COLUMNS - Hervé Houdré

Hervé Houdré began his tenure as general manager of the Willard InterContinental Washington D.C. in 2004. He is recognized for introducing refinements which impact profit and increase market share. Under his leadership, the Willard InterContinental has embarked on a sustainability program, Willard InterContinental - The Next 100 Years. Houdré, who has written a white paper, Sustainable Hospitality© : Sustainable Development in the Hotel Industry, and his team, have put into place a five-year roadmap that defines and quantifies the mid-term SD goals for the hotel. The hotel published its first GRI Standard Sustainability Report available at www.willarddc.com/sd.

A recent appointment with Lisa Jackson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator, was particularly interesting and valuable when looking at the opportunities available for hotel carbon footprint reduction. The topic of the meeting was to look at the industry through the eyes of the EPA. The agency is encouraging hotels and hotel companies to partner with it to reduce the effect of green...
HotelNewsNow.com (HNN) | Monday 8 February 2010




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