PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, Singapore is among Pan Pacific Hotels Group’s GSTC-certified properties in Singapore.
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has awarded
certification to all of Pan Pacific Hotels Group’s (PPHG) eight
properties in Singapore, marking the largest number of GSTC-certified
room stock and properties in the country.
The GSTC Industry Criteria for Hotels certification recognises PPHG's
commitment to sustainable tourism practices across four key areas:
effective sustainability planning, community benefits, cultural heritage
preservation, and environmental impact reduction.
Additionally, seven of its properties – Pan Pacific Singapore,
PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, Singapore, PARKROYAL COLLECTION
Pickering, Singapore, PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Pan Pacific Serviced
Suites Orchard, Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Beach Road, and PARKROYAL
Serviced Suites – have obtained ISO14001 certification, an
internationally recognised standard for environmental management systems
(EMS). Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore is in the process of securing
ISO14001 certification.
Choe Peng Sum, CEO of Pan Pacific Hotels Group, said: “This achievement is aligned with Singapore’s Green Plan 2030 and the Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) Hotel Sustainability Roadmap
– which aims for 60% of hotel room stock in Singapore to attain
internationally-recognised sustainability certification by 2025.”
Ong Huey Hong, assistant chief executive, policy and planning group,
and chief sustainability officer, STB, said: “We are encouraged by the
increasing momentum among hotels in embracing sustainable practices
following the launch of the Hotel Sustainability Roadmap. We trust that
PPHG’s latest achievement will inspire more hotels to strive towards
certification, bringing us closer towards the targets outlined in the
Roadmap, with STB’s continued support on their sustainability journey.”