Hotel groups are continuing to build their sustainability credentials.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group has attained the Sustainable Tourism Council
Industry (GSTC) Criteria certification for all eight of the group’s
properties in Singapore.
Additionally, seven of its properties have obtained ISO14001
certification, an internationally recognised standard for environmental
management systems (EMS). Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore is in the
process of securing ISO14001 certification.
Mandarin Oriental, meanwhile, has achieved GSTC-committed status
following the group’s adoption of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
Industry Criteria v3.0.
The GSTC Industry Criteria encompasses corporate offices and all managed branded Mandarin Oriental properties worldwide.
Eleven Mandarin Oriental hotels were accredited with GSTC
Certification in 2023. The Group utilises the GSTC-recognised Greenview
Portal as its sustainability management system, “ensuring transparency
and accountability in its sustainability initiatives,” said Laurent
Kleitman, CEO of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
During ITB Berlin, The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC),
together with international management consulting firm, Oliver Wyman,
launched a Readiness Roadmap to simplify sustainability reporting in the
Travel & Tourism sector.
WTTC said the roadmap is a “strategic compass”, enabling companies to
decode sustainability reporting complexities, identify relevant
compliance standards, and evaluate their sustainability data and
platform maturity.