The achievement follows on from the hotels garnering of Bronze Certification status just last year, which they were awarded together with five other business units within Laguna Phuket, as part of the precinct of Laguna Phuket’s sustainability efforts.
To achieve EarthCheck Silver Certification, the businesses are required to have a sustainable policy in place and to implement an environmental action plan for proper monitoring and measurements on key performance areas.
Banyan Tree Phuket and Angsana Laguna Phuket, luxury rooms and villas located in Bangtao beach, Phuket, first joined EarthCheck in 2012 through the initiative of the Banyan Tree Group to maintain its commitment to the highest level of sustainable operations – building a better society for all while integrating green practices into the operations.
Building on existing sustainability campaigns, the two Phuket hotels continue to put in place a number of initiatives to engage guests, associates and the local community, such as guest room and office energy conservation, recycling of materials, maintenance of an organic farm, supporting local orphanages and elderly homes and regular tree planting.