Environmental Policy


Sunborn International Plc is committed to operating and developing floating hotel assets in a way that supports a low-carbon, climate-resilient and nature-positive future. This policy sets SBI’s minimum environmental commitments and governance requirements for operations and development activities.

Our commitments

  • Legal compliance: Comply with applicable environmental laws, permits, and marine/port authority requirements in all jurisdictions where we operate or develop projects.

  • Pollution prevention & water protection: Prevent pollution and protect water quality, including maintaining compliant utility connections and operational controls aligned with local permits.

  • Climate & energy: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use by prioritising efficiency and electrification, increasing renewable electricity use where feasible, and embedding low/zero-carbon design intent in new developments and major upgrades (subject to technical and commercial feasibility).

  • Scope 3 (value chain): Manage value-chain impacts through a structured approach (screening → baseline → supplier engagement), focusing first on highest-impact categories such as steel, major equipment, interior fit-out, logistics and waste.

  • Biodiversity: Protect and enhance biodiversity by applying the mitigation hierarchy (avoid → minimise → restore → offset/compensate where required) and, where appropriate, incorporating nature-positive measures at the dock interface, subject to permitting.

  • Waste & circularity: Minimise waste and promote circularity through durable design choices that reduce replacement cycles and support reuse/recycling where feasible.

  • Continuous improvement: Continually improve environmental performance by setting objectives, tracking KPIs and reviewing progress regularly.

Governance and accountability

  • Board oversight: The Board oversees environmental strategy, risks and performance.

  • Board Environmental Officer: The Board has appointed Karen Thomson as Board Environmental Officer to support Board oversight of environmental strategy, key environmental risks and opportunities (including climate and biodiversity), progress against KPIs and objectives, and material compliance matters and incidents.

  • Management implementation: Executive management is responsible for implementing this policy, allocating resources, and embedding requirements into operations and development decision-making.

  • Project controls: Development projects include environmental requirements in design briefs and procurement and follow project “gates” (design → procurement → construction → commissioning) with documented evidence.

  • Suppliers and contractors: SBI will incorporate environmental considerations and documentation requirements where feasible (e.g., EPDs/certifications for high-impact materials, logistics reporting).

KPIs and reporting

SBI maintains and reviews KPIs and objectives including: energy use, Scope 1–2 emissions, renewable electricity share, water use, waste and recycling rates, and priority Scope 3 categories as the programme matures.

Policy review

Performance is reported to the Board annually and policy is reviewed by management and approved by the Board.