Sustainability
United for our Future
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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At Oetker Collection, we do understand that anything which is not sustainable cannot sustain. We therefore strive for sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to preserving the local environments and communities where we are present around the globe.
We have instituted a comprehensive strategy and created sustainability teams at each of our Masterpiece Hotels to carry out our objectives. Oetker Collection is proud to adhere to the UN Global Compact framework for ensuring a safe and guaranteed future for all and support its 10 principles.
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Our commitments
Discover a selection of our sustainability stories and initiatives
Diversity & Inclusion | Quality of Life & Safety at Work | Education & People Development | Good Governance
Natural Resources | Carbon Footprint | Solid Waste & Pollution | Biodiversity | Responsible Purchasing
Internal Awareness & Engagement | External Awareness & Engagement | Transparent Communication
Local Businesses & Heritage of Region | Sustainable Partnerships | Environmental & Social Projects
Human rights
Training
Each employee has access to a range of training modules to help develop skills that are aligned with the company's needs.
Our CSR ambassadors
Our sustainability approach is represented by our CSR ambassadors from each hotel’s department.
Employee wellbeing
An osteopath come each month at the hotel for employees wellbeing.
Employee of the month
Every month, we select the 'Hotelier of the Month' based on specific criteria. This distinction allows the hotelier to compete for the coveted 'Employee of the Year' title, serving as a powerful source of motivation for all our team members.
Hospitality Week
Each year, we dedicate an entire week to organizing a variety of events exclusively for our employees—ranging from themed lunches and sommelier or embroidery workshops to relaxing massages — as a token of our appreciation for their dedication and hard work.
Co-optation bonus
Co-optation consists in calling on the network of our hoteliers to recruit our future employees. The aim of the co-optation bonus is to encourage our teams' commitment to Château Saint-Martin & Spa and to reward them for their efforts.
Mobility Oetker Collection
Oetker Collection offers a range of exceptional properties around the world. We promote career development within the various properties through internal recruitment processes.
Gender equality index
As of March 1, 2025, the gender equality index at Château Saint-Martin & Spa has reached 40/100 points, distributed as follows: N/A (indicator: pay gap), 35/35 (indicator: individual increase gap), N/A (indicator : percentage of employees receiving a raise after returning from maternity leave) 5/10 (indicator: number of employees of the under-represented gender in the top 10).
Gender equality in the workplace is a priority for all Oetker Collection Masterpiece Hotels. However, the calculation of the gender pay gap indicator cannot be performed due to a lack of staff by age group at the Château Saint-Martin & Spa.
Nevertheless, the ambition of the Château Saint-Martin & Spa is to continue making equality a benchmark criterion, with the aim of ensuring the collective enrichment of the hotel's talented staff, regardless of the size of the establishment.
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Responsible consumption
Beehives
Four beehives are being set up on the grounds. They are inhabited by bees that will produce a fragrant homemade honey.
Refuge LPO ©
The hotel is a « Refuge LPO© », by making actions to protect the rich biodiversity in its gardens.
Tango rose
The Tango Rose, also called Rose of Vence, is a rare pearl disappeared of the region and adopted by the hotel in it garden to remain it history.
Olive trees
We are home to more than 200 century olive trees which product a precious essence, the olive oil.
Compost
Our goal is to reduce waste to a strict minimum. We conduct daily efforts to ensure responsible waste conversion and reduction.
Natural ressources
Everyday, we adopt responsible actions to reduce the consumption of natural resources.
Carbon emissions
The hotel has etablihed an action plan to reduce its carbon emissions.
Sustainable purchasing policy
We conduct detailed research on our suppliers to learn about their CSR strategy.
Upcycled Pouch
In a desire for a circular economy, we recover our fabrics to give them a second life and offer you vintage clutch bag.
Environmental awareness
Donation bag
We provide guests with an opportunity to donate their unwanted clothing to a local charity.
Towels and bed linen
During your stay at the hotel, your towels and bed linen are changed every other day, thus contributing to water and energy savings.
Our CSR ambassadors
Our sustainability approach is represented by our CSR ambassadors from each hotel’s department.
Clean-Up day
Our team members organize each year a clean-up day around our seabord with all the tourist actor of the city of Antibes.
Sustainable Communities
We are in partnership with the city of Vence and the partenaire avec la ville de Vence et the French Heritage Foundation to to restore an emblematic house, the "Villa Le Rêve".
Inheritance
Since 2023, we welcome children from the Vence’s school to relay our rich heritage and our savoire-faire to build together a future more sustainable.
Charities
We make a number of material donations throughout the season to the local associations.