Our sustainability journey

Our sustainability commitments

At Tower Bridge, we know that our actions have an impact on the environment and the local community.

As London’s defining landmark, our team are taking steps to ensure sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, to create positive impacts for our communities now and in the future.

Promote Awareness of sustainability to all our stakeholders.
Improving our waste management system.
Adopting energy efficient and water saving methods.
Promoting use of public transport and using clean energy from suppliers.
Procurement of goods and services responsibly and supporting the principals of the circular economy.
Creating opportunities for staff to volunteer for social and environmental community causes.

Read our sustainability policy

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City Bridge Foundation

Tower Bridge is part of City Bridge Foundation, whose Trustee is The City of London Corporation. City Bridge Foundation has signed up to the Corporation’s ambitious Climate Action Strategy.

Read the Climate Action Strategy

Strategically, we adhere to City Bridge Foundation’s Bridging London 2020-2045 strategy in which one of their key values is to be sustainable, delivering all their activities and assets in a sustainable, ethical, and responsible way.

Read the Bridging London Strategy

Green Tourism Gold Award

We are delighted to have been awarded a Gold Award from Green Tourism for our sustainability work at Tower Bridge in 2024.

The Green Tourism award is an external accreditation specific to the travel and tourism sector which acknowledges globally-recognised sustainability standards.

Our outstanding achievement score of 85% is one of the highest that has been achieved in the Green Tourism assessment.

"We were impressed with the level of commitment of the Tower Bridge team in implementing a wide range of measures that are improving their business and serving the needs of their customers, and their staff. Achieving a Gold Award with such a high score demonstrates that they are a leader in sustainability - and an ambassador for visitor attractions."

- Andrea Nicholas, Green Tourism CEO

Tower Bridge Green Team

Tower Bridge has a local Green Team that focuses on day-to-day changes that can be implemented. They maintain the gold standard of our Green Tourism award while continuing to build awareness among staff and visitors to the Bridge.

The Team consists of members of staff across all areas of the Bridge, who meet every quarter to review initiatives that have been in place, gather new ideas and to implement change.

Achievements to date:

Paperless tickets introduced in April 2024
Regular review of energy and water consumption via Green Team
Automatic and manual push taps across the visitor attraction and back of house offices
Staff across the charity attend quarterly volunteering days most recent days include Vauxhall Farm, cleaning rubbish from the River Thames, ….
LED lighting
Motion sensors in the Tower Bridge team offices
Food waste bins available for staff in rest areas
We encourage all visitors to the Bridge to use public transportation, walk or cycle where possible.
Our procurement policies prioritise sourcing goods and services that are sustainable and ethically produced. We support local suppliers and choose products that have a minimal environmental footprint.

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Venue Hire

Tower Bridge events are exclusively managed by Social Pantry, an independent catering company renowned for its dedication to social and environmental responsibility.

Social Pantry is a certified B Corporation, reflecting their high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

Our partnership focuses on making sure events at Tower Bridge are as eco-friendly as they are memorable. Menus are designed with creativity and care, using seasonal ingredients and a zero-waste approach to deliver dishes that wow guests while keeping the planet in mind.

Learn more about Social Pantry’s sustainable sourcing, their zero-food-waste-to-landfill organization and their employment of ex-offenders.

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Shop our eco-friendly gifts

We sell eco eco-friendly and re-usable London and Tower Bridge-themed gifts. Many of these products aim to reduce the impact on our environments by using recycled or sustainable material.

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