STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
At Sentido Pearl Hotels (Sentido Pearl Beach & Sentido Aegean Pearl), we are aware of the ramifications and implications of our operation on the local environment, people and culture.
We have successfully developed and applied initiatives for the reduction of the negative consequences of our operation and we are continuously improving our positive contribution to the destination where our hotels operate.
Our commitment has been recognized and we are proud to have received the gold TRAVELIFE awards as a result of the operation of both our hotels.
From recycling to correct resource management, many steps have been made in order to reduce any possible negative effect of our services and hotels’ operation on the environment.
In accordance with the International Prototype ELOT EN ISO 14001:2015, the applied System of Environmental Management provides our hotels with the capability to apply procedures for the determination of our environmental policy and aims along four lines of action:
a) Energy consumption
b) Water Consumption
c) Waste management
d) Use of environment-friendly, consumable products
We are committed to:
Μeet all legal and other requirements relating to the environment.
Take all necessary actions in order to ensure that none of our facilities and/or installations constitutes a source of nuisance to the neighbours and constantly act in ways which prevent the pollution of the environment.
Provide the necessary assistance and guidance to our partners so that environmental care becomes a part of their everyday practices.
Train, encourage and motivate our personnel in issues that relate to the environment and our environmental policy.
Develop a system of constant improvement, based on mid-term plans, annual programmes of action and regular inspection and reports under the guidance of the top management ranks.
Incorporate a series of green actions into the services and products we offer, such as: non-use of toxic substances, use of recyclable materials, low consumption of energy and water during use, offering options such as reusing and recycling at the products’ end of life cycle.
Provide training to our personnel, developing their constant ecological consciousness and ensuring their optimal performance.
Continuously monitor the results of our actions and applied programmes, and monitor the application of the environmental terms that we have established.
Encourage our suppliers and partners to develop new products and services which are less harmful to the environment, revitalizing the market.
We are committed to environmental protection, including the prevention of pollution, compliance with all applicable and other requirements which relate to the environmental aspects of our hotels and their operation, as well as the constant improvement of the System of Environmental Management in accordance with the International Prototype ELOT EN ISO 14001:2015, in order to improve our environmental performance.
We offer a framework for the determination and review of our environmental aims and objectives.
The awareness and the commitment of the Management and personnel of Sentido Pearl Hotels to care for the protection of the environment constitutes a significant achievement of the corporation Rethymno A.E., encouraging our personnel, partners and guests to take part in this collaborative effort for a sustainable future.
The Management of Sentido Pearl Hotels (Sentido Pearl Beach & Sentido Aegean Pearl) is committed to the application of the environmental policy and has designated the Hotels’ General Manager as responsible for the application of the environmental policy and sustainable development and for the monitoring and control of all related actions and issues.
The Hotel Management
Afstralon Polemiston Str.28
GR-74100 Rethymno – Crete – Greece
Tel: 0030 28310 50080
Email: [email protected]
Pearl Hotels
We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to