The Macao Green Hotel Award Scheme started in 2007 and is organized by the Environment Council with the collaboration of Macao Government Tourist Office, is supported by Macau Hoteliers & Innkeepers Association, Macau Hotel Association, Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center, Macau Hotel Employees Association, and consultancy services from Hong Kong Productivity Council. This award is designed to demonstrate the importance of environmental management, and honour hotels that have committed to environmental management.

In light of the vigorous development of the tourism industry in Macao, the demand for hotel service has been increasing coherently. As environmental awareness and expectations of customers has been rising recently, it makes business sense for the lodging industry to adopt the “Green Hotel” model in their daily operation. It does not only save operation cost through resource conservation, but also further improves customer satisfaction. This illustrates a win-win situation for the environment as well as the community.

Awarded Hotels

The first Macao Green Hotel Award Ceremony was held on 6th March 2008. Hotels, which have been evaluated according to the 3 assessment criteria, such as “Green Leadership and Innovation”; “Green Programme Performance”; and “Partner Synergy” under 3 phases of assessment including Desktop Assessment, Field Assessment and Award Confirmation are awarded effective until 2010.