Palma de Mallorca – In just two years, RIU Hotels & Resorts has doubled the amount of local products used at its hotels in the Balearic Islands. This figure stood at 5.7% in 2023, before increasing to 7% in 2024 and reaching 10% in 2025. This amount is calculated as a percentage of the hotels’ total spending and represents a significant milestone for the chain, which intends to continue increasing the proportion of local products used in the coming years as part of its Proudly Committed sustainability strategy, supporting the community and reducing the company’s scope 2 carbon emissions.
This year, as well as continuing to prioritise products such as water, fruit and vegetables from the islands, RIU started locally sourcing another two key products that are widely consumed in its hotels—wine and ice cream. This takes the total to 202 locally-produced products. These purchases not only support local producers and contribute to sustainability objectives but also lead to better quality for guests.
The Sustainable Purchasing department has played a key role in achieving this milestone. Created in 2024 after RIU’s Board of Directors approved the new Sustainability and Procurement and Supplier policies, this department coordinates, evaluates and quantifies the procurement of products that come from sustainable sources or are produced in controlled conditions. It also monitors the ESG (environmental, social and governance) criteria implemented by suppliers, thus extending RIU’s sustainability and responsible management objectives to the supply chain.
In 2022, new legislation came into force regarding urgent measures to guarantee the sustainability and circularity of tourism in the Balearic Islands, which stipulates that at least 3% of the fresh, agricultural, livestock and fishery products offered in hotel establishments must be of local origin. This percentage rises to 4% in 4- and 5-star hotels and 5% in the case of rural tourism establishments. RIU Hotels far exceeds this minimum, proof of its commitment to sustainability and supporting local producers. It also contributes to the company’s global objective of reducing scope 2 carbon emissions, which the chain has managed to cut by 50% over the past two years.
About RIU Hotels & Resorts
The international RIU hotel chain was started in Mallorca, Spain, in 1953 as a small holiday business run by the Riu family, the founders and current owners, now in its third generation. The company specialises in holiday accommodation and over 74% of its establishments offer its renowned All Inclusive by RIU service. With the opening of its first city hotel in 2010, RIU expanded its product line with its own range of urban hotels under the name RIU Plaza. RIU Hotels & Resorts has 98 hotels in 21 countries, with a total of 38,055 employees that welcomed 6.7 million customers in 2024. RIU is currently the 40th largest chain in the world and fourth in Spain in terms of the number of rooms.
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