Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Biodiversity conservation and natural habitats
• Local Development
• Environmental Impacts
• Community Health and Safety
• Labor and Labor Conditionalities
• Human Rights
• Supplier Management
• Natural Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention

Environmental Achievements

• Transplanted 30 royal palms, 30 palma cana, 48 coconut palms, and 4 drago trees.
• Cleaned and maintained approximately 2 km of beach, collecting and sorting about 30 m3 of plastic and 200 m3 of organic waste annually.
• Removed 355 m3 of sargassum from the shore.
• Successful hatching of 672 hawksbill, green, and leatherback turtles from 21 documented nests at Playa Esmeralda.
• Recycled 481.31 kg of waste in Santo Domingo offices.

Social Achievements

• Launched and shared Tropicalia’s Code of Conduct and Internal Work Regulations with 100% of employees and associates.
• Fundación Tropicalia’s “Soy niña, soy importante” (SNSI) program provided environmental education and recycling workshops.
• Co-organized a second fundraising cocktail event for SNSI.
• SNSI was featured as a charitable cause at the World Corporate Golf Challenge 2023.
• Delivered a school fund benefiting 2,167 students, 126 teachers, and 16 schools in response to Hurricane Fiona.
• Miches Emprende disbursed 37 loans totaling US$104,514.

Governance Achievements

• Appointed William R. Phelan as President of Tropicalia.
• Appointed Rodrigo Rubio as Vice President of Construction and Design, Sofía Perazzo as President of Fundación Tropicalia, and Katherine Duran as Executive Director of Fundación Tropicalia.
• Established offices in Punta Cana for the Design and Construction Department.
• Launched an Ethics Line and communicated it to all staff and partners.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• High exposure to hurricanes, tsunamis, heat waves, and droughts.
• Balancing economic growth with natural resource management in Miches.
• Fostering orderly urban development in Miches.
• Building inclusive supply chains in Miches.

Mitigation Strategies

• Project’s design incorporates LEED certification, responsible coastal management, strategic landscaping, water management, and elevated floor designs.
• Innovative technologies used to simulate scenarios under severe hurricanes and tsunamis.
• Robust strategy for developing sewer and drainage system to minimize flood risks.
• Implementing targeted measures and action plans to enhance supplier performance and align with the Project’s sustainability goals.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Comprehensive environmental and social risk assessment questionnaire for contractors and suppliers.
• Inclusion of sustainability clauses in main contracts.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Hurricanes
• Tsunamis
• Heat waves
• Droughts

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UN Global Compact Principles, Sustainable Development Goals, IFC Performance Standards

Certifications: LEED (in progress)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 4 (Quality Education)
• SDG 5 (Gender Equality)
• SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)
• SDG 15 (Life on Land)

Initiatives contribute to these goals through education programs, gender equity initiatives, economic development programs, climate change adaptation measures, and biodiversity conservation efforts.

Awards & Recognition

• Fundación Tropicalia recognized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization as the most innovative NGO for its local inclusion work.