Fox Resorts commitment to sustainability on World Tourism Day 2022

In keeping with the theme of World Tourism Day and our ongoing commitment to the communities we serve, Fox Resorts looks to ensure that all regular purchases are sourced from local sellers, growers, and SMEs in the vicinity of our properties, carefully redesigning our menus to feature ever more locally grown produce and ingredients for our dishes. Throughout Fox Resorts’ properties, we have also incorporated local design elements and craft techniques to help showcase local craftsmanship.

At both of our properties, we have undertaken a commitment to minimize the use of single-use plastics: a key initiative to help achieve this is offering guests glass water bottles instead of plastic ones in each guest room. Each bottle is sanitized after each use and filled with sterilized and filtered drinking water. We strive to make sure that we minimize single-use plastics throughout our property: plastic waste that does get used is sent for recycling at local recycling plants.

“Water is one of the earth’s most valuable natural resources. To help preserve this and strive to limit wastage, we have introduced low-flow taps and showers for smart water consumption. Wastewater is collected into tanks and treated accordingly to be used to water the gardens. Signage has been placed in every room, encouraging guests to reuse linen and help reduce water consumption and pollution that stems from the use of detergents” says Christopher Berenger, General Manager of Fox Kandy.

Along with the careful use of water, Fox Resorts ensures intelligent comsumptionof energy is minimized. The property is fitted with solar panels for hot water, energy-saving bulbs are installed throughout the hotel, and guest rooms are fitted with key card master switches to ensure that power goes off once guests have left their rooms.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Sri Lanka as a nation produces approximately 4,000 tonnes of food waste per day. “To mitigate this wastage, Fox Resorts employs careful planning in its sourcing and operations: garbage is segregated accordingly and disposed of responsibly. Any remaining food waste is sent to local farms for animal feed, rather than getting dumped in landfills” explains Shane Vonhagt, General Manager of Fox Jaffna.

“Fox Resorts is acutely aware that the commitment to sustainability is an ongoing one, requiring continuous improvement in processes and service delivery. As our hotels expand their operations, we pledge to also expand our implementation of solar energy systems, invest in installing rainwater-harvesting tanks, drastically reduce reliance on single-use plastics, and implement charitable initiatives supporting different local underprivileged groups and the environment by sponsoring frequent neighborhood clean ups with the provision of garbage bins, regular beach clean ups, annual sterilization campaigns for street dogs and cats, and regular Children’s Art Exhibitions, and long term support to orphanages”, says Chris Quyn, CEO of Fox Resorts, reinforcing the chain’s commitment to sustainability. “Our commitment to supporting the communities in which we operate is one of the most critical ways in which Fox Resorts strives to increase engagement and drive a better, stronger, and more sustainable future for our company and the world at large”.