From Strategy to Impact: Mainstreaming Net Positive Hospitality

At the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance Member Summit in Nice, HNtv INSIDERS caught up with Glenn Mandziuk, CEO at the Alliance and Dr. Willy Legrand, Professor at the IU International University of Applied Sciences in Germany. This summit, themed 'Mainstreaming Net Positive Hospitality', provided the hospitality industry with an opportunity to discuss how to drive action.

At the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance Member Summit in Nice, HNtv INSIDERS caught up with Glenn Mandziuk, CEO at the Alliance and Dr. Willy Legrand, Professor at the IU International University of Applied Sciences in Germany. This summit, themed 'Mainstreaming Net Positive Hospitality', provided the hospitality industry with an opportunity to discuss how to drive action. The Alliance's Impact Committees reported substantial progress in various fields, including Standards & Reporting, Financing the Transition, Supply Chain Optimisation, Technology Transfer, Risk & Resilience, and Communications & Public Relations. A significant portion of the discussions focused on the World Academy for Sustainable Hospitality. The Academy aspires to invoke a paradigm shift in the hospitality industry towards sustainability by promoting education across all departments and levels within hotel organizations. This 15-minutes conversation offers an excellent opportunity to get up to speed on the Alliance's latest developments.

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Founded in 1994 in Maastricht, the Netherlands, Hospitality Net is the #1 B2B portal for global hotel professionals and one of the longest-running independent hospitality B2B publications in the world. Hospitality Net acts as a neutral broker and publisher of hotel business information, built on a membership model for all stakeholders in the global hotel industry.

The World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance brings together leading hospitality companies and the wider value chain to address key challenges affecting the planet and people. Through collaborative action, the Alliance develops practical resources and programmes to create a prosperous and responsible hospitality sector that gives back to the destination more than it takes. Our members represent over 66,000 hotels and 8 million rooms globally.