LONDON – Urban lifestyle hotel brand CityHub has today announced it has been certified B Corporation (B Corp).

Recognised for reimagining the conventional hotel, CityHub’s deep-rooted ethos is to reinvent how urban spaces in cities are used to ensure a smart use of space and a more responsible stay. Its hotels – in Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Rotterdam, with Reykjavik set to launch later this September - are built into repurposed, previously-vacant buildings, cutting down both the emissions and community disruption associated with the construction of a new building.

In converting existing buildings, CityHub radically reduces the CO2 emissions of its travellers, setting the industry standard in doing so: each guest’s carbon footprint is 89% lower than it would be in a traditional hotel in Europe.

CityHub joins a global community of more than 8,000 B Corps across 160 industries and 101 countries. B Corp Certification is awarded by B Lab, a nonprofit organisation that assesses companies to ensure they meet standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.

Sem Schuurkes, Founder of CityHub, comments: Achieving B Corp certification is a major milestone for CityHub and is testament to the values that have been built into the way we work and operate from the very beginning. It reflects our deep and ongoing commitment to ethical, sustainable, and community-driven business practices.

Gaining B Corp status is the result of much hard work and dedication from our entire team – we all truly believe that CityHub is, and should be, a force for good in the hospitality industry and in each of our cities. We will all continue to strive for the high standards that this achievement represents.”

For more information, CityHub’s B Impact Profile can be found here: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/city-hub/.

About CityHub

CityHub is an urban lifestyle hotel brand that is reshaping the future of city stays for a new generation of travellers. We seamlessly blend cutting-edge technology, community-focused environments, and sustainable design to redefine and curate the contemporary hotel stay in the world’s most dynamic, connected cities.

CityHub’s luxury pod-style hotels offer guests both the privacy of their own compact, modular Hub and the use of vibrant, premium shared spaces. Through a combination of innovative technology, guests enjoy the benefits of a modern, connected stay, but also have access to friendly CityHosts who provide ‘in the know’ insider hacks and knowledge so guests can enjoy the city like a local.

Sustainability is also woven into the fabric of CityHub. From the use of repurposed, vacant buildings to a meticulous use of space that results in more than twice the number of rooms per square metre compared to a standard hotel, CityHub reduces each guest’s carbon footprint by 89% compared to the European average, without compromising on comfort or experience.

CityHub was founded by college friends Sem Schuurkes and Pieter van Tilburg, who saw a need for a hotel experience that met the evolved needs of modern travellers. Beginning with CityHub Amsterdam in 2015, CityHub has opened new hotels in Rotterdam and Copenhagen, with Reykjavik set to open later this year.

Discover the future of city stays at cityhub.com