The Priory Rooms are strongly committed to operating our venue in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. We try to achieve this in various ways listed below as well as continuing to look at new initiatives to improve upon this:

• The teas, coffee, hot chocolate and sugar we serve are all ethically and sustainably sourced
• The water we provide in our meeting rooms is all bottled on site in recycled glass bottles.
• All of our plastic cups are 100% compostable and biodegradable.
• We encourage customers to choose a meat-free catering on Mondays.
• All the paper we use in our printers and photocopier is made of 75% recycled material using low CO2 production methods.
• All of our waste packaging and paper is recycled. We also have points around the building for other recyclable items, including batteries and ink cartridges.
• In 2023 we were awarded a Silver Award from our recycling contractors for high percentage of waste that we recycle
• Being located within walking distance of three mainline railway stations, the tram and buses, we always encourage delegates to travel by public transport.
• We have an 3 electric car charging points outside our building.
• We use a confidential waste shredder which is then recycled
• Our electricity is from 100% renewable sources
• Harvested rain water is used to flush the ground floor ladies toilets, reducing the amount of mains water we use.
• Staff are diligent when it comes to turning off lights and electrical appliances not in use.
• Our Building Management System has sensors to control our heating system, and we have passive infrared sensors in our toilets and lobby area to control our lighting, all reducing unnecessary energy usage
• In 2013 we invested £35k to replace the glass in the Atrium in order to better insulate this area, as well as investing £10k to insulate the roof and walls throughout the rest of the building.
• We have passive infrared sensors in our toilets and lobby area to control our lighting, all reducing unnecessary energy usage. Staff are diligent when it comes to turning off lights and electrical appliances when not in use
• In 2020 we replaced the 2 main building boilers with 3 energy efficient boilers linking with the upgraded Building Management System
• In 2020 we also replaced the Building Management System to work better with the new boilers, reconfiguring the sensors to control the heating system more efficiently
• Any surplus food from your meetings go to Let’s Feed Brum or in to our food recycling bins which when removed create renewable energy