Green Initiatives at Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives Resort
We commit to eco-friendly & sustainable practices for a Green Maldives
Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives, is committed to achieving environmental and socio-cultural sustainability. As a Maldives eco friendly resort, we strive to emulate international best practices in sustainable hospitality and achieve continual improvement in both our ecological and socio-cultural sustainability performance. Currently, in its second year of Green Globe certification, Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives, aims to be Sustainability Champion in the future by seeking to be a leader in sustainable and responsible tourism.
The resort island is part of a sensitive coral reef ecosystem with an abundance of marine species - including nationally protected species such as corals, turtles, sharks, dolphins, and lobsters. The terrestrial island ecosystem also includes protected fauna such as several bird species.
An appointed resort sustainability “Green Team” has the responsibility and skills to ensure effective ongoing environmental and sociocultural sustainability measures are in place and performance monitored. We employ a Sustainability Manager who engages guests and staff on the resort’s natural ecosystems and carries out underwater conservation and restoration work of the resort’s coral reef ecosystem.
Sustainability Management Plan
Our current Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management Plan, available for viewing on this page, provide further information on specific areas and aspects of our sustainable operations.”
Environmental Policy
It is our further aim to meet the requirements of the Green Globe Standards for Responsible Tourism as a benchmark for this aspect of our operations.
Code of Behaviour
We are dedicated to safeguarding the local environment and communities, recognizing the unique sociocultural context of the Maldives. The resort employs many locals and expatriates, ensuring fair living and working conditions. Our Code of Behaviour underscores our commitment to minimizing negative impacts, fostering positive community relations, and maintaining a non-exploitative work environment.
Environmental Social Sustainability
Accredited with the Green Globe Standard since 2020, we have achieved 100% compliance in our latest online audit and 86% in the most recent onsite audit. Our comprehensive sustainability management plan includes the elimination of single-use plastics and the installation of an on-site bottling plant, saving approximately 117,000 plastic bottles this year alone.
Harnessing Solar Power
In commemoration of Earth Day on 22 April 2021, Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives, announced the launch of its solar power system by Swimsol. The power system will harness the solar energy using its newly installed panels to produce an estimated 478,080 kwh of clean energy for the resort annually. This initiative will significantly reduce the island resort’s carbon emissions, saving up to 150,000 liters of diesel fuel annually.
Segregate Waste
We segregate dry and wet waste by sorting them out for the recycling and upcycling process to reduce as much garbage as possible in a landfill.
Reduce Single-Plastic Use
Since 2020 we have eliminated the use of plastic water bottles for drinking water at the resort is installing a drinking water bottling plant. We also replace the use of plastic straws in all our Food & Beverage outlets.
Sustainable Orchid & Herbs Garden
Committed to sustainability efforts on the island, Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives, created a Herb Garden and Orchid Nursery. The Herb Garden and Orchid Nursery is discreetly located in the island's lush greeneries. The Herb Garden provides healthy and organic produce such as peppers, chillies, basil, eggplants, and pomegranates. While the Orchid Nursery nurse more than 600 orchid plants from 14 different varieties of orchids such as dendrobium and gramathopilam.
