MUMBAI, INDIA—Sofitel Mumbai BKC announced that it has been awarded Green Key Certification by the National Jury Green Key India and the Center for Environment Education (CEE). The hotel is the very first in the country to have been awarded this certification.
Launched in India in 2023, Green Key is a leading standard for excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry. In India, the Green Key certificate is being implemented by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Ahmedabad, which is a full member of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). Green Key India is an initiative of CEE, Ahmedabad.
Says Sofitel Mumbai BKC’s General Manager Manish Dayya, “This past year has been thrilling for us, with numerous accolades being awarded to the hotel. The Green Key Certification is not just another feather in our caps; it’s a symbol of our collective efforts and commitment as a team to sustainability. Sofitel Mumbai BKC now stands as the inaugural recipient of this certification in India, one of only two such certifications globally, among the very best in their category, available worldwide. For our parent company Accor, and for all the hotel brands under the Accor umbrella (including Sofitel Hotels and Resorts), sustainability is at the very core of our business—sustainable transformation is a commitment we take very seriously, and our global mission is to have 100 percent of all Accor hotels certified in the next few years. We are delighted to be able to support the Accor vision with our local efforts and hope to pave the way for many more sustainability-led breakthroughs in 2024.”
To learn more about Green Key India, visit: https://www.ceeindia.org/greenkey.
