Planet 21 - Acting Here
Sofitel Queenstown has a strong focus on our “Acting Here” commitments as part of our Planet 21 programme. Because our everyday lives are made up of contact and interaction with all people who live the hotel experience and make it possible, it is with and for them, that we have chosen to act.
Our commitments
- be an inclusive business and ensure the welfare of our people
- encourage our guests to act as multipliers of the positive effects of our actions
- establish a lasting relationship with our partners, who share our commitments and are working with us to produce innovative solutions that have a positive impact
- work hand-in-hand with local communities, because our commitment does not end at the hotel door.
- healthy and sustainable food, with a ban on food waste
- a move towards a minimised carbon footprint
See below some specific actions we have taken:
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Shotover Wetlands Restoration
Each day our guests choose to reuse their bathroom and bed linen, the hotel uses the savings made here to give back to our native flora and fauna. In partnership with Trees for Survival, Novotel Queenstown Lakeside and Shotover...
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Plastic Amenity Reuse
Continuing with our partnership with Beyond Skin Deep, all of our used plastic bathroom amenity products are collected and couriered to a specialised recycling facility. At this facility, the liquid is extracted and rebottled for use...
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Soap Recycling Program
At Sofitel Queenstown, our bathroom amenities get a second life. In partnership with Beyond Skin Deep, all left over soap is broken down, cleansed, reformed and donated to those in need through the humanitarian support organisation...
