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Green Stay: The Road to Net-Zero in the Global Hotel Sector

The global hotel industry stands at the center of the journey toward net-zero. With standardized measurement, transparent reporting, and global collaboration, hotels and corporations can make business travel a catalyst for sustainable progress.

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  • Transparent, standardized sustainability reporting
  • One consolidated metric replacing scattered hotel certifications
  • Easy comparison for corporates aligning with ESG requirements
  • Region-specific, data-driven scoring across water, waste and energy
  • Automated emissions reporting for travel program integration
Green Stay: The Road to Net-Zero in the Global Hotel Sector

Key Takeaways

  1. The pandemic accelerated sustainability engagement for consumers, governments and investors.
  2. Carbon emissions now influence business survival and travel decisions.
  3. Hotels lack a unified, global sustainability standard.
  4. Corporate clients expect reliable, structured environmental data.
  5. The Green Stay Initiative provides a comprehensive, comparable reporting model.

The Pandemic Shift

There’s no denying sustainability has become a global mega-trend, front of mind for everyone from world leaders to ordinary consumers and, of course, businesses and organizations. The question is, how can hotels and corporates work together to improve the measurability and reporting of green credentials in the global hotel sector?

A Global Hotel Sector Sustainability White paper

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in early 2020, the business world experienced one of its greatest disruptions in history. But, despite this economic downtown, the interest in sustainability was clear with 2020 being a record-breaking year for investment in green energy bonds. Now in 2021 the focus is on sustainability and the global hotel sector.

In this paper, we address the following topics:

  • Recent global developments in sustainable investment
  • The benefits of sustainability reporting for corporations and hotels
  • The cost and social benefits of green lodging for corporations
  • A way forward for both corporations and hotels
  • How the travel industry can meet sustainability benchmarks
  • The complexity of carbon reporting and the associated certifications
  • How improved sustainability hotel standards could become a post-pandemic incentive for travel

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