction includes a smart power Building Management System to minimise energy consumption.
