Data from over 20,000 hotels combined to power free global tool for calculating carbon footprint of hotel stays

The Hotel Footprinting Tool is a free tool for calculating the carbon footprint of hotel stays, available online at www.hotelfootprints.org . Users can enter the location, star rating and number of nights in order to obtain an instant carbon footprint for their stay based on the average emissions of hotels in that market. The tool also allows users to estimate the carbon footprint of meetings which take place in hotels. The Hotel Footprinting Tool is powered by data from over 20,000 hotels around the world collected via the Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index and using the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative methodology. The...

Is your hotel ahead of the curve or doing the basics when it comes to sustainability?

Take part in the Green Lodging Trends Report to find out. That the hospitality industry is well on its sustainability journey there is no doubt. Several of the large brands have committed to net zero goals and science-based targets , new initiatives to promote sustainable hotels come on-line all the time (take a look at Small Luxury Hotels Considerate Collection as an example), the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance has provided a clear pathway for hotels to become more sustainable, and just this week the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launched its new Hotel Sustainability Basics initiative. But what does all...

Hospitality Industry Launches New Net-Zero Methodology for Hotels

A new methodology to guide hotels on how to set a net zero pathway has been released by a group of global hospitality, travel and tourism sector organizations. The Net Zero Methodology for Hotels provides detailed guidance on how hotels can approach the technical aspects of net zero, such as what should be included in Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, milestones to be reached by target years such as 2025, 2030 and 2040, and how to approach decarbonization through renewable energy. The methodology also provides guidance on alignment with frameworks such as the Science Based Targets Initiative, Race to...

Biodiversity in Hospitality: Why Hotels Need to Wake up to Biodiversity

Why Hotels Need to Wake up to Biodiversity As we approach the COP26 Climate Change conference in Glasgow, the airwaves are full of net-zero ambitions and commitments from across governments and industries. The hotel industry is no exception, with recent announcements by both the larger players such as Marriott and IHG,  and smaller groups such as the Lamington Group’s roadmap to net-zero. Despite the industry’s growing commitment to the consequences of climate change and its response to consumer and investor pressures to address it, we shouldn’t lose sight of one of the other great, if not the greatest, challenge to...