{"id":1888,"date":"2022-03-30T06:28:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T06:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/btg.ccstageco.com\/?page_id=1888"},"modified":"2023-05-05T08:13:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T08:13:56","slug":"our-sustainability-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/our-sustainability-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Sustainability Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1888\" class=\"elementor elementor-1888\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-776b35c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"776b35c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/journey-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1901\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/journey-2.jpg 524w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/journey-2-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a22981\" data-id=\"2a22981\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b01ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b01ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4>1992<\/h4><p>American Express and International Hotel Association Environmental Award for remediating &#8220;toxic site&#8221; into Laguna Phuket<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>2001<\/h4><p>Green Imperative Fund (GIF) launched<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e8d440 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e8d440\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a3b1cf\" data-id=\"8a3b1cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc39191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc39191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2004<\/h4><p>First resort-based marine lab established in the Maldives<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-793b1df\" data-id=\"793b1df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aeea01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0aeea01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/First-Research-Facility-Maldives-Marine-Lab.jpg\" 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e065b33\" data-id=\"e065b33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf239ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf239ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2006_Banyan-Tree-Sustainability-Report-2006-827x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7214\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2006_Banyan-Tree-Sustainability-Report-2006-827x1024.png 827w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2006_Banyan-Tree-Sustainability-Report-2006-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2006_Banyan-Tree-Sustainability-Report-2006-768x951.png 768w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2006_Banyan-Tree-Sustainability-Report-2006.png 1189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70aa2bf\" data-id=\"70aa2bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432696d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"432696d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2005<\/h4><p>Founding member of United Nations Global Compact Network Singapore; Ms Claire Chiang began four-year term as inaugural president for Singapore Compact for CSR, now known as Global Compact Network Singapore<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>2006<\/h4><p>First sustainability report published by Banyan Tree Group, ahead of its time in corporate reporting and transparency<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dedc075 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2007-Environment-Section-01-Laguna-Phuket-Greening-Communities-1024x768.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7227\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2007-Environment-Section-01-Laguna-Phuket-Greening-Communities-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2007-Environment-Section-01-Laguna-Phuket-Greening-Communities-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2007-Environment-Section-01-Laguna-Phuket-Greening-Communities-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2007-Environment-Section-01-Laguna-Phuket-Greening-Communities.png 1182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47cae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f47cae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2009<\/h4><p>Banyan Tree Global Foundation established<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>2010<\/h4><p>EarthCheck selected as strategic partner for external sustainability certification<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1376de4 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1376de4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3c991d\" data-id=\"d3c991d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281d536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"281d536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2014<\/h4><p>Build for Good and Stay for Good frameworks launched<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>2015<\/h4><p>Stay for Good framework expanded to include Meet for Good, Eat for Good, Gift for Good and Spa for Good<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81f705c\" data-id=\"81f705c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1d576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f1d576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1770\" height=\"1252\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good-01B-e1681107349203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7241\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good-01B-e1681107349203.jpg 1770w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good-01B-e1681107349203-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good-01B-e1681107349203-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good-01B-e1681107349203-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good-01B-e1681107349203-1536x1086.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1770px) 100vw, 1770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-62b498c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62b498c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a41fd0\" data-id=\"4a41fd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73f8ca9\" data-id=\"73f8ca9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669ca2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"669ca2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2017<\/h4><p>Stakeholder-inclusive material analysis to frame and direct sustainability efforts; alignment of efforts with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; adoption of GRI core standards<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-14751d2 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14751d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-561d9e2\" data-id=\"561d9e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d979a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d979a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2019<\/h4><p>25th Anniversary of Banyan Tree Group; 15th Anniversary of Banyan Tree Marine Lab in the Maldives, 10th Anniversary of Banyan Tree Global Foundation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb1020c\" data-id=\"eb1020c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6dfd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc6dfd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/25-anniversary.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7254\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/25-anniversary.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/25-anniversary-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/25-anniversary-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/25-anniversary-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5515b09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5515b09\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa4db87\" data-id=\"fa4db87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0844c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0844c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1181\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7258\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Build-for-Good-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd0e1dc\" data-id=\"bd0e1dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a680496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a680496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2020<\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greater Good Grants launched to support external projects, supplier code of conduct<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d42996 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d42996\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1d8360\" data-id=\"f1d8360\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6901a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc6901a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2021<\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established the Banyan Tree China Enterprise Environment and Community Fund with China Environmental Protection Foundation; joined Expedia Group in the UNESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-694b484\" data-id=\"694b484\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1893a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1893a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1285\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/06-Our-Journey-02-BTCNYS-Campus-Water-Purification-Project-with-CEPF.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7265\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/06-Our-Journey-02-BTCNYS-Campus-Water-Purification-Project-with-CEPF.png 1285w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/06-Our-Journey-02-BTCNYS-Campus-Water-Purification-Project-with-CEPF-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/06-Our-Journey-02-BTCNYS-Campus-Water-Purification-Project-with-CEPF-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/06-Our-Journey-02-BTCNYS-Campus-Water-Purification-Project-with-CEPF-768x579.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc7e309 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc7e309\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41d8fa9\" data-id=\"41d8fa9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa7a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8aa7a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SILK-in-action-8-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7269\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SILK-in-action-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SILK-in-action-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SILK-in-action-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SILK-in-action-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SILK-in-action-8-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0afa6b\" data-id=\"d0afa6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3285ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3285ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2022<\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction of SILK, our international kindergarten in Phuket<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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resort-based marine lab established in the Maldives 2005 Founding member of United Nations Global Compact Network Singapore; Ms Claire Chiang began &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/annualreport.groupbanyan.com\/2022\/sustainability\/our-sustainability-journey\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Our Sustainability Journey<\/span> Read More 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