Recognition highlights progress towards Net Zero 2050 and continued efforts to reduce food waste and support local communities

• Centara receives the Good Sustaining Partner Award for the second consecutive year at the SOS Thailand Awards 2026, recognising its efforts to reduce food waste and redistribute surplus food to communities.
• From 2017 to 2025, Centara redistributed more than 164 tonnes of surplus food, equivalent to 654,722 meals, through its partnership with SOS Thailand, while helping to avoid over 372 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions.
• Centara continues to implement its C-E-N-T-A-R-A Sustainability Blueprint in pursuit of Net Zero 2050, with a target to reduce waste sent to landfill by 20% by 2029.
Bangkok, 5 November 2026 – Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has reaffirmed its commitment to socially and environmentally responsible business practices by receiving the Good Sustaining Partner Award for the second consecutive year at the SOS Thailand Awards 2026. Organised by the Scholars of Sustenance Foundation Thailand (SOS Thailand), the awards recognise partner organisations that play an important role in reducing food loss and supporting equitable access to food in Thailand. The recognition reflects Centara’s success in systematically managing surplus food and food waste through its partnership with SOS Thailand since 2017. It also reinforces the company’s commitment to efficient resource use, reducing its environmental impact and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Thaschai Phattanagosai, Assistant Vice President – Corporate Risk, Legal & Sustainability at Centara Hotels & Resorts, receives the Good Sustaining Partner Award at the SOS Thailand Awards 2026.
Thaschai Phattanagosai, Assistant Vice President - Corporate Risk, Legal & Sustainability, “For nearly 20 years, Centara has remained committed to responsible business practices guided by environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. Today, our efforts are driven by the C-E-N-T-A-R-A Sustainability Blueprint, which aims to help raise standards across Thailand’s tourism industry and promote balanced, sustainable growth. Reducing food loss and managing food waste are among our key priorities, from preventing food waste at source and recovering resources to redistributing quality surplus food to those in need through our ongoing partnership with SOS Thailand. Receiving the Good Sustaining Partner Award for the second consecutive year is another meaningful milestone that reflects Centara’s determination to create shared value with our partners, communities and society while reducing our environmental impact over the long term.”
Between 2017 and 2025, Centara donated a total of 164,776.33 kilograms of edible surplus food through its partnership with SOS Thailand, equivalent to 654,722 meals, and helped avoid 372.14 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions. Eight Centara hotels and resorts in Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai participated in the programme, working with the foundation to distribute surplus food to communities and vulnerable groups in need.
Most recently, from January to September 2026, Centara redistributed an additional 17.30 tonnes of surplus food, equivalent to 72,509 meals, while helping to avoid 43,609.78 kilograms of CO₂-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions. These results reflect the group’s sustained efforts to reduce food loss and improve access to food for local communities.
Beyond its partnership with SOS Thailand, Centara continues to improve food waste and resource management through the following key initiatives:

1. Preventing food waste at source through NO Bin Day. The initiative encourages employees to take appropriate portions and finish their meals to minimise leftovers in staff canteens. Activities are held one day each week, and 15 Centara hotels and resorts have joined the programme since 2023.
2. Repurposing food waste in line with circular economy principles. In 2025, Centara converted a total of 231.91 tonnes of food waste into organic fertiliser. Some food waste was also processed into Effective Microorganisms (EM) solution to support the maintenance of green spaces within its hotels and to be shared with guests, employees and nearby communities. This helps reduce the volume of food waste requiring disposal while maximising resource value.
3. Managing food waste systematically to reduce landfill disposal. In 2025, Centara generated a total of 2,204.43 tonnes of food waste from its operations, of which 54% was diverted for use as animal feed on farms. Other management methods included producing organic fertiliser and converting food waste into biogas, improving waste management efficiency across hotel operations.
4. Promoting resource recovery and reducing operational waste. In 2025, Centara collected 66.70 tonnes of used cooking oil for conversion into vehicle fuel. Coffee grounds from hotel food and beverage operations were also repurposed as material to nourish plants and shared with guests.
5. Strengthening organisational waste management standards. Centara has established waste management policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) covering the separation of general waste, recyclables, hazardous waste and food waste. Waste volumes are also recorded and analysed to continuously improve appropriate management practices.
Centara remains committed to advancing the C-E-N-T-A-R-A Sustainability Blueprint and achieving Net Zero 2050. The group aims to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill by 20% by 2029 compared with its 2019 baseline. Alongside this target, Centara will continue to improve resource efficiency, prevent food loss at source and expand collaboration with environmental and social partners, helping to minimise environmental impacts, create value for communities and support balanced, sustainable growth in Thailand’s tourism and hospitality industry.

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