Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort and Spa appoints Marine Programme Manager
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Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort and Spa appoints Marine Programme Manager
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Category: Asia Pacific - Fiji - Careers
- Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-05-22
Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort & Spa has appointed, Ms Mereoni Mataika, as its Marine Programme Manager. Ms Mataika began work at the Resort recently and is spearheading the development of a marine conservation centre at Yanuca, home to Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort and Spa. Ms Mataika previously worked as project officer at Partners in Community Development Fiji (PCDF), a Fiji-based non government organisation that has worked closely with the Resort on marine conservation for ten years. She has also worked with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Pacific regional office and as an international intern with EarthCorps in the United States. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree from Auckland University of Technology (AUT) via the Fiji Institute of Technology (FIT), a Diploma of Environmental Science and Certificate of Industrial Laboratory Technology. Ms Mataika will also assist in revitalising a range of programmes related to the Coral Gardens Living Reefs Programme and general marine conservation initiated six years ago by PCDF with Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort and Spa.
“We envisage our Resort to become a model for climate change adaptation in the tourism industry in Fiji and we continue our support for this through the Coral Gardens Living Reefs project and other green initiatives that will be launched soon,” said Resort General Manager, Daniele Vastolo. “We are going “green” in a big way and this is the culmination of years of preparation as well as working very closely with the community here through PCDF, as well as through the overall development of the Resort through the years.
“The appointment of Mereoni as marine programme manager is a reaffirmation of our commitment and the company at large in ensuring a sustainable and viable future for the people of this community.
“We will continue to champion and work with all relevant partners in this and we hope that we will lead the way, not just in Fiji but in global efforts to adapt to climate change. “We are part of an industry that is so dependent on natural resources and it is our responsibility to ensure that they are managed in a sustainable and responsible manner,” Mr Vastolo said.
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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group, signed a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy into effect in 2007 and launched a two-year development strategy to enhance its existing CSR activities. A corporate CSR Committee guides fulfillment of the company’s responsibilities in five key areas: the environment, employees and the community; health and safety; supply chain management; and stakeholder relations.
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