There are now 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) related chiefly to global inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, poverty, peace and justice. The Harmony Project confidently addresses 10.
1: Good Health and Well-being
Integrated Wellbeing Clinic serves the traveller and employee community. See Harmony Project Tanzania example regarding integrated wellness.
Guest and staff dining are very focused on Food as Medicine. The Culinary Institute’s curriculum and test kitchens integrate Food as Medicine in all areas. Staff training emphasize a healthy life style.
2: Quality Education & Training
Culinary Institute studies and teaches Food As Medicine and Modernist Cuisine.
The Harmony Hotel utilizes a tested and training model for staff recruitment, development, compensation, and flexible job specification system that yields low staff turnover.
3: Gender Equality
The Harmony Project is Public Benefit Corporation which includes policies and procedures regarding equal pay and equal opportunities for all.
4: Affordable and Clean Energy
Permaculture practices include natural grey water filtration, solar hot water and electrical generation, and passive facility ventilation to minimize mechanical HVAC use.
5: Decent Work and Economic Growth
The mentioned recruitment, development and compensation model encompasses compensation with contribution to the workplace (rather than simple job performance), mentoring, and encourages life-long learning.
The Harmony Project’s Human Permaculture philosophy encompasses the engagement of the community economy recognized in the Bottom Line goals.
6: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
As a Black Swan, the Harmony Project features many hospitality industry innovations introduced within this website, including as a roll-model employer.
7: Sustainable Cities and Communities
The sustainability section presents many efforts to address this goal.
8: Responsible Consumption and Production
The Harmony Project’s Human Permaculture philosophy encompasses recycling, composting, even commissioning locally fabrication of furniture and equipment to minimize importation of goods.
9: Climate Action
Agriculture within or in proximity to the Harmony Project destinations encompass minimizing CO2 generation, and use of synthetic pesticides. Facility construction utilizes indigenous materials and technology to minimize energy-dependent material production and transport.
10: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Art In Life features visual and performing art to energize creative communities establishing an aggressive array of important initiatives: (1) Performing arts (music, theater, dance, comedy), (2) Commissioned visual fine art telling stories in every restaurant, bar, guest room, public space throughout each destination to include clothing; events shall be an engine for perpetual promotions. 4-5 working studios for artist in resident executing on-going commissioned fine art anchored by gallery exhibitions and art talks.
Commissioned fruit and produce from community farms follow specifications in line with Human Permaculture philosophy.