Mark Eletr, Basic Supervisor of Vacation Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives has been recognised for efforts in sustainability on the
annual InterContinental Lodges Group (IHG) Affect Awards, Southeast Asia & Korea.
Certainly one of simply 14 accolades introduced on the evening, Mark and his staff have been recognised in entrance of their colleagues and friends at a glittering awards ceremony held on the InterContinental Landmark, Hanoi in Vietnam.
On accumulating the award on stage, a thrilled Mark Eletr stated,
“To obtain an award amongst all of you on this discussion board, with proficient individuals doing nice issues it’s an honour. It’s a reward for the entire staff, for his or her creativity and all these nice concepts they give you. And in addition for our homeowners who help what we need to do on this essential regard. We function, significantly within the Maldives, in a really distinctive and fragile atmosphere and I’d prefer to say that as a nation we’re getting it proper, however there’s a lengthy highway forward, and with what we’re doing, hopefully that units the usual and encourages others to observe.”
Vacation Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives works throughout many alternative areas within the sustainability house, from the availability of filtered water supplied in reusable glass bottles, to sandbar and island clear ups and investing in photo voltaic power. The resort can be an keen participant in research to measure the effectiveness of different renewable power sources comparable to waves. Reef regeneration tasks, creating an island farm and dealing with the pure island atmosphere to create regenerative areas all contribute positively to the resort’s general targets.
“Coinciding with World Setting Day, this accolade encourages us to proceed to develop on this house and to look out collaborations with organisations comparable to our lately introduced and formalised partnership with Parley Maldives.”
“We measure most of our actions; I feel it’s this act that helps drive us more durable in direction of our targets. We share the knowledge in a simple to grasp format with our company in order that we will amplify the message wider, touching and shaping opinions of company experiencing the Maldives from around the globe.” says Mark.
Two years in the past (February 2021), IHG Lodges & Resorts launched ‘Journey to Tomorrow’, a sequence of formidable new commitments to make a optimistic distinction for individuals, communities and planet over the subsequent decade. Guided by IHG’s goal to offer True Hospitality for Good, motels and resorts work facet by facet with those that keep, work and accomplice with them, to assist form the way forward for accountable journey.
Journey to Tomorrow units out 5 clear ambitions, constructing on the progress and achievements made towards IHG’s 2018-2020 targets:
- Champion a various tradition the place everybody can thrive – with 400,000 colleagues around the globe we have now a possibility to create a future the place equality, inclusion and equity is skilled by all.
- Enhance the lives of 30 million individuals in our communities across the planet – with motels spanning 100 nations, we’re proud to be on the coronary heart of our communities and recognise how our world attain presents alternatives to form a optimistic future.
- Scale back our power use and carbon emissions consistent with local weather science – we all know the lodge sector accounts for 1% of world carbon emissions and we’ve set science-based targets to maximise using renewable power, scale back emissions of present motels and targetting new builds to function at very low or zero emissions by 2030.
- Pioneer the transformation to a minimal waste hospitality trade – with solely 9% of plastic at present being recycled and round one-third of meals produced being wasted throughout the globe, we’re enthusiastic about offering our company with a extra sustainable keep. We’ll additionally type partnerships to create round options for main lodge gadgets that work for the higher good.
- Preserve water and assist safe water entry in these areas at best threat – demand for water usually exceeds provide in lots of elements of the world, with the UN predicting a rise of between 20-30% by 2050. So, it’s by no means been extra essential for us to seek out methods to cut back our utilization and work with others in direction of sustainable options that create water entry for all.
Every of the ambitions and commitments in IHG’s Journey to Tomorrow plan is rooted in an understanding of what’s most essential to colleagues, company, lodge homeowners and buyers relating to working thoughtfully and rising sustainably. Our plan additionally contributes to the common framework of the UN Sustainable Improvement Objectives, which goals to offer a blueprint for a greater, extra sustainable future for us all by 2030.
Situated within the South Male atoll simply 40 minutes from the airport by boat, Vacation Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives is an attractive island paradise. White sandy seashores, swaying coconut palms and turquoise waters type the backdrop for all kinds of spare time activities and a few of the greatest diving within the Maldives. Friends can select from Backyard and Seashore Villas, two storey Seashore Homes and the favored Overwater Villas for his or her keep. Households are effectively catered for with a selection of 2- and 3-bed villas in addition to the Kandoo Youngsters’ Membership and its full actions programme. Six meals and beverage shops guarantee wholesome appetites are glad and the flavours of the Maldives are explored. For these company who want the final word in rest, solar loungers and hammocks are positioned across the island and the Kandooma Spa by COMO Shambhala gives the final word in tranquility and escape for physique and thoughts. Go to www.maldives.holidayinnresorts.com
“Every one in every of us has a component to play. Working collaboratively to seek out new sustainable options, sharing concepts with colleagues, buddies and company, and supporting our native communities, I imagine collectively we will form the way forward for accountable journey.” stated Mark Eletr, Basic Supervisor, Vacation Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives.