The Buccaneer
The Caribbean's longest running family owned resort, set on a 340 acre historic estate on St. Croix whose owners house sea turtle monitoring interns each nesting season.
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| Pillar | Weight | Performance level | Contribution | Evidence and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature, biodiversity and regeneration | 30% | 2/4 | 15 / 30 points | The current community page (2026) says the resort houses National Park Service interns each year for a three month leatherback and green turtle monitoring programme and that its beach lighting is designed to keep hatchlings from heading inland. Both are turtle measures supporting an external programme, with no monitoring figures, and the 2017 coral restoration expedition is too old to count. The 340 acres of wildlife habitat is a description of the estate, not a protected reserve. Source · 2026-10-29 |
| Energy and climate | 15% | 2/4 | 7.5 / 15 points | The community page (2026) says energy efficient lighting is used in all feasible areas. It also says the resort produces its own power but does not say how, so no renewable source is evidenced. Source · 2026-10-29 |
| Water | 10% | 2/4 | 5 / 10 points | The resort produces its own potable water through an in house nano filtration plant and serves it from every sink, shower, bar and water cooler, which removes the need for bottled water. No conservation figures are published. Source · 2026-10-29 |
| Waste and plastic | 10% | 2/4 | 5 / 10 points | The community page (2026) lists refillable dispensers for Bee Kind bathroom products to cut plastic going to landfill, plus biodegradable cups and to go boxes. Biodegradable disposables are still single use, so this is one solid plastic reduction system, with no recycling or figures. Source · 2026-10-29 |
| Food, farming and sourcing | 10% | 2/4 | 5 / 10 points | The community page (2026) says locally grown produce and freshly caught fish are bought whenever possible and that the restaurants are certified under the Reef Responsible sustainable seafood programme. The Reef Responsible certificate was not confirmed in that programme's own directory. Source · 2026-10-29 |
| Buildings, heritage reuse and land use | 15% | 2/4 | 7.5 / 15 points | The history page (2026) says Douglas and Rachel Armstrong restored the ruins of the Danish Great House and opened an 11 room inn there in 1947, and the 1733 sugar mill ruins are still in use for guest events. Source · 2026-10-29 |
| Transport and operational footprint | 5% | Missing or stale evidence | Unknown | |
| Measurement, transparency and certification | 5% | Missing or stale evidence | Unknown |
Standard 2.2 (draft) weights conservation and habitat at 30%, heritage reuse and land use at 15%, energy at 15%, water at 10%, waste at 10%, food at 10%, transport at 5% and transparency at 5%. A pillar contributes its weight multiplied by its performance level divided by four. Solar equipment alone cannot establish a high overall score. Missing pillars are excluded from the performance denominator and reduce evidence coverage. Performance levels: 0 documented absence or contrary evidence; 1 claim; 2 a specific implemented system; 3 several evidenced systems; 4 quantified outcomes or independently verified exceptional implementation. Ratings require at least 70% coverage; below 85% coverage they are capped at 3/5. If less than half the weighted evidence supports implemented systems, the rating is capped at 2/5. The rating is 1 plus 4 times the evidenced performance, rounded. A 5/5 also needs at least 90% coverage, 90% performance, level 4 evidence on at least half the weight, and nature conservation at level 3 or above. Accommodation scores are coming once this category passes its release checks. Evidence must be rechecked within two years.
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