ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT

Hotel Mocking Bird Hill
2003/2004 Sustainability Report

Section 1: Key Indicators and Vision

Hotel Mocking Bird Hill is an intimate 10-room property in Port Antonio, Jamaica. Integrating environmental policies into the management of the hotel was part of the original concept when the hotel was opened in 1993. Today, Hotel Mocking Bird Hill serves as a model for sustainable hotel operations in the category of small hotels not only in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean but also worldwide. In addition to accommodations, the Hotel Mocking Bird Hill provides guests with a restaurant, bar, laundry services, pool, beach access (Frenchman’s Cove) and an art gallery.

Key Indicators
The environmental, social and economic impacts associated with Hotel Mocking Bird Hill’s operations primarily arise from the following:
o Water use
o Energy use
o Solid waste generation
o Waste disposal – both solid and waste water
o Generation of water pollutants
o Use of hazardous products
o Generation of air emissions
o Damage to the Ecosystem
o Social and Economic impacts result from:
o Employment of staff from surrounding communities
o Partnership with other businesses in the local area

Vision
For the industry and the destination community to benefit, a symbiotic relationship must be developed; a relationship modelled on an eco-system framework. A sustainable approach has been chosen. This has been defined as the balanced interaction of three basic factors:
1. Proper Management of our natural and cultural resources
2. Improvement of the quality of life of the local community
3. Economic issues that contributes to other programmes of local development
In other words it is necessary to achieve guest satisfaction and provide enriching holiday experiences for the guests without depleting resources or placing the local population at a disadvantage from conducting business. The main focus is low-impact in terms of both the physical and social environment.

Introduction: Why We Produced This Report
Section 1: Key Indicators and Vision
Section 2: Organizational Profile
Section 3: Policies, Management Systems and Relationships
Section 4: Environmental Performance
Section 5: Social and Economic Performance

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