Sustainability extends beyond our operations to the people, communities and natural environments around us.
Through Shangri-La’s SHINE pillar, we bring this commitment to life through two key programmes: EMBRACE, Shangri-La’s Care for People Project, and SANCTUARY, Shangri-La’s Care for Nature Project.
EMBRACE: Shangri-La’s Care for People Project
Through EMBRACE, Shangri-La Yanuca Island, Fiji supports community development, education and wellbeing across the Coral Coast.
Initiatives include supporting a special school in Sigatoka, a feeding programme at a rural boarding school in Nadroumai and a community learning centre in Cuvu. The resort also contributes to school improvements, skills training for women and young people, health programmes and local linen donations.
Working alongside neighbouring hotels and community partners, colleagues also take part in mangrove planting and beach clean-ups, strengthening our connections with the surrounding communities.
SANCTUARY: Shangri-La’s Care for Nature Project
SANCTUARY focuses on protecting natural habitats, restoring ecosystems and promoting environmental awareness. In partnership with organisations such as the National Trust of Fiji, we support mangrove rehabilitation, native planting and environmental education.
In 2025, initiatives included planting 224 mangrove seedlings and 100 native fruit plants, as well as collecting 45 kg of plastic waste from mangrove habitats during World Environment Day.
Through the National Trust of Fiji’s Heritage in Young Hands programme, we also engage children and colleagues in understanding the connections between people, land and sea.
REEF CARE: The Marine Education Centre
Established in 2009, Shangri-La Fiji’s Marine Education Centre connects guests, colleagues and local communities with the surrounding marine environment through education and practical conservation.
Our initiatives include coral restoration, Fish Houses and crown-of-thorns starfish removal. Coral fragments are planted and monitored for growth and health, while Fish Houses provide shelter for marine life and support habitat development.
Between 2022 and 2025, nearly 400 crown-of-thorns starfish were removed from the reef flat through reported conservation activities. In February 2026, two colleagues joined the ESG team in a further removal activity.
Our conservation approach also recognises traditional Fijian knowledge, including tabu, a practice that temporarily restricts access to fishing grounds or natural resources to allow ecosystems to recover.