Environmentalist Stuart Hayward has asked a Rosewood Hotels executive to keep sustainability in mind when moving ahead with developing the Rosewood Tucker’s Point property.Mr Hayward spearheaded a Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce campaign to get Senators to vote against a Special Development Order that granted planning permission in principle to build more than 70 private homes on the 240-acre Castle Harbour property. After adjourning mid-debate in March the Senate returned and approved a scaled back version of the development.In his letter to Robert Boulogne, Chief Operating Officer of Rosewood Hotels and Resorts, Mr Hayward wrote: “We congratulate you on the re-branding of one of Bermuda’s finest properties as Rosewood Tucker’s Point Resort and wish you success. We further hope the new venture does well in the future for Bermuda’s sustainable tourism as we anticipate that you will bring a long-overdue global marketing strength to our local tourism industry.”He added that he hoped the company would act responsibly and recommended they examine “any and all” submissions made to date to Bermuda’s Department of Planning by the Departments of Conservation Services, Environmental Protection and the Department of Parks with regards to the SDO.He wrote: “We respect and value the input of the Government’s technical professionals in this area. Although neither we, nor the public, have been given access to the reports, we are aware via ministerial statements that the technical professionals did a thorough job at the review task and expect that the reports are fairly enlightening regarding the potential environmental impact of development. These could have bearing on your future actions as the resort manager and marketing agent as you attempt to comply with your own Verdes Green Initiative.”Verdes stands for Rosewood’s pledge to value the Earth’s resources and demonstrate environmental sensitivity.The pledge adds: “We vow to be noble stewards of nature and proactively seek ways to conduct our business in a manner that puts environmental responsibility and sustainability at the forefront of our business objectives.”The company also pledges to “embrace a sense of place”.Mr Hayward concluded his letter by saying: “We feel that the ‘sense of Bermuda’ could be well represented at Rosewood Tucker’s Point by responsible sustainable development with your quality input as a partner in this venture. We look forward to hearing about and seeing actions of substance to implement your values and Green Initiative policies at Rosewood Tucker’s Point.”Related websites:www.best.bmwww.rosewoodhotels.comwww.tuckerspoint.com