SANDALS GRANDE Ocho Rios Beach and Villa Resort has achieved the Green Globe Benchmarked Certificate under the new Green Globe Certification program, which recognises the hotel's commitment to operating at the world's highest environmental standard.

The property has spent time standardising its energy and water consumption, waste production and disposal as well as implementing an integrated environmental and social
policy.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Cathy Parsons, chief executive officer of Green Globe Asia Pacific (GGAP) International, said she was delighted that Sandals Grande Ocho Rios has achieved
benchmarked status.

"Sandals Grande Ocho Rios is an inspiration to all those people committed to environmentally sustainable tourism. They have demonstrated through a variety of initiatives, that the business and its employees can make a difference to reducing their environmental impact," she commented.

SETTING EXAMPLES

Sandals Grande sunset.

"The commitment they have shown in signing up to participate in the Green Globe program and their achievements set an example for other businesses to follow."

Public Relations Manager Adrian Nelson also mentioned that the hotel has achieved Best Practice results in Resource Conservation and Solid Waste and Waste Water Management.

ONGOING REDUCTION

"These measures will no doubt deliver ongoing reduction of non-renewable resources, extensive cost savings and secure a sustainable commercial and ecological future for the resort," Nelson stated.

Green Globe is the global benchmarking, certification and improvement system assisting the international travel and tourism industry to attain sustainability.

It provides a certification system that responds to major environmental problems including the greenhouse effect, over-use of freshwater resources, destruction of biodiversity, production of solid and biological waste and social issues.