Inn at Loreto Bay Achieves Green Globe Benchmarking
OCTOBER 28, 2008. The Inn at Loreto Bay, a 155-room resort located in Loreto, Baja Sur, Mexico, on the Sea of Cortez, has earned bronze status under the benchmarking program, Green Globe.
Administered by international environmental advisory group EC3 Global, the Green Globe program recognizes the Inn at Loreto Bay's commitment to operating at the world's highest environmental standards. To achieve bronze status, the Inn has implemented an integrated environmental and social policy and is committed to benchmarking its energy and water consumption, total waste production and community involvement.
During the certification process, the Inn at Loreto Bay earned "best practice" results in the following areas: energy consumption, water saving, waste diverted from landfill, waste recycling, community contributions, paper products, cleaning products and pesticides. These measures will ensure efficient practices and large cost savings, guaranteeing that the Inn at Loreto Bay is on the path to securing a sustainable future for the environment.
The other efforts of the Inn's environmentally-friendly practices, such as ecological body care products in refillable containers, compact fluorescent lighting, a high density compactor for recycling and native drought-tolerant landscaping, may be inadvertently overlooked by resort guests, but many offerings, including electric shuttles and organic and heirloom food menu offerings, are certainly hard to miss.
"Guests of the Inn can learn about all of the resort's policies and practices on an in-room television channel devoted solely to sustainability and environmental awareness," said General Manager Alfredo Rosas. "We also educate our visitors through ecology brochures in the hotel lobby; during the trailers of our weekly, complimentary movies; and, of course, first-hand from our friendly staff and concierge."
Outside the resort, guests can maintain their eco-vacation, thanks to the resort's partnership with local eco-tourism partners. Activities include whale and turtle watching, mule trekking to visit ancient cave paintings, island hiking, tours to see medicinal desert plants and, of course, traditional favorites like sailing, kayaking, snorkeling and diving. During their stay, guests may also choose to volunteer at Animalandia, a local animal clinic, or at one of three local schools where the Inn has established organic vegetable gardens and "edible classroom" programs.
"The resort is founded on the conviction that improving local social and ecological resources will end up increasing the economic viability of the development," continued Rosas. "Attaining Green Globe's bronze status is only the first step to fulfilling that vision. We look forward to achieving higher Green Globe performance in the years ahead."
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