-
·
Resource | Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index
CHSB Index Powered by data from thousands of hotels worldwide, the CHSB (Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking) Index enables sector-wide benchmarking of energy, carbon, and water performance. Used by leading hotel brands, investors, and members of our benchmarking product, the Index provides a trusted reference point to understand performance trends, identify leaders, and inform strategy at…
-
·
Destination Water Risk Index
Destination Water Risk Index (DWRI) is designed to help the hotel industry and destinations in better understanding the risks associated with water resources and provide actionable recommendations on how to mitigate those risks. The DWRI was developed in collaboration with the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance and is supported by STR, a CoStar Group Company, and Ecolab,…
-
·
Resource | Green Lodging Trends Report
Benchmark your hotel against your peers on sustainability best practices The Green Lodging Trends Report (GLTR) is the leading global benchmarking study on sustainability best practices in hotels conducted biennially. We benchmark hotels from around the world to compare the prevalence of best practices. 20,000 hotels of all sizes and types across 50 countries participated…
-
·
Greenview Hotel Footprinting Tool
Using real data supplied by the industry’s global benchmarking index – the Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking (CHSB) index – you can use the Greenview Hotel Footprinting Tool to estimate the carbon footprint of a single or for multiple hotel room nights and meeting spaces across the world free of charge. This information can be used to…
-
·
Advancing Sustainability among Hotel Owners in Asia (2016-2023)
Launched by Greenview in 2016, the Hotel Owners for Tomorrow (HOT) Coalition emerged as an industry-leading coalition of over 35 participating organizations united by a common goal — to get hotel owners in Asia engaged in sustainability discussions and actions. There was no cost to join. Instead, members committed to five simple actions: While much…
-
·
Net Zero Methodology for Hotels
This methodology provides the most comprehensive net zero guidance covering every aspect of the hotel industry’s value chain. It serves as the referential methodology that can be used by all stakeholders in the tourism value chain when addressing net zero in developing, owning, operating, franchising, booking, and staying in hotels. The Methodology has been developed…
-
·
Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking (CHSB) Index 2023 Released
Cornell Center for Hospitality Research Report reveals significant carbon footprint reduction in hotels around the world by over 30 percent between 2019 and 2021.The CHSB Index 2023 has been released during the eCornell keynote Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry: How Data Is Making an Impact webinar on June 7, 2023. The hotel industry’s largest and…
-
·
Free Global Tool: Calculate Hotel Stay Carbon Footprints
The interdependence of biodiversity loss and climate change has become increasingly prevalent in the discussions around tackling the climate crisis. With the landmark agreement, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), that was adopted by approximately 190 countries during the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) this past December, we can expect more momentum around biodiversity issues in…
-
·
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…
-
·
Is Your Hotel Doing the Basics or Leading in 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…
