Nassau, Bahamas - One
year after launching Sandals Earthguard powered by EarthCheck, Sandals
Resorts International has begun to realise a reduction in the company's
environmental footprint, improved operational efficiencies and increased
benefits to the company's host communities. Sandals' flagship property
in the Bahamas, Sandals Royal Bahamian has just been awarded a silver
rating by EarthCheck, benefiting from the group's environmental
practices.

Across all resorts, water from ice machines is recycled and used for
irrigation purposes and the company also recycles paper, cardboard,
glass and plastic bottles. In the energy management sphere, the
organisation has introduced 'intelligent rooms'