Climate change is already impacting human health around the world. The key principles of our Sustainability Policy are to focus to integrate sustainability considerations into all the company’s business processes and practices. In this manner we are ensuring that the company is not only compliant but wherever feasible exceeds compliance expectations to all applicable regulatory legislation and codes of practices. Hence we all have a duty of care to sustain the natural, cultural and social-economic environment in accordance with our ethos and our policies
Environment:
- Safeguarding the environment by reducing the environmental impact of our activities and participating in conservation initiatives.
- Continuously monitoring our environmental performance and setting clear, sustainable objectives.
- Reducing our environmental footprint by conserving energy and water.
- Minimizing waste creation and actively pursuing reduction, reuse, and recycling practices.
- Using organic, eco-labelled, fair-trade, locally sourced and/or seasonal products whenever possible.
- Educating our staff and providing regular training on environmental and sustainability issues.
- Encouraging our guests to participate in our environmental initiatives.
- Raising awareness about environmental and sustainability matters.
- Creating a CSR policy that incorporates social, cultural, economic, quality, human rights, health, and risk and crisis management considerations.
Resources Management Practices:
- Reducing paper usage by implementing digital alternatives wherever possible, using recycled paper when printing is necessary and encouraging double-sided printing to minimize waste.
- Conserving energy by using energy-efficient lighting, appliances, and HVAC systems, setting temperature controls, and regularly maintaining equipment to ensure optimal performance with minimal environmental impact.
- Conserving water by installing low-flow fixtures, monitoring usage, promoting water-saving practices among staff and guests, and implementing water recycling systems where possible.
- Reducing emissions of gases and particulates, such as using clean energy sources, maintaining equipment to reduce emissions, and following air quality standards to protect the surrounding environment.
- Minimising waste through reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives, encouraging responsible waste disposal practices, and aiming to divert as much waste as possible from landfills.
Social Responsibility and Community Engagement
- Provides access for people with additional needs.
- Promotes labour rights and equality, including a prohibition on using child labour.
- Ensures equal rights and fair treatment for all staff.
- Does not harvest, sell, trade or display plants and animals as historical and
- archaeological artefacts, unless permitted by law.
- Actively engage with local communities, suppliers, and partners to promote sustainable practices and enhance the positive impact of our operations.
- Prioritizes the protection of local biodiversity and natural ecosystems, supporting conservation projects and minimizing impacts on local habitats
- Collects and donates unused materials or supplies to charitable organizations.
- Does not offer entertainment that involves domesticated or wild animals.