Sustainability
Since 2015, our “Passion built on Commitment” shows our commitment to this cause. It sets the standards and provides the guidelines to make our operation as eco-friendly as possible, to minimize our impact on the environment, and to create awareness of local environmental issues at stake. Olive Tree is committed to doing the right thing for the environment, our clients and for the communities.
Stay Green, For You, By You
We have implemented water dispenser in guest & meeting rooms as well as eco-friendly compostable take away container at the restaurant, and biodegradable garbage bag throughout the property. We have also implemented refillable, in-room guest toiletries as well as offering non-woven in-room laundry bags.
It is our goal to operate with no single use plastics.
Our bathrooms have eco-friendly dual flush toilets to save water. While our Energy Saving switch in the guest room for light and A/C regulating system. Our guest rooms achieve 3.5% daylight factor and LED lighting throughout the hotel allow for more environmentally friendly use of electricity.
It’s part of our nature, to conserve.
Olive Tree Hotel is proud to announce that we have been awarded the ASEAN Green Hotel Standard National Award 2024-2026 by The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia. This esteemed award recognizes our commitment to sustainable tourism and our efforts to reduce our environmental impact through various initiatives and environmentally conscious practices.
This prestigious award honors our dedication to sustainable tourism.
As part of our ongoing efforts to support the environment and give back to our community, we organize a Clean-Up Day and welcome all staff, guests, and community members to come together to clean up our local park, build stronger community connections.
Take action and pride for our shared environment.
Urban farming at a hotel is more than just growing plants—it’s a meaningful step toward sustainability, guest engagement, and community connection.
Promote Sustainability by reducing the hotel’s carbon footprint by growing food onsite
We installed Soilless Farming via Aquaponics satellite farms specially designed by PWD Smart Farmability in July 2023.
Plants are cultivated in the grow tower, while fish are kept in the fish tank in Aquaponics. The ammonia-containing water from the fish tank is fed to the grow tower, where billions of naturally occurring helpful bacteria break it down into nitrites and ultimately nitrates.
We requested for local Bee Relocate Service to find a suitable bee farm to keep them in Nov 2023. Every effort to save a hive of bees is an effort saving human being. We save every bees on this planet to help preserve the environment.
Bees play an important role in the planetary ecosystem. If without bees, human said to be live for 4 years. Because bees help to pollinate fruits and vegetables on this planet.
Since Aug 2018
SAVE estimated 25,387 plastic straws equivalent to 11kgs of plastic waste.
Since Feb 2019
SAVE estimated 37,696 plastic drinking bottles equivalent to 377kgs of plastic waste.
Since Mar 2019
SAVE estimated 53,685 small toiletry bottles equivalent to 988kgs of plastic waste.
Since July 2019
CREATED 50 Ecobricks equivalent to 10 kgs of plastic waste kept away from the landfill.
Based on 2024 vs 2019 baseline
To be Green Building Compliant and practice energy efficiency, water use, materials resources including indoor environmental quality.
Since the hotel’s opening in 2015, we have been using biodegradable plastic bags for our rubbish bins and laundry bags. By 2018, we had eliminated the use of plastic straws and plastic takeaway containers, thereby reducing the amount of plastic waste going to landfills. Our restaurant uses bagasse (also known as sugarcane pulp) food packaging products ever since.
We have replaced the small disposable plastic bottles used for hotel toiletries, which needed replacing after each guest’s departure, with refillable pump dispensers for hair and body wash. These dispensers only need to be replaced about three times a year per room. The hair and body wash products are SLS & SLES free, paraben free, silicone oil free, and come in eco-friendly packaging.
Since 2019, Olive Tree Hotel has eliminated single use drinking plastic bottles, significantly reducing waste sent to landfills. We have installed water dispensers in each room, which can be refilled at any time.