Sandals Regency La Toc Golf Resort and Spa Saint Lucia, for the twentieth 12 months in a row, obtained its EarthCheck certification, with the final 5 of those years ranked at grasp standing.
EarthCheck is the world’s main certification, consulting and advisory group for sustainable locations and tourism organizations. Established over 30 years in the past, the entity collaborates with outstanding analysis establishments and universities globally to handle sustainability and local weather change challenges in tourism locations and companies. EarthCheck’s principal certification programme, EarthCheck Licensed, is operational in over 70 international locations, aiding members in reaching sustainable tourism outcomes.
Sandals Regency La Toc Golf Resort and Spa’s Environmental Well being and Security (EHS) Supervisor, Rodesha Reid, defined simply how important a task the certification performs in validating the resorts conservation efforts. In response to EarthCheck for 2023, the resort was the regional chief in waste administration, diverting a big quantity of waste from the island’s landfill. “Our dedication to sustainability encompasses varied tasks targeted on vitality administration, waste discount and lively group engagement. In our ongoing efforts to reinforce waste administration, we have now launched a number of initiatives this 12 months. Notably, we have now embraced composting as a sustainable observe. Moreover, we’ve taken important strides in diverting Excessive Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE) plastics from landfills by establishing a fruitful partnership with native recycling firm Renew Saint Lucia. By means of this collaboration, our HDPE plastics are repurposed into revolutionary and eco-friendly furnishings. In 2023 we diverted over 100 thousand kilograms of waste.”
Moreover, the resort has elevated its linen donation to a number of group teams and aged properties on the island, notably the St. Lucy’s Residence, which stays a significant a part of the resort’s Earth Guardian Programme. Reid highlights that “our devoted group members are enthusiastic contributors in all issues environmentally pleasant and sustainable. The Earth Guardians group performs a pivotal position in coordinating and implementing varied actions at Sandals Regency. Whether or not it’s composting, waste separation, or actively partaking with our company, they’re on the forefront of selling and emphasizing the significance of adhering to our sustainability practices.”
All through 2024, the environmental well being and security group is increasing its sustainability endeavours. The EHS supervisor says the group continues its analysis into the prospects of biogas and the way adaptable it’s to the resort’s operations. “We want to see what new applied sciences we are able to implement inside the group that can proceed strengthening our sustainability efforts. The prospect of biogas stands to assist us tremendously by diverting much more waste from our landfill and creating a brand new vitality stream.”
Reid says the group additionally appears ahead to commemorating particular environmental occasions and urgent forward with a few of its well-established practices. “Our group members are eagerly anticipating our upcoming lionfish culling actions and we proceed fostering a way of environmental stewardship via these impactful initiatives.”
The EHS group at Sandals Regency La Toc says it stays resolute in bringing about constructive change to the resort and, by extension, Saint Lucia via continued and bolstered sustainability practices.
