Polana Serena, Mozambique: A historic hotel with eco-friendly ambitions

The Polona Serena in Mozambique is dedicated to ensuring responsible business practices are integrated in its daily operations as well as supporting local communities around the property. It is working to align programmes with the United Nations Development Programme’s Sustainable Development Goals and has brought in an external environmental hygiene company called SIOAS to help them improve their environmental processes. The hotel is careful to avoid unnecessary waste wherever possible. It is currently in the process of moving from plastic to paper straws as a way of reducing its use of plastic. Eco-friendly LED lights, which consume less energy and reduce costs, are being implemented across the hotel. As well as striving to reduce its ecological footprint as much as they can, the Polana Serena is also focused on educating its workers on the importance of sustainability and runs training sessions for hotel workers.