Our Commitment
At Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff, Johannesburg, we are committed to preserving and regenerating the environment and leaving a positive, enduring impact on our local community. Below are some of the sustainability initiatives we have implemented at our property. Click here to learn more about global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts at Four Seasons.
our initiatives
- Vegan and vegetarian menu items available
- Linens and towels replaced every third day, unless otherwise requested
- Piloting golf carts from a local provider that can be charged by solar power, reducing reliance on external sources of electricity
- Energy-saving guest room controls
- Water conservation measures in place
- Regular energy and water audits to to identify opportunities to lower consumption and increase efficiency
- Elimination of single-use plastics, including water bottles and bathroom amenities
Surplus food products donated to FoodForward SA to support its beneficiary organizations within a 15 kilometre (9 mile) radius of the hotel - Recycling program in place
- Elimination of single-use plastics, including water bottles and bathroom amenities
- Local, sustainable and seasonal menu items available
- Responsibly sourced seafood available
- Cage-free eggs
- Food waste reduction program in place, including a Winnow AI system implemented in our kitchens to track, measure, control and reduce food waste
- Support of local beneficiary organizations through FoodForward SA surplus food donation program
- One paid day off is available to all hotel staff to positively impact the community by volunteering for a charity of their choice
- Guests can engage in educational tours at local, natural, cultural, historical or heritage sites to learn more about the local community through our concierge, including visiting vibrant African crafts markets, learning about racial oppression that dominated the 20th century at the Apartheid Museum, exploring early human history at the Origins Centre or heading to Soweto to the Hector Pietersen Museum and the Mandela House Museum which illuminate the apartheid era in more detail
- Linen, furniture and equipment donated to Princess Alice Adoption Home and Hope School
- Local artists and artisans featured throughout our Hotel, including 375 pieces of original artwork, all commissioned from local artists
- Employees complete annual Human Trafficking Awareness training
- Employees volunteer in the local community and support charitable organizations, including the Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa (CHOC), Princess Alice Adoption Home, Hope School and the Run for Hope
- Eco-certified cleaning products used
- Spa products are primarily from local businesses, including South African-based skin and body care brand, TheraNaka™, offering certified fair trade, cruelty-free, eco-conscious and clean cosmetics
