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Tuesday 9 July 2019

Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort delivers encore performance for

National Energy Globe Award

EAGLE BEACH — For the oneer Wolfgang Neumann,
second straight year, Bucu- the Energy Globe Awards
ti & Tara Beach Resort has are one of today’s most
earned the distinction of prestigious environmental
being the National Energy accolades. This year, 187
Globe winner of Aruba. The countries submitted more
Eagle Beach resort is rec- than 2000 projects for con-
ognized for being the first sideration, far outpacing
hotel in the Caribbean to the annual average of 800
achieve carbon neutrality. projects in years past.
In 2018, Bucuti & Tara won
The Energy Globe Foun- the National Energy Globe
dation is located in Aus- Award for Aruba. Since
tria. Founded in 1999 by award submissions are sub-
the Austrian energy pi- mitted the year prior, the resort was on the cusp of and are looking forward speaker at the Sustainable
becoming carbon neutral. to more projects in such a & Social Tourism Summit in
Certificate ergy Globe website shares earth to remain livable,” together world leaders in
high quality that help our Mexico. The event brings
A brief synopsis on the En-
a glimpse of the heavily shared
Wolfgang
Neu-
the tourism sector, tour-
documented achievement mann, founder of the En-
ism entrepreneurs, officials
In the spirit of sharing key World Tourism Secretari-
neutrality.
As the National Energy learnings and sustainability ats, sustainability directors
ENERGY GLOBE NATIONAL AWARD 2019 of finally reaching carbon ergy Globe Foundation. from the Mexican and
Globe Award recipient, best practices, Ewald Bie- of industry companies, re-
WINNER · ARUBA Bucuti & Tara is now a con- mans, owner/CEO of Bucuti searchers, social entrepre-
tender for the World Energy & Tara has been busy pre- neurs and digital influenc-
PROJECT Globe Award set to be an- senting with audiences on- ers, to discuss and share
The Caribbean‘s First Carbon Neutral nounced later this year. island and internationally. experiences to address
Hotel: Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort
“We express our warm- From June 23-26, Biemans current and future tourism
APPLICANT est congratulations to you was asked to be an expert challenges.q
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort

ENERGY GLOBE The world award for sustainability

Maneka Gandhi
ENERGY GLOBE Jury
Chairwoman

Wolfgang Neumann
ENERGY GLOBE Foundation
Founder