Hospitality & Leisure sector businesses impact on the environment in a variety of ways – either indirectly through the upstream activities of suppliers or directly through activities on your business premises. The most important sources of environmental impact in your sector are: utility and resource use (e.g. lighting, heating and cooling and water); waste disposal (e.g. food waste, packaging); direct emissions (e.g. refrigerant leaks); and water pollution (e.g. run off from car parks etc).

Listed below are links to detailed information on the most relevant pieces of environmental legislation affecting your sector.