Adaaran Resorts Lead the Way with Travelife GOLD Certification for Second Consecutive Time
Maldives
PUBLISHED June 11, 2019
Adaaran Resorts was awarded the
prestigious Travelife GOLD Certification 2019, for the second consecutive time.
The Travelife Certification is an international sustainability certification programme recognized globally and acknowledged for their
prominent approach in environment conservation policies. Their vision strongly
weighs on the policy of "leave nothing but your footprint."
Travelife presents this certification upon
fulfilling standards recognized by Travelifes Global Sustainable Tourism
Council.
To be
awarded with this highly acclaimed certification, a resort must meet 163
sustainability criterion. Points are awarded based on how the resort deals with
critical aspects such as waste management, consumption of energy, water and
chemicals, employee welfare, protection of wildlife and the local community. The
Travelife sustainability structure offers members with a functional outline to
help them advance further and uplift their business entities.
Embracing an
eco-friendly approach as a business is nothing new for Adaaran, it is simply the
conventional way of operating their resorts. Adaaran Resorts honour the
Adaaran Sustainability Policy where they endeavour to maintain a high
level of environmental consciousness through strategizing and executing suitable
eco-sustainability practices.
Sustainability awareness efforts
involve educating employees and guests on the sustainable policy, Travelife
training programs for staff, display of sustainability related messages on
notice boards and awareness via social media.
Amongst many
sustainable initiatives, the installation of a Bottle Plant helped terminate
the use of single-use plastic water bottles altogether. At Adaaran, guests are
offered only paper straws on request, thus alleviating the use of plastic
straws as well. Good hygiene is
practiced at Adaaran Resorts at all times. No harmful chemicals are utilized
other than biodegradable ones. Such practices have been derived from Adaarans
compliance with their company-wide 7R practice which consists of Reject, Reduce, Reuse, Reclaim, Repair, Replace, and Recycle. The resorts have implemented several
measures to keep up with industry best practices and global sustainability
trends. One of the measures taken is to operate an energy saving system in all
rooms, by the use of a key card to activate the electricity in the room. A
program is currently underway, to replace light bulbs with energy-efficient LED
lamps in all rooms, public areas and gardens. Guest rooms are installed with
inverter type air conditioners. The resorts organize projects on island cleaning, tree planting, environmental awareness and coral
transplanting. Adaaran Resorts is unswerving in its vision of
creating an environment for the staff to achieve their career aspirations while
cultivating a team of knowledgeable and inspiring professionals.
Every
effort taken to strive towards sustainable efficiency and the tremendous
contribution made towards environmental awareness by Adaaran Resorts were recognized
by the global tourism industrys most credible sustainability accolade.
Another
recent noteworthy achievement is the naming of its new luxury brand, Heritance
Aarah as a recipient of the LEED certification, making the luxury property the
first in the Maldives to ever receive one. LEED which stands for Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design is denoted as a green building rating system used widely
around the world.
Adaaran Resorts first embarked on their
sustainability journey by pledging to strive and practice their promise of
preserving the environment. Standing firmly with this vision, Adaarans
management team marked this iconic moment by diving and placing their
signatures underwater! This endorsement process was called the Adaaran Green Dive 2016.
Adaaran Green Dive was initiated with hope
to shed light on the current issue of climate change and its impact on the
islands of Maldives. As Maldives constitutes of 1% land and 99% water, it only
seemed fitting to mark the occasion in this manner.