Being transparent about the journey towards a more sustainable future. Communicating to guests ways to support the hotels’ environmental efforts during their stay. Aiming to measure the carbon footprint of the hotel, and set measurable targets.
Our first impact report unveils our sustainability journey, highlighting strides and triumphs. Our goal is to provide a transparent overview of our performance to our stakeholders and to create an impact strategy based on this baseline. In 2022 and 2023, we established a range of new sustainability-related projects and initiatives for our community, employees, and hoteliers, the many outcomes of which are detailed in this report. We don’t always get the answers right, but we always aim to do better on our conscious journey.
Once a year, the visionaries of our hotels come together for Arena*, to explore what lies in store for the future of purposeful travel. We know that an in-person event of this scale requires intention, planning, and dedication to making it as sustainable as possible. That’s why we devote our time and energy into ensuring that we lessen our own impact on the wider environmental systems we inhabit.
We have created our Conscious Event Guidelines, to steer us when planning all future events, not only Arena*. Your hotel might find it useful too.
Weeva is a digital sustainability solution for tourism businesses. It's an SaaS platform that enables the travel industry to adopt a more measurable and holistic practice. One tool to rule them all—this single, integrated platform makes impact accounting simple, affordable, and accessible for any independent hotel.
For Design Hotels members, Weeva is currently offering licenses with 10% to 15% off. The discount is determined by the size of your hotel and measured by revenue.
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Elin Kann
Director, Sustainability & Culture
[email protected]
The Conscious Travel Foundation is a non-profit membership community that promotes meaningful, positive impact travel. Through education, collaboration and thought leadership, TCTF empower its members to make positive changes to their travel businesses, while raising funds for grassroots projects around the world. TCTF welcomes members from all sectors of the travel industry, from hotels, lodges and destination management companies; to agents, PR and marketing businesses and journalists - wherever they are on their sustainability journey. TCTF’s like-minded community share a common goal - prioritizing purpose alongside profit so that travel leaves a net-positive impact on cultures, communities, wildlife and habitats around the world.
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Elin Kann
Director, Sustainability & Culture
[email protected]
Working towards a sustainable and inclusive future for the planet and its people, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance works on four main areas along with its collective members in hospitality to drive change: Human rights to address risks arising in the labor supply chain and during construction; youth employment, especially those at risk of poverty and exploitation; climate action embracing science-based targets; and water stewardship programs to improve efficiency and counter scarcity.
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Elin Kann
Director, Sustainability & Culture
[email protected]
EarthCheck is the leading scientific benchmarking, certification, and advisory group in the travel and tourism space. Founded in 1987, they have helped businesses, communities, and governments make destinations more clean, safe, prosperous, and healthy for travelers to visit and people to live in.
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Elin Kann
Director, Sustainability & Culture
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B Corp certifies businesses that meet the highest, verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. Certified B Corp companies create a community of leaders, driving a global movement of people who are determined to use business as a force for good.
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Elin Kann
Director, Sustainability & Culture
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A voluntary eco-label awarded to more than 3,700 hotels and other establishments in 60 countries, Green Key is the leading standard for excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry, maintained through rigorous documentation and frequent audits.
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Elin Kann
Director, Sustainability & Culture
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LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the world's most widely used green building rating system. A globally recognized symbol of sustainability, the LEED certification provides a framework for highly efficient and cost-saving green buildings, which offer environmental, social, and governance benefits.
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Elin Kann
Director, Sustainability & Culture
[email protected]
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Thank you for being on this journey with us! If you have any partners to share, resources to recommend, or sustainability-related feedback or questions, please contact Elin Kann, Director, Sustainability & Culture, at [email protected].
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