5 eco-friendly hotels

1 Svart Norway

Located just above the Arctic Circle, Svart will be the world’s first energy-positive hotel when it opens to guests in 2021. The circular property has a 360-degree view of the Svartisen glacier, and aims to reduce its yearly energy consumption by 85% compared to other modern hotels, by using solar energy. svart.com

2 Jetwing Surf Sri Lanka

Experience a piece of eco-luxury on the beaches of Arugam Bay on Sri Lanka’s southeastern coast. The hotel’s construction and design has been inspired by nature with structures made from wood, palm leaves and dried iluk grass, built to create as little disturbance to the surrounding vegetation as possible. Where feasible, natural ventilation and lighting is used and waste water is biologically treated to protect the natural habitat. jetwinghotels.com

3 Garonga Safari Camp South Africa

Get back to nature in more ways than one at this luxury tented camp in the Makalai Conservancy. The camp does everything it can to reduce its carbon footprint including using solar panels for 30% of its energy consumption. The property also has a heater pump system to reduce electrical power by 80%, and a bio-gas system to turn food and natural waste into natural gas to cook with. Used water is filtered and cleaned so it can be fed back into the camp’s waterhole for the animals. garonga.com

4 El Nido Resorts Philippines

The four resorts in Palawan live by a green ethos, which includes buying their products and employing staff locally, giving guests the opportunities to experience nature and the area’s culture, and building new sustainability programmes every year. As well as green design and architecture, the resorts offer sustainable menus and plenty of nature-based activities in their verdant environment. elnidoresorts.com

5 Soneva Kiri Thailand

Soneva is committed to sustainability across all its resorts, but at Soneva Kiri it has developed a Carbon Calculator to monitor the full footprint of its operations; from energy consumption to freight, food, paper, waste and water. soneva.com