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CGH Earth Experience Hotels

CGH EARTH is a chain of hotels based in India. its business model is founded on sustainable and responsible tourism.
So far, company has already implemented following measures towards reduction of plastic pollution:
  • Plastic consumption is cut down to the minimum by using reusable cloth bags used as bin liners in guest rooms.   
  • The carry bags provided are also cloth and paper. 
  • Plastic packaging by supply vendors is prohibited, instead, they are required to package material in reused and returned containers/jars.  
  • Festive decorations at all the hotels across the board are crafted from waste materials to up-cycled products.  
  • More than 600,000 packaged plastic bottles have been replaced annually with sterilised glass bottles for drinking water across the group’s hotels, resorts, and wellness centre. This process was initialized in 2013.  
  • Most of hotels operate with nearly zero plastic use including using reusable ceramic ware to keep the room bath amenities.  
  • All wet and dry amenities in the rooms are plastic free, thereby avoiding 50,400 miniature plastic bottles. 
Countries
India

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Commitments:

In the framework of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, CGH Erth commits to:
  • Eliminate plastic packaging from logistics, cling film from kitchens, and also completely eliminate receiving goods/provisions packaged in plastic by 2025.  
  • Introduce reusable alternatives when relevant in our kitchens and service areas by 2025. 
  • Engage with SUPPLIERS to provide data on recyclability and compostability, of plastic packaging 
  • Engage with REGULATORS to promote availability of data on recyclability and compostability, of plastic packaging 
  • Engage with BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS to promote availability of data on recyclability and compostability, of plastic packaging 
  • establish procurement criteria on reusability, recyclability, and compostability 
  • Establish a 2025 target on 90% of plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable 
  • Engage with SUPPLIERS to provide data on % of recycled content in plastic packaging and items 
  • Engage with REGULATORS to promote availability of data on % of recycled content in plastic packaging and items 
  • Engage with BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS to promote availability of data on % of recycled content in plastic packaging and items  
  • Establish procurement criteria on 90% of recycled content in packaging and items 
  • Establish of target of 90% of recycled content in packaging and items by 2025 
  • Provide proper training and means for staff to sort solid waste (especially plastic waste), according to local regulations, sustainability standards, and/or technical guidance from waste management service provider 
  • Engage with WASTE SERVICE PROVIDERS to receive information on recycling rates, and factors contributing/affecting them 
  • Engage with other BUSINESS and KEY STAKEHOLDERS to discuss and take action to improve the performance of WASTE SERVICE PROVIDERS (e.g. recycling rates) 
  • Invest resources (financial, time, human resources) to promote innovation that results in increased recycling rates, either through actions at own operation or elsewhere in the process 
  • More specifically, the company will engage local community as well as schools to generate awareness on proper waste management principles.
Publicly report on implementation of commitments above and on annual volumes of plastics in operations.