Six Senses Resorts have established the Social & Environmental Responsibility Fund (SERF) which takes 0.5% of the total revenue generated by all of the six senses resorts.  This money is then put into social and environmental activities and projects as well as initiatives for responsible development.  The Social & Environmental Responsibility Fund takes its lead from Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations.  

Six Senses Resorts are committed to reducing the environmental and social impact of the company’s activities and as a result Six Senses Resorts has identified a team of key individuals to drive the company’s sustainability program and that team have established the following objectives to be met during both development and operation of Six Senses Resorts:

•Reduce resources consumption and waste generation through responsible waste reducing policies, reusing, recycling and composting programmes;

•Systematic management of energy use and consumption and to apply, where possible, renewable energy uses

•Promote awareness of sustainability amongst hosts, guests, local communities, as well as suppliers/business partners through environmental awareness and capacity development efforts and events

•Contribute a significant part of revenue to establish a Social and Environmental Responsibility Fund benefit to the local, national and global community

•Address the issue of climate change through both energy management, as part of resource management policies

•Develop action plans as well as regularly monitor social and environmental impacts through regular environmental meetings, monitoring and updating of Key Sustainability Indicators (KSIs) database

•Prevent any escape of hazardous substances into the environment and to phase out environmentally damaging products as benign alternatives aare practicable

•Purchase local, environmentally friendly, socially responsible products, especially organic and fair trade products

•Strictly avoid the use of animal products derived using unnecessarily cruel or environmentally destructive production methods or those derived from any endangered species

•Engage  local communities and actively employ local staff and service providers wherever practicable

• Integrate social and environmental concerns into planning and decision making processes

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