How to make the hospitality industry sustainable

HNtv INSIDERS

In the lead up to the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) in Dubai next week, Jonathan Worsley, Chairman of The Bench and organizer of FHS, caught up with Ufi Ibrahim, Founder & CEO, Energy and Environment Alliance (EEA), and Dr. Shamir Ghumra, Head of Building Performance Services at BREEAM, for a conversation on how to make the hotel industry more sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG strategy are high up on the agenda at FHS with several sessions dedicated to the topic throughout the three-day summit.

In this episode of HNtv Insiders, Ufi Ibrahim and Dr. Shamir Ghumra speak with Jonathan as a prelude to their panel on Day 2 of the conference titled: ‘Data Driven Sustainable Investments & Regulations Driving Change - From Green Washing To Science Based Benchmarks.’

They share valuable insights on how their respective organizations support and promote ESG to the hospitality industry, what legislation is expected to reach and impact the sector, and what environmental, social and governance responsibilities this will bring to hotel owners and operators.

About FHS World  

Dates:                    29 September - 1 October 2026

Location:                                Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE

Partners:

Visit UAE as Strategic Enabler; Jumeirah as Host Partner; Dubai Business Events as Destination Partner; Knowledge Economic City, Radisson Hotel Group, Taiba Investments, and The Ascott Limited as Strategic Partners; Arada, Club Med, Groupe Barrière, HVS MEA, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Modon Hospitality, Red Sea Global, Rotana Hotels & Resorts, and as Headline partners; Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy Les Roches, Accor, Aleph Hospitality, BWH Hotels, Compass, Gary Greene Design, GreenbergTraurig, H World International, The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), J Club, JLL, Knight Frank, KOFISI, Legacy Hotels Holding, Marjan, Millat Group, Minor Hotels, Newby London, Parsons, QUO, Rikas Hospitality Group, Safir Hotels & Resorts, STR CoStar™️, temi, The First Group Hospitality, Tui Hotels & Resorts, Uganda Tourism Board, United Hospitality Management, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts as Partners; Cavendish Maxwell, FSK & Partners (Speed Networking Partner), Rove Hotels, Shaza Hotels, Start Reverse, and Worldvue as Exhibitors; Accor One Living, digivalet, Global Branded Residences (GBR), Landsberg Residential Consulting, and Sectorlight as FHS Living Partners; Misr AbuDhabi and Zaghloul as FHS Egypt Partners; Global Branded Residence Awards and HAMA MEA as Supporters.

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