Pan Pacific Hotels Group earns sustainability milestone

All 8 Singapore hotels of PPHG have achieved GSTC Industry Criteria for Hotels certification.

PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, Singapore is among Pan Pacific Hotels Group’s GSTC-certified properties in Singapore.
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.”