Sustainable development
Château Saint-Martin & Spa, an Oetker Collection gem, decided long ago to adopt a strategy for employee wellbeing and environmental sustainability. As a company with rigorous standards of excellence, who depends on the happiness of its employees and who welcomes guests from all over the world, we take our Corporate Social Responsibility objectives seriously and update them every year.
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Preserving biodiversity
Château Saint-Martin & Spa enjoys a rich natural heritage that must be protected.
The hotel is a partner of the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) and participate to the protection of endangered local species and more particularly to safeguard an emblematic bird of the region, the shrike.
Championing human rights

Gender Equality
Château Saint-Martin & Spa performs social indicator analysis in order to guarantee equality among its employees.

Training
Each employee has access to a range of training modules to help develop skills that are aligned with the company's needs. Through the trainings, employees can broaden their knowledge.

Employee wellbeing
The hotel is very focussed on employee wellbeing. A quiet resting room was created for employees to use during breaks.
Responsible consumption

Insect hotel
An insect hotel is installed in the garden — a fun tool for teaching children about natural habitats.

Beehives
Each season, beehives are set up on the grounds. They are inhabited by bees that produce a fragrant homemade honey.

Birdhouses
Following an audit by our partners at the League for Bird Protection, birdhouses were installed on the grounds to help develop local flora and fauna.

Compost
Our goal is to reduce waste to a strict minimum. Château Saint-Martin & Spa conducts daily efforts to ensure responsible waste conversion and reduction.

Green energy
Château Saint-Martin & Spa relies on hydropower for 50% of its electricity consumption. All incandescent light bulbs have been replaced by LED light bulbs.

Upcycled Pouch
In a desire for a circular economy and in partnership with a local seamstress, Château Saint-Martin & Spa recovers its fabrics to give them a second life and offers you vintage clutch bag available at the boutique "Made by Château Saint-Martin & Spa".
Greenhouse gas emissions
Each year the hotel publishes a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report. This makes it possible to identify the greatest sources of greenhouse gasses and to establish methods for the reduction of emissions.
Environmental awareness

CSR trainings
All of our collaborators receive training each season on the sustainable development initiatives happening internally.

Giving Bag
The Giving Bag provides guests with an opportunity to donate their unwanted clothing to a charity.

Boutique
Our boutique favours brands and products that meet sustainability criteria with regards to sourcing, production and materials.

Kitchen garden
Our gardeners maintain a vegetable and herb garden that supply ingredients for dishes in our restaurants and smoothies and bars.
Commitment to sustainable communities

Suppliers
We favour local producers, which is a commitment to the rich agricultural heritage of our region.

Partnerships
Château Saint-Martin & Spa has formed a partnership with the League for Bird Protection to protect local species under threat of extinction. The hotel has been named an LBP Refuge (Refuge LPO©).

Charities
Château Saint-Martin & Spa makes a number of material donations throughout the season to our partners at the Red Cross in Vence.