Ramsvik’s sustainability development

Ramsvik Stugby & Camping wants to be part of creating a more sustainable tourism industry and inspire other actors, stakeholders, suppliers, guests, and staff to engage in environmental and sustainability issues. We are committed to going beyond current laws and regulations in the environmental and sustainability areas.

In October 2019, our solar system was ready, which includes solar panels on the roof of the restaurant, the roof of the reception and on most roofs in the entire cottage village. 618 solar panels (1199 square meters) on a total of 86 separate roof surfaces will make Ramsvik Stugby & Camping self-sufficient in energy throughout the year. Estimated annual production = the facility’s total annual electricity consumption, approx. 230,000 kWh.

The amount of climate-smart, green solar energy is equivalent to the annual consumption of 15 average villas or could drive an electric car 36 times around the world.

This is the Swedish hospitality industry’s largest solar cell facility and it is completely unique that we produce our entire annual consumption. The plant is also optimized and controlled in detail at panel level via the SolarEdge system. The optimizers guarantee safety, which is a requirement from us because so many people stay here in the summer.

During the tourist season, most of the solar energy will be consumed at the facility, but during autumn, winter and spring there will be a significant surplus of green, climate-smart solar energy that is fed out for sale on the public grid.

Ramsvik aims to offer our guests an environmentally sustainable stay and experience at the facility. To ensure quality in our environmental work, we have applied for certification through the environmental label Green Key in 2025. This will help us make continuous improvements and set annual goals. We will educate and inform both staff and guests about environmental and sustainability issues to increase environmental awareness and engagement.
In addition to our solar power system, we do the following to reduce our impact on the environment:

We have six charging points for electric vehicles, three of which are open to the public.

All showers on the site are equipped with water-saving shower heads.

Several cabins are fitted with “energy monitors” that temporarily reduce non-essential electricity use (water heaters and heating) when using the stove or oven.

Showers in the service building are free of charge and controlled by a push button that limits shower time, helping to save hot water.

Our restaurant uses locally sourced ingredients whenever possible, such as fish from the Smögen fish auction and meat from Kustcharken.

We coordinate deliveries to the restaurant and shop as much as possible to reduce the number of transports.

We purchase organic food for the restaurant.

We use LED lighting wherever possible.

We regularly pick up litter in the nature reserve.

We actively work to reduce food waste in the restaurant.

Our rental boats are equipped with four-stroke engines.

All lawn mowers and garden tools are electric.

Both we and our guests sort and recycle plastic, paper, metal, and glass.

The restaurant and our guests separate food waste, which is used to produce biogas.

Used cooking oil from the restaurant kitchen is collected in a grease separator and sent for recycling.

We purchase eco-labelled cleaning products.

We use 100% renewable electricity.

We measure and monitor our water, electricity, and energy consumption, as well as waste volumes, to reduce resource use.

The company’s vehicles are 100% electric and are primarily charged using solar energy.

All toilets have water-saving flush systems.

Our guests are sustainable from a tourism industry perspective, as 80% of guests travel 50 miles or less to come to us.

We at Ramsvik love to collaborate with others. We have several partners in the camping industry where we develop our companies together to meet the guests’ demands and wishes more quickly. We also collaborate with several companies in our local area that complement our product and make it better. We live by:

Everyone does what they do best – We do what we do best and then we collaborate with other companies to meet the guest’s wishes. Then the guest’s experience will be better and it benefits more companies, which creates more jobs and greater contributions to the state treasury (better care, school and welfare…).

We are stronger together than alone – We do not see other companies in the industry as competitors, but as colleagues.

We share this approach with other companies in the camping industry and it benefits us all – and also the guests because we develop faster and can offer an ever better product.

We share – If there is something we are better at, we are happy to share it with others. And we are very happy that there are many other companies who think the same, it makes us all better.

We work actively with our profitability – A profitable company can work better with sustainability issues. Without the profitability, we would not have been able to build our solar plant.

At Ramsvik, we want to make a positive contribution to the local community and work for social sustainability for our staff, guests, and other stakeholders. We are committed to promoting local culture, such as in the selection of food, design, and products, and strive to ensure quality in operations regarding service, routines, and purchases. For example, we only hire local craftsmen when we renovate, rebuild, or extend.

We actively work on gender equality and diversity issues. All people should have equal opportunities to work at and visit our business. We hire staff for all positions without discrimination based on gender, age, ethnicity, or religion. We guarantee a safe and secure working environment and strive to be an attractive and inclusive workplace that cares for the well-being and health of our staff. We do not tolerate any form of harassment or sexual exploitation at our facility.

We are part of the “Hållbarhetsklivet”, which works for a sustainable hospitality industry in Western Sweden.