Community Partnerships
4 | Leading
Corporate Office
Give back more than you take
Outcomes
By the end of this stage you will have achieved the following outcomes from the Pathway Framework:
Contributing to destination resilience and sustainability.
- Participation in multi-stakeholder, destination based, community led sustainability projects.
- New capital input for destination community development is influenced.
- Influence through multi-stakeholder group is used to strengthen public policy for thriving destinations.
- Part of revenue is invested back into the community or in local sustainability projects.
- Multi-stakeholder destination based, community led sustainability projects are participated in.
Net Positive Hospitality in practice
There is no one-size-fits-all vision for what Net Positive looks like for the industry. Nor is there a limit to how ‘Net Positive’ a company can become. Therefore, this fourth stage is no longer a case of completing steps, and is, instead, a continuous process of expanding and deepening your company’s positive impact on people, communities, destinations and the planet.
Looking for inspiration?
Discover case studies that show the many ways in which hotels can give back more than they take.
Case Study: Soneva Foundation – Fighting Hunger
“My husband and I both went to the training programs. Our entire family got involved in growing vegetables and working in the pond. Our lives have transformed so much. I can even buy chocolates for my grandchildren!” – Sabuda Begum.
Case study: Supporting Local Communities – Empowering Women Farmers Through Tourism
Together with women’s empowerment partners, Equality in Tourism helped to bring female farmers and their families out of poverty, by training them to supply a new market of hotels and restaurants with locally grown produce.
Case study: Arabella Hospitality – Circular food systems, in partnership with FINHAVA
Arabella hotels have joined FINHAVA, a pioneering project on Mallorca for the promotion of circular economy, local agriculture and sustainable tourism.
Case study: Case study: Radisson Hotel Group – Partnership with Winnow and Too Good to Go
Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has implemented several measures to help prevent food wastage, including key partnerships with Winnow and Too Good to Go.
Share your case studies with us!
As hospitality companies progress towards Net Positive Hospitality, the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance is keen to share good news and best practice from across the industry. Our Net Positive case studies are shared across our website and LinkedIn, acting as a positive space to celebrate these actions, achievements, and commitments.
We invite hotels to get involved by sending case studies to press@sustainablehospitalityalliance.org and / or tagging @Net Positive Hospitality and @Sustainable Hospitality Alliance within LinkedIn posts relating to environmental sustainability or social responsibility.
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Test the outcomes of ESG solutions
The Net Positive Hospitality Simulation brings the Pathway to life, helping users understand the impacts of their decisions, test sustainability actions and create a tailored sustainability action plan.
Congratulations, you are now a Community Partnerships leader!
Ready to take action in another area?
Once you have completed Community Partnerships – 4 | Leading, head back to the Pathway hub to accelerate your progress across the other nine areas.
