Sustainable Tourism

at Club MedWe take pride in looking after the environment and local development

Resorts with a difference

Club Med making the effort to look after the environment

With over 60 years of experience in creating the perfect premium all-inclusive holiday we know the importance of environmental preservations and are 100% focused on sustainable tourism.

Our resorts blend in harmoniously in some of the most beautiful destinations around the world. Including energy efficient resorts, treating and recycling our water, promoting renewable energy sources, controlling the water treatment and other recycling techniques. We also aim to enrich local communities and contribute to local development.

Discover our best Green Globe certified resorts:

Michès, Dominican Republic

Our brand new environmentally friendly resort

Bali, Indonesia

Reducing food waste

Cherating Beach, Malaysia

Green Globe certified resort

The Finolhus Villas, The Maldives

Producing energy with solar panels

Preserving our dream locations
No to plastic strawsWe are progressively removing single-use plastic items from our resorts, aiming to reduce the wastage and harm it causes.
Asia being one of the biggest contributors to plastic waste, we’ve already taken action in our Asian resorts. Plastic straws have been replaced with paper straws. moreover, paper straws are only provided upon request as part of our “Straw on Request” policy. At Club Med Phuket alone, we’ve already seen a decrease of approximately 1,000 straws per day!
Our aim is to have removed all plastic straws globally by the end of 2019 at all our Club Med resorts.
Preserving the natural landscapes When our resorts are built we keep a great emphasis on the local landscapes and surrounding environment. In our resorts we make sure the building surface only cover 7% of the total located area, allowing our guests to spend their holidays in beautiful surroundings.
Interesting fact – Our Finolhu Villas in the Maldives have 95% of the island’s plant life grown on site by our Club Med team. We only brought in 5% of plants to add a bit more colour. Only grey water is used to water the plants.
Green Globe certified resorts 🌍Most of our resorts worldwide have been awarded “Green Globe Certified” for Sustainable Tourism, including our resorts in Indonesia, Thailand, Mauritius and the Maldives.
The Green Globe award is reviewed twice per year, and resorts must prove their contribution to many aspects including; Local development, food and energy wastage, resort construction and biodiversity preservations and more.
We are working tirelessly to have all our resorts Green Globe Certified!
Construction and infrastructureWe are always looking for new technology to make our resorts more eco-friendly.
At Finolhu Villas we have installed large solar panels that generate 30% of the resorts electricity allowing us to make the most of renewable energy sources.
Reduce food wastageBeing pioneers in gourmet cuisine with amazing selections of food at all our resorts we strive to be responsible when it comes to food wastage. Food wastage in our resorts has been minimized to only approximately 100g of waste per person.
Wildlife protectionWe’re always trying to find ways to protect wildlife in and around our resorts. From the turtle nursery at our Bintan Island resort to the preserved reefs at Club Med Kani and fish refuge at The Finolhu Villas which help preserve the ocean’s biodiversity in the Maldives.

Spreading kindness through environmental awareness
Holidays are a time to relax, but also a time to grow and learn. We love it when our guests, big and small, partake in our efforts to protect our planet. Whether it’s by putting up posters about how our guests can work with us to do their part for the environment or inviting them to our Green Activities, we feel truly rewarded when guests come back home feeling closer to nature, full of ideas on how to live more sustainably.
Organic local produce from farm to forkOn average, 90% of good, materials, and produce in our resorts is purchased from local suppliers. Sourcing our food from local and agro-ecological farmers allows us to serve fresh and locally-grown produce in our restaurants, providing our guests with in-season, organic and pesticide-free food that goes directly from farm to fork.
We source sustainably, and you reap the benefits - it's better for the environment and for YOU. Plus, your tastebuds will go on an extraordinary journey, discovering the local culinary culture and local delicacies at our buffets. You can even enjoy cooking lessons with local chefs!
Local farmers are supported, we know where our products come from, and our guests get to eat healthy in-season food! That’s a real luxury.
Club Med G.O's dedicated to biodiversityMore than 15,000 G.O.s are trained each year on sustainability, learning how to help preserve our environment. Our G.O.s then raise awareness among our guests through eco-initiatives, bring forward new ideas on how Club Med can become more sustainable, and coordinate the environmentally-friendly initiatives in our resorts.
We’re also lucky to have real experts on biodiversity and sustainability in our resorts, including our “Green G.O” at Club Med Cherating Beach and our marine biologist at Club Med Kani!
Take part in unique resort initiatives
Protecting wildlife with our Turtle SanctuaryPlaying a vital role in local fauna conservation, our Turtle Sanctuary at Club Med Bintan Island protects the beachside breeding grounds of two endangered species, the Green and Leatherback turtles. The Sanctuary also acts as a research facility, and as a sickbay for injured turtles to be nursed back to health.
Last summer alone, over 200 baby turtles have been successfully released from our turtle sanctuary at Club Med Bintan Island!
Ecological walks to discover the wildlifeAt multiple resorts, our G.O.s organise ecological walks every week to collect waste from local areas – and guests are invited! Those educational and fun eco treks are the perfect opportunity to reconnect with nature.
In Club Med Cherating Beach for example, guests get to reconnect with nature, discover the incredible preserved forests surrounding the resort, and learn about wildlife protection, guided by our Green G.O.
Committed to restore the Maldivian marine lifeThe Maldivian marine life is suffering from global warming and pollution. At Club Med Kani, we’ve partnered with marine biologists to create the Mobi Reef Underwater Trail, a snorkelling tour teaching our guests all about underwater life and how to preserve it.
We also have an artificial reef installation, sheltering fishes and marine life in our resort’s perimeter. Furthermore, guests can sponsor replantation of coral plants with our coral propagation program.
Teaching sustainability to the little ones
Learning about plants, nature and nutritionOur “Super Radish” programs and Pedagogical Gardens* sensitize children to healthy and responsible nutrition, teaching them about plants’ needs and how to grow fresh vegetables.
*In Bali, Marrakech, Opio, La Palmyre, Guilin
Sharing eco-attitudes with childrenWe believe in helping kids better understand and appreciate the local environment through fun and inspiring activities. They’ll never forget seeing the turtles hatch at Club Med Bintan Island, or discovering fishes’ ecosystem on the underwater trail at Club Med Kani.
Encouraging mutual cultural exchangeYour little ones get to make new friends from all over the world! Local kids are invited to come play at Kids Club – playing local games in small groups, creating artwork and painting together.

Contributing to local development
Respecting our host country and its population is one of Club Med’s founding principles. Our vocation is to promote the well-being of all concerned, and we could never have established ourselves in countries of such varied cultures if hadn’t built our resorts in a profound spirit of responsibility and respect towards our hosts and staff.
Partnering with local NGO'sFor 10 years, we’ve been working with the NGO Agrisud, a local farm that practices agro-ecological farming, and we are training the farmers on the standards of Club Med to supply our global resorts.
We’ve partnered with over 400 ecological farms worldwide, allowing us to reduce our carbon footprint, promote human exchanges with producers, and ensuring all of our guests get access to fresh, seasonal and organic food.
At Club Med Bali, we’re working closely with local farming families who deliver us fresh vegetables daily. Our close relationship with them allows us to tailor our menus according to each delivery, using only products that are in season. And in 2018, we’ve been able to fund a water tank to help them during dry season!
Educating and bringing happiness to local communitiesEvery year, more than 2,000 voluntary G.O.s take action to educate local communities on recycling, equality, and to bring them joy through entertainment and games.
Whether it’s inviting local children to the resort to interact with holidaying families, welcoming them in the resort for sports lessons, organizing English and computer classes, or providing them with school support, our inspiring G.O.s lead over 140 projects to support thousands of families.
Committed to invest in our staffWe are convinced that happy G.Os make happy G.Ms
Developing local talentsThe presence of our resort in a territory brings economic and social benefits to the region, in particular through local employment. It is our aim to go further, and to strive to maximize and extend these benefits.
75% of jobs in our resorts are created locally. More than 15,000 G.O. are trained each year, due to the diversity of activities offered in our resorts. Thanks to their rich and diversified career paths, 20% of our GOs progressed onto new roles within a year. Moreover, 100% of Chiefs of Village are recruited internally.
Over the years, we've developed unique expertise in the management of people from different origin, culture, nationality and religion, with a zero discrimination policy:
🌍 Over 100 nationalities are represented in our resorts and offices worldwide.
🌍 In France, the employment rate of disabled people is of 4.7%.
🌍 More than 40% of top management positions are occupied by women, and we’re in the top 10 companies in the SBF120 for the percentage of women on the board of directors.

The Club Med Foundation

_The Club Med Foundation is celebrating its 40th anniversary! _

In our resorts and offices around the world, thousands of G.Os give their time, their goodwill and their expertise in support of local charitable projects. Since 1978, they've taken action in the areas of childhood, social action, education programs, integration through sport, and sustainable development, investing themselves in more than 140 different projects. For 40 years, the Club Med Foundation has supported their commitment.

Our ambition: to continue to show the way towards a more sustainable tourism, which means a more desirable tourism.

Discover the Club Med Foundation