Club Med Happy to Care
Our Vision
At Club Med, we know that our planet’s resources are not infinite. We are aware of the growing impact of tourism on the environment. We think that local communities ought to be able to benefit from our business. And we see how our employees (G.Os & G.Es) are looking for meaning in their work.
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Expert in dream locations, conscious of their fragility
Certified sustainable holidays: 80% of our resorts are GREEN GLOBE certified, with a target of 100% by 2021
Concrete eco-commitments such as the elimination of single-use plastic, combatting food waste and the promotion of animal welfare
Activities to discover and protect nature
Pioneer in tourism, accelerator of local development
Charity at the heart of your holidays, with the Club Med Foundation: for example with "Friends around the world", children from local communities meet young GMs and learn from them
Support for local farmers and agroecology with the "Green Farmers" scheme
Respect for local hosts and support for the local economy such as prevention of child abuse in tourism with ECPAT
75% of jobs are filled locally, local purchases being developed
Happy G.Os and G.Es make happy G.Ms
100% of Chefs de Village come from internal promotion
46% of management committees are women
90% of Resorts have G.Os of at least 9 different nationalities
Green Globe Certified Resorts
BREEAM- Eco-certification of construction
Since 2018, Club Med has been committed to eco-certifying the construction of all of our new Resorts with BREEAM (or equivalent certification depending on the world region), one of the most recognised international and independent green building certifying bodies in the world which certifies the responsible design and construction of different types of buildings.
Additionally, in October 2017, Club Med's Construction and Sustainable Development teams worked with the BREEAM teams to create the first CLUB MED - BREEAM "Resort" eco-construction benchmark, the first standard specially for Resorts, which are specifically composed of several buildings spread over large spaces.
Green Globe certification- Eco-certifying our operations
Green Globe certification is one of the strictest international and independent certifications for sustainable tourism, and only awards establishments in the tourism sector who are committed to improving the environmental and social management of their business activity.
Eco-certification is granted by accredited bodies which ensures environmental and social best practices at those sites. More than 300 criteria are taken into account in the following areas:
- actions towards the economic and social development of the host region
- efficient water and energy management
- protection of biodiversity
- reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
- protection of air quality and noise management
- training teams and raising G.M. awareness of the need to conserve resources
- preservation and showcasing of local cultural heritage
- social policy
80% of our Resorts are Green Globe certified, and we’re on our way to achieving our objective of 100% certification by 2021.
ATR certification- Certification of Club Med’s Discovery Tours
All of the Discovery Tours by Club Med have been awarded the Act for Responsible Tourism label since December 2017. ATR has a federation of French tour operators who wish to create their tours sustainably using a responsible approach, to support the development of the local economy and to preserve the environment.
An annual audit is carried out by the ECOCERT external organisation to ensure 16 commitment criteria are met, and which are divided into 3 areas: transparency, partnership and consistency.