IBIS India Goes Green With A Nationwide Tree Plantation Drive π±
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Over 1,500 saplings. 25 hotels. 2,000+ employees. One powerful Earth Day.
This Earth Day, ibis India didnβt just talk the talkβthey planted the roots. Across 25 hotels nationwide, ibis teams came together on April 22nd to plant over 1,500 saplings, putting their green hearts into action with a movement that reached from Mumbai to Kochi, Jaipur to Hyderabad.
This wasnβt just a feel-good gesture. It was a bold, tangible step in a world where climate extremes are no longer rareβtheyβre reality. With 2023 recorded as Indiaβs second warmest year since 1901, ibis Indiaβs tree drive isnβt symbolic. Itβs strategic, necessary, and deeply human.
βThis is who we are,β said Tejus Jose, Director of Operations at ibis & ibis Styles India. βSustainability is built into the ibis blueprintβnot just as a buzzword, but as a daily way of working. This Earth Day, we wanted to take that purpose beyond policies and plant it into the groundβliterally.β
From hotel courtyards to community parks, ibis employees rolled up their sleeves and dug inβsome partnering with local civic bodies, others creating micro-forests within their premises. The initiative involved over 2,000 employees, showing how a people-first culture can drive planet-positive change.
Beyond the tree drive, ibis India is walking the sustainability talk with initiatives like:
The Green Tourism Pledgeβencouraging guests and staff to travel lighter and greener
Energy and water conservation systems
Responsible waste management
Community beach clean-ups and civic-led eco-drives
Each effort is a brick in a much bigger vision: a hospitality industry that thrives without costing the Earth.
βWhether itβs planting trees or reducing plastic, our focus is on impact that lasts,β Jose added. βWe believe the hospitality of the future is as sustainable as it is stylishβand deeply local.β
With its Earth Day tree drive, ibis India proves that big change can start with small actionsβespecially when done together.
