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Marriott Introduces Eco-Friendly Meeting Products

July 24, 2008July 24, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Marriott hotel is introducing a series of eco-friendly meeting products to help reduce environmental impact of the company and its guests, such as using pads made of recycling paper. A typical three-day meeting at the hotel, attended by 1,000 people produces over 12 tons of trash, uses 200,000 kilowatts of ... Read more »

Marriott Flips Switch On Tri-Generation Plant

June 6, 2008October 15, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The New York Marriott Downtown has flipped the switch on a “microturbine farm.” The installation of two hotel owner-funded PureComfort systems built by UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, makes the 500-room hotel the first in New York City to use the technology to provide its own electricity, cooling ... Read more »

Hilton Sets Target Of 20% CO2 Reduction By 2014

June 5, 2008June 11, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Hilton Hotels has announced sustainability targets it aims to reach by 2014. They include: Reducing energy consumption from direct operations by 20 percent; Reducing CO2 emissions by 20 percent; Reducing output of waste by 20 percent; and Reducing water consumption by 10 percent. Hilton has already begun to green its ... Read more »

Google, PepsiCo, Kellogg, AmEx Make ‘Most Ethical’ List

June 4, 2008June 4, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Google, PepsiCo, Kellogg, and American Express, rose to the top of the Ethisphere Institute’s 2008 list of 2008 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This years winners fall into categories that include everything from aerospace and agriculture to transportation and logistics. Repeat winners from last year’s list include Duke Energy, Deere & ... Read more »

Virtual Hotel Aims To Improve Industry Sustainability

May 11, 2008 by Paul Nastu

InterContinental Hotels Group has announced an online Innovation Hotel, to gather feedback from travelers about “green” features that matter most to them, HotelInteractive reports. “Take a look around the innovation hotel to see some of the latest thinking in responsible tourism,” the site says. “Action areas” include energy conservation, recycling, ... Read more »

How To Keep Sustainability Initiatives Rolling After Earth Day

April 22, 2008October 13, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Companies are plastering the Internet with press releases touting Earth Day initiatives – yours is probably one of them. So, how can managers and supervisors increase the probability that sustainable practices will stick in the office – long after any Earth Day momentum fades? Taking a few lessons from research ... Read more »

Marriott Steps Up Green Efforts With $2M Rainforest Pledge

April 8, 2008April 9, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Marriott International has signed an agreement with the state of Amazonas to help protect 1.4 million acres of endangered rainforest. It’s one of the first partnerships between government and the private sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation. The company is also taking new steps to reduce the company’s ... Read more »

Starbucks Helps Growers Enter Carbon Credit Biz

March 23, 2008October 11, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Some Fortune 500 companies are getting involved in ecosystem services. That is, finding ways to repay nature for the products it produces, according to an article by Marc Gunther in Fortune. Starbucks is the latest. It will finance Conservation International’s efforts to work with local partners and coffee growers to ... Read more »

Highmark Named Top Green IT User

February 15, 2008October 5, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Computerworld has released a list of what it considers to be the top 12 green user companies, as well as the green dozen IT vendors. Highmark was named the top user In the past, the company had spent about $45,000 each month on electricity for its data center, a 24,000-square-foot, ... Read more »

Hyatt Creates New Environmental Position

February 1, 2008October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Hyatt has announced the creation of a new position within its company – vice president, environmental affairs. Brigitta Witt, who was recently the senior director of business development and general manager for Green Dimes, has been appointed to fill that position. She will develop a new environmental policy. One recent ... Read more »

Marriott, Hilton,Other Hotels Going Green

January 25, 2008December 16, 2011 by Paul Nastu

A 2007 survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and KDS revealed that only one-third of corporate travel policies promote sustainable tourism. And while many travelers say they would prefer a green hotel, other factors such as price win out when they’re booking, according to this expose in ... Read more »

Marriott Introduces Eco-Friendly Meeting Products

Marriott Flips Switch On Tri-Generation Plant

Hilton Sets Target Of 20% CO2 Reduction By 2014

Google, PepsiCo, Kellogg, AmEx Make ‘Most Ethical’ List

Virtual Hotel Aims To Improve Industry Sustainability

How To Keep Sustainability Initiatives Rolling After Earth Day

Marriott Steps Up Green Efforts With $2M Rainforest Pledge

Starbucks Helps Growers Enter Carbon Credit Biz

Highmark Named Top Green IT User

Hyatt Creates New Environmental Position

Marriott, Hilton,Other Hotels Going Green

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