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 scale.
2025 Dataset – Coming Soon!
A Global, Industry-Led Benchmarking Product Since 2013
31,500+
Member Hotels
Representing 45 companies and over 100 dataset users
1307
Geographies
Covering 94 countries, 88 regions, 898 market areas, 232 climate zones
18
Measures
Covering 4 environmental data types: energy, water, carbon, HCMI
24
Competitive Groupings
Based on different combinations of geographic granularity and hotel attributes
Public Dataset
View the full appendices of the CHSB 2025 Guidance Report here.
CHSB 2025 Dataset | Guidance Document Coming Soon!
Additional Resources
Supporting materials to help members interpret and apply CHSB data effectively.
Guidance on Emission Factors
Outlines the sources of Emission Factors (EFs) used to calculate hotel carbon emissions in CHSB, along with guidance on their application.
Validity Test Fences
Explains the thresholds (fences) used in validity tests, defining upper and lower cut-off values for identifying outliers in the dataset.
Power BI Dashboard
Interactive data visualization tool for exploring CHSB results across key measures and geographies.
Coming soon!
How Different Stakeholders Use the CHSB Dataset for Diverse Sustainability Goals
Hotel Operators
Understand operational efficiency of properties amidst peers
Hotel Owners
Evaluate environmental performance of assets against peers to inform investment strategies
Business Travel
Estimate emissions of hotel stays for Scope 3 reporting
Policy Makers
Use emissions factors to support emissions calculation and reporting guidelines
Carbon Offset Providers
Use carbon data to calculate Scope 3 emissions
Destinations
Benchmark hotels within your destination against global peers.
Built with the World’s Leading Hotel Companies
Backed by data from top global hotel brands across regions and segments.
By the Industry, For the Industry
CHSB data is trusted by governments, corporate customers, and travel companies to benchmark energy, water, and carbon performance, and to estimate associated environmental footprints.
Organizations relying on CHSB’s source data
- The Greenhouse Gas Protocol Quantis Scope 3 Evaluator
- UK Government Greenhouse Gas Guidance
- New Zealand Government Guide to Measuring Emissions
- Greenview Hotel Footprinting Tool
- Euromonitor Sustainable Travel Index
- Urban Land Institute Greenprint Performance Report
- Hotel Global Decarbonisation Report
- Destination Water Risk Index
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Validity Testing
As part of your membership, we review your submitted data to help correct errors and ensure accurate, reliable benchmarking results.
Benchmark Report
Receive confidential, property-specific reports that rank each hotel in one of 10 performance deciles, based on detailed competitive set groupings – so you know exactly where you stand.
Aggregate Report
Get a portfolio-level dashboard, so you can easily evaluate overall sustainability performance.
Footprint Analysis
Access detailed carbon footprint breakdowns for each property, calculated using the industry-standard HCMI methodology.
Unlock enhanced analytics and deeper insights as a member
Compare Public Dataset vs Member Benchmarking
Public data set
Member services
Ideal for:
- Data analysts and sustainability experts conducting early-stage modelling
- Academic researchers using real-world hotel data
- Organizations seeking general benchmarks, not property-specific insights
Ideal for:
- Hotel groups and portfolios seeking actionable benchmarking insights
- ESG teams preparing disclosures and reports
- Operations teams aiming to identify performance improvement opportunities
What you’ll need to do:
- Prepare and calculate your own property-level data
- Manually filter the public index tool to identify comparable peer groupings
- Estimate carbon footprints using published emission factors
What you’ll need to do:
Simply submit your data to Greenview through the membership service
What you’ll get:
- A downloadable dataset covering up to 18 environmental benchmarking measures
- Benchmarks available if you have comparable data
- Broad, quartile-based benchmarks by geography and hotel segment
What you’ll get:
- Confidential property-level benchmarking reports for every hotel in your portfolio
- A portfolio dashboard that consolidates performance across all your properties
- Customized benchmarks for up to 18 measures across 24 fixed peer groupings
- Specific decile rankings based on geographic location and hotel attributes
- The most detailed groupings available based on your context
- Validity testing with tailored diagnostics to resolve data quality issues
- Carbon footprints calculated with industry-standard HCMI methodology
- Ongoing support for interpreting your results and clarifying findings
One Platform. Powerful Insights.
Greenview Portal integrates your sustainability data with the CHSB public dataset — enabling seamless benchmarking, performance tracking, and ESG reporting at both the property and portfolio level.
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Whether you’re just starting your sustainability journey or aiming to elevate your presence as a leader in sustainability among hospitality industry peers, we’re here to help. We offer advisory support, unique to your organization. Get in touch today!