THRIVING DESTINATIONS

We recognize the need to prioritize the vitality of our global communities by respecting local natural resources and cultural heritage, helping to protect biodiversity and animal welfare, addressing water risks, minimizing pollution and advancing climate resilience. We map hotels against the World Resources Institute Aqueduct database and other tools to help understand risk areas. At the local level, many Hyatt hotels are actively engaging with their communities environmental actions, from helping to protect coral reefs to park and beach cleanup initiatives.

Integrating Sustainability into Guest Experiences

To help guests and customers better identify hotels that are proactively going above and beyond in implementing sustainability initiatives, hotels are increasingly leveraging environmental certifications. This includes LEED certification as well as those specific to hotel operations. We are elevating the focus on certifications aligned to the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC’s) criteria. For example, hotels in the Americas region are working toward Green Key certifications.

Hyatt is incorporating eco-conscious offerings at many of our hotels, such as:

Transitioning to large-format bathroom amenities to reduce reliance on single-use plastics.
Supplying water stations that enable guests to use refillable water bottles and avoid single-use bottles.
Offering straws only upon request and substituting them with environmentally preferable options, such as paper
Introducing digital key entry solutions at participating Hyatt properties globally, which reduces the need for plastic key card
Installing electric vehicle charging stations at over 170 properties around the world.

Protecting Our Oceans

The health of our oceans is essential because they play a critical role in generating oxygen, regulating the climate, providing food and nutrition and generating economic value. Hyatt has joined efforts to advance the protection of oceans, such as:

The Business Advisory Council to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, a division of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that works to advance responsible recreation in ocean parks.
Hyatt Hotels Foundation provided support to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) work on global mangrove preservation. Mangrove forests play a critical role in protecting biodiversity, important for the ecosystem as well as local fisheries and tourism, storing and capturing carbon, and providing buffers against extreme weather events. The donations were tied to Hyatt’s Global Day of Gratitude – a day each year when Hyatt colleagues, guests, customers and owners take a moment to share personalized appreciation notes to those who made a difference in their life and can concurrently learn about nonprofit organizations important to World of Care – because the Hyatt Hotels Foundation donated $1 for every gratitude note.
Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island (Japan) worked with the Marine Climate Change Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology to lead the Seragaki Island Clownfish Restoration, a project aimed at protecting Japan’s declining clownfish population and enabling a more sustainable tourism system. The property also offers guests the opportunity to partake in a lecture to learn about the island’s biodiversity and participate in a coral reef snorkeling excursion.
Throughout the year, beach conservation efforts are a regular occurrence and help protect the beach areas near our properties. For example, colleagues continue to lead beach clean-up efforts at Dreams, Zoetry and Breathless Resorts as well as Hyatt Regency Aqaba Ayla Resort (Jordan). Guests can also experience the natural beach conservation efforts with organized walks at properties such as Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas (California).

Preserving Natural Resources

Many Hyatt hotels contribute to protecting their surrounding natural environments. Unique experiences are available for guests to get involved in and learn about the local environment, such as:

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa (Hawaii) has installed stormwater management features and native vegetation to minimize stormwater flow to the ocean and improve reef quality. The property also offers opportunities for its colleagues and guests to help protect the Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve, a native rainforest and water source for the island.
Guests at Wild Dunes Resort (South Carolina) can assist in the rebuilding of oyster reefs by joining Oyster Rebuilding Clinics.
Beehives at a variety of hotels – including Miraval Austin Resort and Spa (Texas), Hyatt Regency Toronto (Canada), Hyatt Regency Sacramento (California), Hyatt Place Ottawa – West (Canada) and Hyatt Regency Amsterdam (Netherlands) – can help contribute to pollination of plants in urban areas. And guests can experience the beauty of bees at Alila Ventana Big Sur’s “Bees & Big Sur” experience.
Secrets Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort (Mexico) and Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort (Mexico) orchestrated large-scale plant nurseries to grow thousands of native plants and trees and established dedicated feeding and hydration zones for wildlife in the surrounding Nayarit area.

Additionally, Hyatt leverages a variety of mapping tools, including the World Resource Institute (WRI) Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas and the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) to help evaluate risk areas and inform strategy development.

As part of Hyatt’s efforts to engage customers in sustainability and offset our emissions, the company purchased carbon credits that fund sustainable forest management and support the socio-economic needs of families living in Brazil’s Amazonian communities. The process of regeneration increases the amount of carbon sequestered in the forest, which will avoid roughly 9,582,742 tons of CO2e over the 40-year project period.

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