Results
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas Delivers Sustainability Results
The results are in and Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has every reason to be delighted with its combined sustainability figures gathered from all properties in 2018. Meaningful and measurable, the figures are based on energy and water consumption, solid waste and waste diversion, indicating that their industry-leading sustainability vision is flourishing.
Initiated in 2012, and led by the group’s Vice President of Sustainability Jeff Smith, individual properties monitor and measure their environmental efforts. All of the group’s hotels and resorts contribute to Cornell University’s Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking program, which compares their performance against a global dataset of their peers.
In 2018, Six Senses sustainability data reveals that as a group:
Over the past 16 years, Six Senses has been bottling its own still and sparkling drinking water. By establishing on-site filtration and bottling facilities, each resort eliminates the transportation impacts and use of plastic water bottles. Six Senses drinking water has proved a taste-test winner with guests also.
Each Six Senses resort and hotel features and Earth Lab, which promotes sustainable living in inspirational and innovative ways. The space is used to host workshops that empower guests and community members to learn about and connect more closely with the natural world.
Sustainability Funds
Sustainability Funds are managed at each Six Senses property with sales added directly from house-bottled water and popular stuffed animal mascots that reflect each location. Sponsored projects in 2018 totaled USD 635,422.39.
Top Categories for Fund Distribution in 2018:
- Marine Wildlife Conservation – USD 98,470
- Local Schools – USD 96,803
- Health Care in Communities – USD 91,159
- Developing Public Institutions – USD 87,898
- Building Public Infrastructure – USD 61,536
- Terrestrial Wildlife Conservation – USD 50,286
On announcing the figures, Chief Executive Officer Neil Jacobs of Six Sense Hotels Resorts Spas, said, "We're not just passionate about sustainability; we want to lead the industry. Through the environmental performance of our resorts and hotels, through preserving the natural and cultural heritage around us, and through enhancing social and economic benefits to local communities. It's motivating for everyone in the company that we can demonstrate our commitment to sustainability in this way."