SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. Bagged the SM Prime Excellence Award for its Sustainable Diner Program

SMHCC proudly received the award from SM Prime Executives. In the photo are (from L to R): Mr. Hans Sy, Chairman of Executive Committee of SM Prime Holdings Inc; Ms. Tisha De Belen, Senior Food and Beverage Manager of SM Hotels and Conventions Corp.; Ms. Leah Magallanes, Vice President for Quality and Sustainability of SM Hotels & Conventions Corp.; Ms. Peggy Angeles, Executive Vice President of SM Hotels & Conventions Corp.; Mr. Jeffrey Lim, President of SM Prime Holdings Inc.

SM Hotels & Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) took home the Excellence Award (Service Excellence Category – Internal) for its “Plate for the Planet” program at the SM Prime Appreciation Night held last 19 August 2024 at SMX Manila.

All entries were meticulously chosen and assessed by a pool of acclaimed external selection committee.

Plate for the Planet” is part of SMHCC’s Sustainable Diner Program where every item on the menu is carefully curated by a team of culinary experts from Taal Vista Hotel, featuring locally sourced and hotel harvested ingredients. This initiative is a testament of SMHCC’s commitment to circular economy in its operations (i.e. from food wastes to compost for gardening and farming; to producing vegetables, herbs, and fruits used back by the hotel). Ultimately, the said program is aimed at expanding healthy and environment-friendly dining options, directed towards reducing dining wastes and mitigating GHG emissions in the food service industry.

SMHCC’s Sustainability efforts are anchored on the 7Gs or Seven Green Goals, based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG). The overall thrust for sustainability is cascaded to the rest of the properties, ensuring that it is embedded at every step of the hotel’s operations, monitored by property Sustainability Champions.