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World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance strengthens UAE presence with appointment of Radhika Arapally as Senior Strategic Representative
By appointing Radhika Arapally as Senior Strategic Advisor, the Alliance aims to drive Net Positive Hospitality in the Middle East.
World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards reveals nominees and opens voting for 2025 programme
Discover the inspiring nominees for the 2025 World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards and cast your vote for leaders driving Net Positive tourism.
Stories from the Awards: Leading Sustainable Conservation & Biodiversity Programme 2024
Rainforest Expeditions wins a World Travel and Hospitality Award for it's is a ground-breaking ecotourism and citizen science programme - Wired Amazon.
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The Alliance strengthens its team with the addition of Peter Andrews as Director of Programmes & Chief of Staff
As a member of the Alliance's senior leadership team, Peter will drive bold initiatives to advance sustainability and ethical transformation globally.
Addressing water risk and scarcity in hospitality amid California’s wildfires
Amid wildfires in California, Alliance CEO, Glenn Mandziuk, highlights how we can turn challenges into opportunities for sustainability and resilience.
3 tips for hotels to reduce food waste in 2025
In this guest blog from Chef Vojtech Végh (Winnow), discover how to save money, reduce your environmental impact, and unleash new creativity in your dishes.
From strategy to action: 2024 has been a game-changing year for the future of sustainable hospitality
As 2024 comes to a close, Alliance CEO, Glenn Mandziuk, reflects on the collective progress of our global network.
The Alliance brings together the hospitality leaders of the future within newly formed Youth Leaders Advisory Council
Sixteen young leaders from around the world have formed the new Council to bring fresh perspectives and act as ambassadors for the Alliance.
White paper unveiled charting hospitality industry’s path to decarbonise the global food system
The global Hospitality industry can collectively reduce its food-related emissions by 30% by 2030, according to a new white paper unveiled today.
Voices of the future: Valentina
Hear from Sustainable Hospitality Challenge finalist, Valentina Wießmeier, about her ambitions to advance Net Positive Hospitality throughout her career.
The Alliance launches Universal Sustainability KPIs at COP29: marking a new era for climate action in hospitality
The Universal KPIs establish a structured framework for the hospitality sector to measure and report on essential ESG metrics.
WISE Sustainability and the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance announce strategic partnership
The announcement follows WISE Sustainability’s contributions towards the curriculum content for the World Academy for Sustainable Hospitality.
BeCause officially joins the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance to drive collaboration in sustainability data management
As an affiliate member, and new member of the Senior Advisory Board, BeCause will support the Alliance’s mission to accelerate sustainability in the hospitality industry
Autumn Mainstreaming Net Positive Hospitality Summit highlights results of the Alliance’s strategy-to-action initiatives
This summit marks a new era for the Alliance, convening members and partners to reflect on our collective move from strategy to action.
Global leader in water solutions and energy efficiency, Grundfos, joins the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Collaborating with the Alliance, Grundfos will help accelerate the sector's journey to Net Positive through its leading energy efficient water solutions.
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