GCSTIMES outlines how the EU Deforestation Regulation affects hospitality supply chains, focusing on wood and paper products, and highlights FSC certification as a key compliance tool.
WTTC and UNEP signed an MoU running through June 2028, committing to joint action on circular economy, plastic pollution, food waste, and biodiversity across the global travel and tourism sector.
Hilton's 2025 Travel with Purpose report shows a 50.9% cut in managed hotel carbon intensity and surpassed its 2030 waste goal early, while reaching 2.5M community members across 144 countries.
WTTC's Hotel Sustainability Basics, adopted by 8,000+ hotels in 85 countries, will become an independent third-party certification aligned with EU green claims rules and the GSTC Accreditation Framework.
EU CSRD, CSDDD, France's AGEC Law, and Asia's sustainability roadmaps are pushing hotel procurement teams to verify supplier environmental credentials for compliance and ESG reporting.
A supplier-authored explainer on carbon credits and product carbon neutrality, promoting GCSTIMES low-carbon hotel amenity products certified under ISO 14068 principles.
Opinion piece arguing that eco-friendly key cards are a low-cost, high-visibility sustainability win that helps close the gap between hotel ESG commitments and what guests actually experience.
Minor Hotels launches a three-wine collection with Saving the Wild and Hoopenburg Wine Estate, served across African properties from May 2026, with proceeds funding wildlife crime legislation advocacy.
The Long Run and APOLA signed an MOU to collaborate on events, knowledge exchange, and membership engagement, targeting a glamping sector growing at 15% annually across Asia Pacific.
The author questions whether the Caribbean Tourism Organization genuinely prioritizes resort and stay-over tourism, citing cruise industry sponsorship of its sustainability awards and structural tax advantages favoring cruise lines over hotels.
Research on Kenya's circular economy finds that ecosystem position and strategic collaboration matter more than business model innovation in determining access to capital, legitimacy, and scale.
Alila Kothaifaru Maldives marks World Environment Day and World Ocean Day with tree planting, coral restoration, reef clean-up dives, and beach clean-ups throughout June in partnership with Euro-Divers Maldives.
The article argues that switching hotel key cards from PVC to certified sustainable materials (wood-fiber, PLA, or paper) is a low-disruption, hardware-compatible procurement decision that can directly support ESG targets.
KITRO, active in 500+ kitchens across 40 countries, is scaling internationally as new EU binding targets require a 30% per-capita food waste cut by 2030, with Spain's Ley 01/25 adding national urgency.
Safemark jumped from the 37th to the 68th percentile in EcoVadis ratings, placing it in the top 35% globally, driven by stronger sustainability reporting and supplier oversight.
Dr. Aradhana Khowala, CEO of Aptamind Partners, challenges the hospitality industry to move beyond sustainability theatre, arguing regeneration requires measurable outcomes, community benefit, and a systemic redesign, not new vocabulary.
Owner Angie Clavijo details how Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel integrates regenerative farming, agrobiodiversity, and Andean cultural heritage into a luxury guest experience, with B Corp certification in final stages.
AC Hotel Asheville Downtown shares how it moved sustainability from good intentions to measurable daily operations through data tracking, workflow integration, and leadership accountability.
HBX Group earned the Queer Destinations Committed distinction after rolling out an LGBTQ+ inclusion training programme with nearly 90% staff participation, building on its 2025 alliance with Queer Destinations.
Novotel's second Ocean Impact Report details progress across 600+ hotels, including 92% single-use plastic compliance, 1,600+ chefs trained, and active WWF marine conservation projects.