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Wednesday 17 February
Platinum for Aruba’s Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa!
ORANJESTAD/LOS AN- dles septic services.
A number of initiatives
GELES, CA (GGC) - Man- have been implemented
to reduce Manchebo’s
chebo Beach Resort & environmental impact. As
part of its reuse and recy-
Spa is situated on Eagle cle policy, organic waste
is picked up by local farm-
Beach in Aruba, consid- ers to use as compost. And
kitchen oil is collected by
ered as one of the top ten Biofuel, a local company
and exported for recycling.
beaches in the world. Styl- The resort’s goal is to make
the Manchebo Beach Re-
ish newly renovated rooms sort & Spa a leading inde-
pendent luxury boutique
offer peaceful views over- resort in the Caribbean.
And the focus for sustain-
looking the azure ocean ability for Manchebo re-
mains, “To preserve a safe
waters of the Caribbean and healthy environment
for the island of Aruba, its
or luscious green tropical people and visiting guests.”
gardens. Yoga and Pilates About Green Globe Certi-
fication:
classes are offered daily Green Globe is the world-
wide sustainability system
and there is also a state based on internationally
accepted criteria for sus-
of the art fitness room for tainable operation and
management of travel
those in search of a unique and tourism businesses.
Operating under a world-
wellness retreat. wide license, Green Globe
is based in California, USA
The Resort’s Vision & Mis- and is represented in over
83 countries. Green Globe
sion statement focuses on is an Affiliate Member of
the United Nations World
the continuous strive to Tourism Organization (UN-
WTO). For information,
achieve higher customer & please visit www.green-
globe.comq
employee satisfaction, im-
proved operational effec- since 2007 thereby achiev- comparisons of data are include the installation of
ing the highest honour the based on occupancy low flow taps, faucets and
tiveness, unique product Green Globe Certification rates and also include us- aerators as well as dual
program offers. age during special events flush toilets at the resort.
improvements, sustainabil- The completion of the and ongoing resort activi- Irrigation of the grounds
yearly independent audit ties to account for abnor- revolves around the use
ity and provide an intimate process demonstrates that mal peak periods. From of timers and, if hoses are
Manchebo Beach Resort & this monitoring, corrections used, staff ensure that wa-
& memorable vacation tering is completed within
Spa has a strong commit- and improvements can be designated time limits.
experience at a 4 Star Pre- ment to the principles of implemented to save re- An effective wastewa-
environmental and social sources. Overall, there has ter management plan is
mium Level sustainability. The resort been a significant reduc- also in place. Grey water
has also continued to pass tion in energy consump- is captured in an under-
Green Globe has awarded benchmarking against key tion due to the gradual ground tank controlled by
environmental indicators changeover to LED lighting timers and pumps to water
its Platinum Certificate to including energy and wa- throughout the property, gardens and areas around
ter consumption, waste the use of air conditioning the spa, while black water
Manchebo Beach Resort production and commu- inverter units, the use of goes to a separate outlet
nity commitment. photocells and timers out- that is disposed of by a pri-
& Spa to mark the resort’s Energy and water usage doors and the diligence of vate contractor that han-
is regularly monitored in staff to reduce energy us-
exceptional achievement each department and re- age.
duction goals set. Monthly Water saving measures
of more than 10 years con-
tinual certification. The re-
sort also received a mag-
nificent compliance score
of 90% against accredited
criteria.
Birte Besocke, Certifica-
tion & Membership Man-
ager at Green Globe said,
“This year, we would like to
congratulate Manchebo
Beach Resort & Spa on be-
ing the first Green Globe
Member in our company’s
history to receive the Plati-
num Certificate. This is an
outstanding success.”
Manchebo’s affiliation with
Green Globe first com-
menced back in 2003 with
Green Globe 21 when the
resort acquired certifica-
tion status. The boutique
health conscious resort has
been continuously & suc-
cessfully certified “Gold”
