The Net Positive Hospitality Podcast
This podcast highlights the innovation and initiatives that are helping the sector move towards a more sustainable and responsible future.
From new technologies enabling hotels to reduce carbon emissions, to programmes that are helping support employment in disadvantaged communities around the world – this podcast champions the members and partners of the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance with the aim to share and inspire.
Discover Net Positive Hospitality - where every hotel truly gives back to the community, the destination, and the planet
From strategy to action: transforming communities through Net Positive
Featuring:
– Kevin Carey (Interim President & CEO – American Hotel & Lodging Association)
– Baptiste Carriere-Pradal (Co Founder and Director – 2B Policy)
– Erica Harms (Global Director of Sustainability – Iberostar Group)
– Ann Olalo (General Manager – Park Inn by Radisson North EDSA)
– Joy Belmonte (Mayoress – Quezon City)
– Deborah Haines (Senior Director of Operations, South East Asia – Radisson Hotel Group)
– Valentina Wießmeier (Finalist – Sustainable Hospitality Challenge)
Discover how we’re translating strategy into action, with exclusive insight into proceedings from our Autumn Summit.
Find out how Radisson Hotel Group is changing the lives of female prisoners in the Philippines.
Listen to the first instalment of our new ‘Voices of the Future’ segment, in which we hear from a young woman who is starting her career in the hospitality industry, after taking part in the Sustainable Hospitality Challenge.
The business case for Net Positive Hospitality
Featuring:
– Andrew Winston (Author, Speaker, Adviser, and Driver of Change – Net Positive)
– Karishma Manchanda (Inclusion, Diversity & Impact, CSR & Sustainability, India Geo Lead – Expedia Group)
– Harshita Sharma (Recruitment Programme Specialist – Expedia Group)
– Yugank (Expedia employee and volunteer)
Why should businesses strive for Net Positive? This episode examines the benefits for organisations who embrace this philosophy.
One of the ‘godfathers’ of Net Positive who helped coin the term, Andrew Winston, sits down with the Alliance’s CEO, Glenn Mandziuk, to discuss Net Positive Hospitality.
We also hear how Expedia’s volunteering programme engages local communities.
Driving accessibility in hospitality and a round-up of our Spring Summit
Featuring:
– Jackson Pek (SVP & Group General Counsel – Amadeus)
– Agnes Pierce (Director, Global Head of Sustainability – Amadeus)
– Tiffany Kelly (Co-Founder and CEO – Beyond Bamboo Global)
– Young Nguyen (Founder & CEO – d2o)
– Caroline Tivéus (Director of Sustainable Business – Pandox)
– Paloma Zapata (CEO – Sustainable Travel International)
– Dr. Willy Legrand (Professor – IU International University of Applied Sciences)
– Simon Brown (Deputy Technical Director, Economic Empowerment – Sightsavers)
– Jürgen Menze (Technical Specialist, Disability Inclusion – International Labour Organization)
– Igor Stefanovic (Technical Coordinator, Ethics, Culture and Social Responsibility Department – UN Tourism)
This episode kicks off with insight into the robust debate and important actions that came out of our Spring Summit.
Following this, we dive into a panel discussion about the current state of accessibility in the hospitality industry, exploring the challenges and best practices being seen across the sector.
World Refugee Day – how the hospitality industry is changing lives
Featuring:
– Cameron Margules-Rodriguez (Employment Specialist – International Rescue Committee)
– Anjana Raza (Head of Training and Development – World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance)
– Apoorva Gandhi (Senior Vice President Multicultural Affairs, Social Impact and Business Councils – Marriott International)
– Erica Bouris (Senior Director, Economic Empowerment – International Rescue Committee)
Marking World Refugee Day, this episode reflects on how the hospitality industry is supporting displaced people. Within the episode we hear from leaders at the International Rescue Committee and their partner, Marriott International, on how their Hospitality Link programme is truly changing lives.
Supporting Youth Employment
Featuring:
– Glenn Mandziuk (CEO – World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance)
– Felix Fach (Consultant – GIZ)
– Graduates of the Alliance’s Employability Programme
– Reny Iskandar (Senior Partnerships Officer – Etijah)
– Michelle Mason (Programme Manager – World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance)
– Tiffany Kelly (Co-Founder and CEO – Beyond Bamboo Global)
– Inge Huijbrechts (Chief Sustainability and Security Officer – Radisson Hotel Group)
– Anjana Raza (Head of Training and Development – World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance)
This episode explores our new Employability Programme launched in Egypt last year. We hear from graduates of the programme and organisations that are supporting students and the hospitality industry in the drive to Net Positive. What’s more, we make an exciting announcement about the inaugural World Sustainable Travel and Hospitality Awards and hear from experts about the power of feminine leadership.
Female Leadership & Sustainability
Featuring:
– Tiffany Kelly (Co-Founder and CEO – Beyond Bamboo Global)
– Inge Huijbrechts (Chief Sustainability and Security Officer – Radisson Hotel Group)
– Anjana Raza (Head of Training and Development – World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance)
On International Women’s Day this episode of the Net Positive Hospitality podcast delves into the important movement that is changing the way we live and work – feminine leadership.
How can a move towards feminine leadership harness a more collaborative and productive way of working in hospitality and support a more sustainable industry?
Collaboration for Net Positive Hospitality
Featuring:
– Glenn Mandziuk (CEO – World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance)
– Suzanne Neufang (CEO – Global Business Travel Association)
– Jörg Thomas Böckeler (Managing Director and CEO – Dorint Hotels & Resorts)
– Freddie Gubatanga (Engineering Manager – London Heathrow Marriott Hotel)
The hospitality industry is on a journey to becoming more sustainable and responsible. In this episode you will discover how hotels and organisations in the sector are coming together to reach Net Positive Hospitality – where every hotel truly gives back to the community, the destination, and the planet.
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As the leading global hospitality network, collectively accelerating the sector’s journey to Net Positive Hospitality, we are keen to celebrate and amplify the work of our members and partners through our podcast!
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