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15 April 2024PPHG is first Singapore hospitality group to achieve GSTC Multi Site certification
UOL’s hotel subsidiary, PPHG, attained the prestigious Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Industry Criteria for Hotels certification for all eight of its Singapore properties in February 2024. With this certification, it also achieved the largest number of GSTC-certified rooms and properties (hotels and serviced suites) in Singapore.
The GSTC Criteria is the global standard for sustainable travel and tourism, focusing on the four key areas of effective sustainability planning, maximising social and economic benefits for the local community, enhancing cultural heritage, and reducing negative impact to the environment.
Mr Choe Peng Sum, PPHG Chief Executive Officer, said: “Attaining the GSTC certification reaffirms PPHG’s commitment to sustainability and responsible business conduct.”
He added that the achievement is aligned with Singapore’s Green Plan 2030 and the Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) Hotel Sustainability Roadmap, which aims for 60% of hotel room stock in Singapore to attain internationally-recognised sustainability certification by 2025.
Mr Randy Durband, CEO of GSTC, said: “We commend Pan Pacific Hotels Group on having all their hotels in Singapore certified, a significant milestone on their sustainability journey. By being GSTC-Certified by an Accredited Certification Body, customers are assured that the hotels were certified in a credibly verified procedure in a transparent, impartial, and competent manner.”
Ms Ong Huey Hong, Assistant Chief Executive, Policy and Planning Group, and Chief Sustainability Officer, Singapore Tourism Board, said: “We congratulate Pan Pacific Hotels Group for attaining the GSTC Industry Criteria for Hotels. The certification is testament to PPHG’s leadership in sustainable hospitality. We are encouraged by the increasing momentum among hotels in embracing sustainable practices following the launch of the Hotel Sustainability Roadmap. We trust that PPHG’s latest achievement will inspire more hotels to strive towards certification, bringing us closer towards the targets outlined in the Roadmap, with STB’s continued support on their sustainability journey.”