Environmental Sustainability
Caring for the planet is a natural extension of Hyatt’s purpose – to care for people so they can be their best. Learn more about sustainability at Hyatt at Hyatt World of Care. Grand Hyatt Baha Mar works to advance sustainability in a number of ways.
Built on the three pillars of Community, Culture and Conservation, the Baha Mar Resort Foundation reflects the property’s deep commitment to building a strong future for The Bahamas. Through volunteerism and monetary donations, it is our goal to champion sustainable conservation efforts, celebrate the diverse cultural traditions and artistic expressions of The Bahamas and strengthen the community through improvements in education.
Baha Mar believes education is a key component in The Bahamas conservation effort and has developed several programs to promote awareness and drive support. Learn more about these efforts at Baha Mar Resort Foundation Bahamas Conservation.
Climate Change and Water Conservation
Climate change is already impacting The Bahamas through rising seas, coral bleaching, and stronger storms. Every guest at Baha Mar leaves a footprint and an opportunity to help restore the ecosystems that protect our islands and support a healthier planet. Learn more about Baha Mar’s climate commitment at Baha Mar - Climate Friendly Travel.
The natural ecosystem of The Bahamas is our greatest, and most fragile resource. Baha Mar is committed to the conservation through innovative sustainability practices and partnerships with leading environmental organizations.
In 2025, our goal is to reduce energy and water consumption by 2% and reduce emission by 2%.
Our daily operational reports are used to effectively schedule heating and cooling needs. Lights are turned on in meeting rooms only when needed.
Through our Conserve program, we change linens every third day unless requested otherwise, and guests may choose to reuse towels by leaving them hanging.
Each Grand Hyatt Baha Mar guest also receives a stainless-steel water bottle and can refill bottles using filtered water stations that are available throughout the resort. Since implementing this service, we estimate that we displace the use of 1.9 million single use plastic water bottles per year.
Waste and Circularity
We are focused on diverting food waste and recyclables from landfill.
Leftover food from the resort’s employee cafeteria, several restaurants, and the Convention Center is collected and donated to D&T Nursery and Landscaping and other local pig farms.
On average, the resort collects approximately 30,000 lbs. of food waste per month. The farms in turn supply the resort with humanely raised local meat. Additionally, surplus prepared food is donated at the end of every evening to food agencies that support the community. Food is packaged, sealed and refrigerated until it is picked up by the organization.
Wood pallets and cardboard are collected and donated to Junkanoo in the Bahamas. The wood pallets are used to make goombay drums and the cardboard is used to make junkanoo costumes.
We work with Waste Not Bahamas to increase glass recycling.
Our Food Philosophy
Hyatt’s Food philosophy, “Food. Thoughtfully Sourced. Carefully Served.” guides us in how we select ingredients that are better for people, communities, and the planet.
Many of the salad blends, micro-greens and herbs served in our restaurants come from Blue Fields farms located on Nelson Road. Blue Fields Farms is a local and sustainable aquaponic farming operation revolutionizing traditional agriculture in the Bahamas.
Freshly baked goods are purchased from Purity Bakery in Nassau and used for hamburger buns, hot dog buns and some of the bread in our Grand Hyatt restaurants.
Seafood is purchased from our local fishermen Orkelm Mathew of ODS Fisheries and Clyde Conch and Tim Brown of Bahamian Sea Basket.
Cage free eggs are also utilized in our restaurants.
Specialty herbs such as Thai Basil used in hotel restaurants Stix and Shuang Ba are grown on the rooftop garden.
Thriving Destination
We strive to engage in initiatives that promote the wellbeing of our community.
An initiative that’s been creating quite a buzz at Baha Mar is the resort’s growing apiary & rooftop garden, managed by Grand Hyatt in collaboration with Charlie Bee Farms. Developed for the purpose of raising awareness on the importance of saving the Honey Bee, currently over 100,000 bees are producing honey utilized by the pastry and bakery teams.
Grand Hyatt Baha Mar also has an herb garden outside of the Baha Mar Convention Center next to Jasmine Lawn. Herbs from this garden are being used at Shuang Ba, Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop House and Jon Batiste’s Jazz Club.
We are proud to partner with Lend A Hand Bahamas, a Hydroponics Grow Pod, which helps to provide fresh food to the community. The Hydroponics Program at Lend a Hand Bahamas aims to teach sustainable farming techniques to at-risk youth and adults in the inner city, while addressing food insecurity and providing economic opportunities. The pod can grow a wide variety of greens, fruit and vegetables with no added pesticides and faster harvest times than conventional agriculture.
