Community Outreach Initiatives
The Datai Pledge aims to integrate sustainability and conservation into all aspects of The Datai Langkawi’s business operations and guest experiences; protect and help regenerate the rich terrestrial and marine biodiversity of Langkawi; and enable the local community to thrive. At the heart of its vision is a recognition of the interdependence between ecosystems and humans, and that true impact is achieved when all stakeholders benefit. Comprehensive and far-reaching, the community support programme of The Datai Pledge is the result of a holistic, cross-pillar approach, producing both tangible short and longer-term results.
Learn more about our Community Outreach Initiatives here.
Community Films
Initiatives range from helping local fishers with beach clean ups, supporting artisans with sustainable enterprises, and assisting farmers in cultivating organic produce, to highlighting the work of grass-roots social enterprises, and educating the future citizens of Langkawi on environmental issues
The Kansha Life Project documents the work of a social enterprise which has devised creative ways to upcycle and recycle commercial waste that would otherwise end up in the landfill, into beautiful new products for sale, with help from The Datai Pledge
Geng Bersih Kampung (GBK) tells the story of a lively community space which has provided local youth with an array of life skills
The Eco-Schools film shows the positive impact of its environmental education programme on pupils of SK Temonyong primary school, one of the three Langkawi schools sponsored by The Datai Pledge
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Achieving Zero Waste to the Landfill
This ambition to protect nature whilst improving the welfare of the local community has achieved many milestones since 2019
Carbon Emissions Study
With the target to offset greenhouse gas emissions within Datai Bay, carbon emissions have been calculated yearly by leading scientific benchmarking certification for travel and tourism, EarthCheck, since 2018
Beach Clean-Ups
Organised on a regular basis, volunteer Dataians from all departments take turns collecting between 50 - 200 kg of trash during each beach clean-up