Sustainability
Living in balance with the place
Eremito is a contemporary hermitage designed for those who wish to spend a few days of silence, digital detox and immersion in nature.
The property lies within the Monte Peglia UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, in a natural landscape of over 3,000 hectares in Umbria.
From the design stage, many architectural, energy and operational choices have been guided by reduced consumption, careful use of resources and an extensive reliance on renewable energy, particularly solar.
In this context, sustainability and lifestyle are not two separate things: the use of solar energy, the vegetarian cuisine, the attention to consumption and the reduction of waste are all part of the same way of inhabiting this place.
Eremito was conceived as a contemporary hermitage: a place devoted to silence and simplicity, powered largely by renewable energy and designed to welcome solo travellers.
Key facts
A few summary figures that describe how the property operates:
- over 3,000 hectares of surrounding UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
- 100% renewable electricity (self-generated photovoltaic + certified supply with Guarantees of Origin)
- building in energy class A4
- energy system based largely on renewable energy, with extensive use of solar
- rainwater harvesting and reuse for irrigation
- vegetarian dining with produce from the garden and local suppliers
- progressive reduction of single-use plastic through refillable systems and water filtration
100% renewable electricity
All of Eremito’s electricity comes from renewable sources: partly self-generated by our photovoltaic system with battery storage and, for the remaining share, supplied from the grid as electricity certified with Guarantees of Origin.
Alongside this, vacuum solar thermal panels and a sun-tracking solar concentrator are dedicated to heating and domestic hot water.
The system integrates several solar-powered technologies:
- photovoltaic system with battery storage
- vacuum solar thermal panels
- sun-tracking solar concentrator
which together help meet the property’s needs for electricity, heating and domestic hot water.
Architecture and energy efficiency
The building was designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce heat loss.
The property uses:
- thermal insulation cladding
- external facing in local stone
- underfloor heating and cooling
- energy class A4
These solutions help maintain comfortable conditions throughout the year with more efficient energy use.
Resource management
To reduce energy and water consumption, Eremito adopts a range of technical solutions.
These include:
- low-consumption LED lighting
- presence sensors in the corridors
- low-water-use WC systems
- consumption monitoring via a home-automation system
The home-automation system makes it possible to collect and display, in real time, aggregated data on the property’s main water and energy consumption and related production.
Water
Rainwater is collected in dedicated tanks and reused for irrigation.
Dining
Eremito’s restaurant offers vegetarian cuisine.
The kitchen is based mainly on:
- organic products
- ingredients from the garden
- local suppliers
This choice reflects the desire to maintain a direct relationship with the land, with the seasons and with a more essential form of hospitality.
Waste reduction
The property’s management includes practices aimed at reducing waste and using materials more responsibly.
In particular:
- residual waste is sorted for separate collection
- part of the organic fraction is composted
- the use of plastic has been progressively reduced over time
- bottled water has been replaced by a reverse-osmosis system
- amenities and cleaning products are organic, biodegradable and in refillable containers
The property continues to work towards progressively reducing single-use plastic.
Electric mobility
For guests arriving in electric vehicles, charging stations powered by renewable energy are available.
A path that keeps evolving
Over the years Eremito has developed an energy system based largely on renewable energy, with extensive use of solar, and has progressively refined its resource management.
This path continues with improvements aimed at making the property ever more efficient, including in the less visible but meaningful aspects of daily life here.
Benefit Corporation
EREMITO Benefit Corporation pursues common-benefit purposes and operates responsibly, sustainably and transparently towards people, the territory, the environment and other stakeholders.
Among the common-benefit purposes set out in its bylaws:
- to respect and enhance the place that hosts it, fostering an authentic bond with the territory, the people and the rhythms that characterise it
- to promote a conscious connection with nature through the widest possible use of solar energy, local sourcing and choices aimed at reducing impact
- to welcome with empathy and slowness those seeking the essential, in particular solo travellers
- to cultivate mental and spiritual wellbeing through silence, rest, meditation, prayer and other contemplative practices
B Corp Certification
Eremito is a Certified B Corporation by B Lab. In July 2026 we renewed our certification under the new V2.2 Standards, the most recent and rigorous version of B Lab’s assessment system, which measures the social and environmental performance of the company across multiple areas of activity. For us it is the confirmation of a journey, not a finish line. Our profile is available on bcorp.com.
B Lab is a private non profit organization, distinct from conformity assessment and standardization bodies.
Sustainability Manager
Matteo Murzilli
View our Sustainability Report
View our Società Benefit Impact Report (pursuant to Italian Law 208/2015)
View our Stakeholder Grievance Policy
View our Institutional Relations and Collective Action (Non-Lobbying Statement – B Lab Standard)
View our JEDI Commitment Declaration (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)