From its very beginnings in 1995, Six Senses has been committed to sustainability and obligation to the environment, and the community. In fact, Six Senses is widely recognised as having established the initial benchmarks for the hospitality industry, showing that a leisure lifestyle could be successfully embraced by the very top tier of resorts, and actually enhance the experience by showing respect to nature.
Through careful consideration of the effects that operating systems, materials, and purchasing policies have on the environment, we are continually developing new initiatives and procedures to minimise our ecological impact.
Under the leadership of the Six Senses VP Sustainability, Six Senses remains at the leading edge of sustainable tourism best practices. These include environmental performance of each property, support for the preservation of natural and cultural heritage, and enhancing social and economic benefits to local communities in destinations where Six Senses operates.
The Six Senses commitment to sustainability addresses the carbon emissions resulting from guest travel and our operations, and invites guests to share the responsibility to offset that footprint. There are programmes in place to conserve energy, re-use water for secondary applications and to re-cycle waste materials produced by resorts.
Responsible purchasing means that only eco-friendly chemicals are procured for use in the operations, while food and beverage products should be produced locally, and wherever possible, packaging be kept to an absolute minimum, or be re-usable.
Being located in places of great beauty and close to nature, the resorts often have biodiversity opportunities to preserve, protect and rebuild environments that range from coral reefs to pristine jungle. There is also an unswerving commitment to protect endangered species on land and in water. Six Senses deals only with suppliers who share this commitment.