IHG’s Six Senses Goes a Step Further on Being Green Among Hotel Chains

Ask Guy Heywood how he gets his hotel owners to support the green cause, and the answer from the chief operating officer at Bangkok-based Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, is "get the right owners."

One way the chain does this is to embed a clause in the management contract that stipulates that 0.5 percent of revenue must go toward a sustainability fund.

No other chain is believed to make it mandatory for owners to put aside a percentage of earnings into a sustainability pot — not even Six Senses' new parent, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).