Resorts World Manila kicked off its overarching sustainability program dubbed, “I Love Earth” with the launch of its Sustainable Culinary initiative advocating the use of cage-free eggs.
In partnership with LEVER Foundation, a United States-based international NGO, RWM commits to join the global shift towards the use of only cage-free eggs across all hotels, and food and beverage outlets in the integrated resort by 2025 as part of its sustainable culinary initiative.
RWM President and CEO’s message states, “Cage-free eggs are just the start. With “I Love Earth,” we are uniting the efforts of RWM and all its hotel partners to promote not just sustainable operations throughout the property, but also sustainable living among our staff and all our stakeholders.”
Bruce Winton, Multi-property Vice President of Marriott International for the Philippines and over-all Chairman of the I Love Earth sustainability program, expresses delight in leading this initiative of the IR. “It is indeed an honor to be entrusted by RWM with this important role and lead the significant endeavor of chartering the course of I Love Earth, a concerted initiative of all hotels and operating units within the IR towards sustainable operations. Purposely and sincerely, we embrace what this program stands for, and that is putting Earth to Heart, the same dictum that we in Marriott International also champion, all aimed at serving our valuable guests, communities and fellow associates brilliantly, while taking great care to respect and preserve our environment.”
On the other hand, Marriott Hotel Manila Executive Chef Meik Brammer chairs the Sustainable Culinary Committee of I Love Earth, taking the lead in joint sourcing of cage-free eggs of all the hotels and F&B outlets in RWM. “Egg is a symbol of a new life or a start of something bright and sunny. Our pledge to use cage-free eggs is just one of the many things we are doing and we want to do in terms of Sustainable Culinary,” says Brammer.
Key officials, General Managers, and Executive Chefs of Resorts World Manila, Marriott Hotel Manila, Sheraton Manila Hotel, Hilton Manila, and Hotel Okura Manila graced the occasion. The hotels’ Executive Chefs served guests with their version of dishes with Cage-free Egg during the event.
Batangas Free Range Chicken (BFRC), one of the partners which will supply sustainable products to the different hotels and F&B outlets, sampled its egg products during the launch. BFRC, founded by Emerson Sicar, is a Social Enterprise (SE) which was born out of passion to provide alternative healthy poultry products and livelihood in the Philippines.
Robyn del Rosario, Sustainability Program Manager at Lever Foundation closely worked with RWM and Marriott Hotel Manila to provide useful information that would help further polish the project. “We congratulate Resorts World Manila for being the very first Integrated Resort in the Philippines and in the APAC region to commit to sourcing only cage-free eggs for its operations. The new cage-free egg policy will improve the welfare of animals in the complex’s supply chain while also reinforcing Resorts World Manila’s commitment along with the other participating hotels to provide world-class experiences to its guests,” says del Rosario.
