Join leading experts from the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration and beyond as they unveil the latest results from the 10th annual Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index, which tracks energy, water, and carbon emissions of more than 27,000 hotels from over 40 companies. The results explore differences in performance across and within hotel segments and markets as well as the industrywide pathways of decarbonization.

While these KPIs have solidified over the past decade, other sustainability indicators are arising and gaining importance. The breadth of climate change and biodiversity impacts continue to be better understood, mapped, and quantified. This discussion will further explore the advent of Scope 3 emissions and the nexus of food waste for both climate action and biodiversity, with an overview of the latest initiatives toward the next frontier of sustainability measurement.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• How to utilize the Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index (CHSB) to benchmark performance and the drivers of emissions
• How CHSB is being used to provide data for Scope 3 emissions calculations across the travel industry
• How food waste is related to biodiversity impacts and Scope 3 carbon emissions
• The latest initiatives on measuring and reducing food waste

SPEAKERS

• Alex Nichols-Vinueza, PROGRAM MANAGER, World Wildlife Fund
• Eric Ricaurte '01, CEO AND FOUNDER, Greenview
• Gizem Kilic, DIRECTOR, INDUSTRY RESEARCH, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, American Hotel & Lodging Association
• Jeanne Varney, SENIOR LECTURER, Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration

This webinar is hosted by Cornell