Environmental Policy

Our commitments

South Pacific Management is committed to continuous improvement in its environmental and social performance.

Our commitment to developing hotels in remote and preserved islands also depends on our ability to build structures that respect their natural environment, to promote local employment and to ensure the present and future well-being of Polynesians.

For years, our teams have been doing their utmost, on a daily basis, to preserve water, promote new energies, use natural and biodegradable cleaning products, recycle waste and treat wastewater. Sustainable initiatives aimed at reducing our waste production and our energy and water consumption, preserving the islands’ resources, supporting local populations and fighting against global warming are implemented. Particular attention is paid to the well-being of employees at work and to employee empowerment. Wherever possible, procurement is local and respects fair trade principles.

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EarthCheck

SPM certified since 2020

We recognise that our company’s activities can have a negative impact on the environment and local communities if they are not properly managed. We are therefore in the process of implementing an environmental management system that meets the requirements of the EarthCheck standard.

As part of its sustainable development approach, South Pacific Management has chosen EarthCheck certification, an environmental benchmarking and certification system for the tourism industry. This certification, created in Australia in 2009, allows companies to evaluate the impact of their activities on the environment, and to encourage them to improve their economic, social and sustainable performance. This certification is recognised worldwide, with more than 1,200 tourism organisations in over 65 cuntries.

The group has therefore decided to support the Manava Beach Resort & Spa Moorea in its environmental efforts. According to Jean-Marc Vermorel, Director of Operations, “the certification helps our hotels to find new solutions to be even more eco-responsible.

Coral cuttings

Sharing our initiatives

In line with the SPM Group’s commitment to the environment, the Manava Beach resort & Spa Moorea is offering a coral cutting workshop to its guests. More than a third of coral reefs have already disappeared. The cause is excessive coastal development, human pollution and global warming. Yet this ecosystem is vital for the human species and the oceans.

The coral cuttings offered at the hotel make it possible to create new reefs by transplanting coral cuttings to threatened areas of the lagoon. As these coral shoots grow, a new habitat will emerge and marine animals will be able to re-inhabit.

Hotel supports the association Puna Reo Piha'e'lna

Created in 2001, until recently the association was just a neighbourhood organisation, but, over the years, it has grown very quickly and out from the original neigh¬bourhood of Pihaena, it now works for underprivileged children in surrounding areas.

lts objective is to offer children an environment in which they are able to thrive and learn al/ about our culture, with lessons in language, singing, music and Polynesian legends, as we/1 as photography and multimedia through computer workshops.

Offering support for schooling, the organisation of shows, cultural tours, etc., today, about sixty children are able to benefit from the devoted attention of a team of coordinators who, every day, offer up new horizons ta them.