Oak Bay Beach Hotel

The Oak Bay Beach Hotel is proud to be continually working to reduce the environmental impact of business operations. The Oak Bay Beach Hotel has been Biosphere Certified as of February 2023. This certification aligns with 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations in areas that include climate change, environment, social, economy and culture; and guarantees compliance and continuous improvement through a private, voluntary and independent certification system, evaluated on an annual basis.

Every night that a hotel guest declines stay-over service of their room, the Oak Bay Beach Hotel will commit to planting 10 kelp in Hotham Sound, British Columbia, in partnership with veritree. Not only will these kelp forests act as carbon sinks, they will also help to restore our ecosystem and support wildlife habitats. The veritree platform tracks and verifies the planting and lifecycle of our kelp, which provides us with the assurance that our efforts are real, measurable and impactful.

Since 2021, FARO Handcrafted Pizza and Tasting Room and The Boathouse Spa are Gold Level certified by the British Columbia Green Business (BCGB). This is a provincial certification program that recognizes the efforts of local businesses that are reducing their environmental impact. Businesses are scored based on the number of action points they receive, as Silver, Gold or Green.

Learn more about Oak Bay Beach Hotel’s sustainability efforts here: https://bit.ly/4cpFLFz