All Sandals & Beaches Resorts have been awarded the coveted Green Globe Award for environmental stewardship. From recycling to conserving, ecological responsiveness is a Sandals commitment. Because at the resorts made for love, loving the environment has become second nature.

Our mission is to offer the ultimate Caribbean vacation experience by innovatively, reliably and consistently providing the safest and highest quality services and facilities to guests, while attaching a premium to our human resources and being among the most environmentally responsible and community friendly groups in the hospitality industry.

Here are just a few examples of how we achieved the coveted Green Globe Award for environmental stewardship:

• Staff Awareness - Team members, participation in workshops and seminars conducted by the environmental committee, local government organizations, and also by non-governmental environmental organizations.
  
  
• Water Conservation Program - Monitoring of total water use on property (pools, guestrooms, kitchen, dining room and garden areas).
  
  
• Energy Management Program - Use of timers on electrical equipment such as; Jacuzzi blowers, steam rooms at the Spa, outdoor lighting for walkways, refrigeration equipment in the kitchens, etc.
  
  
• Waste Management Program - Waste disposal practices and procedures at the hotel such as recycle of linen and bed spreads, food, office paper, and packages.
  
  
• Control of Hazardous Substances - Hotel determines suitability of product before any purchase is made and provide full training for staff whenever new chemicals or equipment are purchased for use in the hotel.
  
  
• Social & Cultural Development & Interaction - Promoting and selling local tours and attractions with special recognition of “Green tours” at the tour desks. Inviting local craft vendors to the hotel at least once per week to display and sell their craft items

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• Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa
• The New Italian Village and Waterpark (Scheduled to open in the Spring of 2008)
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