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5/16/2012

BSR, Hilton Worldwide Launch Center to Help Businesses Make Sustainable Purchasing Decisions

SAN FRANCISCO—BSR and Hilton Worldwide launched the Center for Sustainable Procurement today to help global business procurement managers integrate sustainability into their purchasing decisions—providing a unique set of research and information that will help make sense of the increasingly available product sustainability data. “Thanks to the important efforts of the Sustainability Consortium and a large number of industry and product-level programs, buyers now have access to more information on products’ sustainability attributes,” said Eric Olson, senior vice president, Advisory Services, BSR. “But they still lack the knowledge and guidance to use this new information alongside existing priorities like price, quality, and delivery. The Center will work to address these needs.” The idea for the Center originated with the procurement and supply chain work BSR supported over a two-year period with Hilton Worldwide. Within its proprietary LightStay platform, the company developed an analysis and comparison tool focused on quantifying product sustainability to help inform buying decisions.

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Two Shows in Two Weeks—Both Offering New Green Products, Services

This is a busy time for trade shows. This past week I attended the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago. Reflecting the improving economy, the event posted strong growth in both attendee and exhibitor numbers. The Show attracted 61,000 people from all 50 states and more than 100 countries—a 6 percent increase over 2011. From May 14 to 16 I will be in Las Vegas at Hospitality Design Expo & Conference. More than 900 exhibitors and 7,000 attendees are expected. I will be leading one of the four “green conversations” on the trade show floor during HD Expo (Tuesday, May 15, 10:30 a.m., Booth 3836.) The focus: “What are We Teaching Our Students and What Can They Teach Us?” In Chicago there were more than 1,900 exhibitors in attendance.

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Hotels Turning to Maintenance Management Software as Part of Green Initiatives

The transition toward greater sustainability is impacting how hotels are approaching operations. As part of many green initiatives, more and more hotels are now implementing an Enterprise Asset Management Computerized Maintenance Management Software system to gain better control of their energy usage. I will elaborate more on this later. The definition of hotel sustainability has evolved over time from a simple going green idea to a philosophy that more and more organizations are recognizing as critical to their long-term success. For hotels and resorts the move toward sustainability issues is a win-win scenario. Surveys have shown that an increasing number of guests are determining where they will stay based upon a hotel’s commitment to the world environment.

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First Marriott Built Using LEED Volume Certification Opens

BETHESDA, MD.—Courtyard by Marriott is rolling out its new lobby and room design in Scottsdale, Ariz. This is the latest Courtyard in the area featuring the “refreshing business” makeover. The 158-room Courtyard Scottsdale Salt River just opened and is owned by Salt River Devco and managed by Marriott International. The Courtyard Scottsdale Salt River is a unique property in numerous ways. First, for its contributions in making the environment a healthier place by reducing waste, conserving energy and water, the hotel is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) designed and is the first hotel in the Marriott family built using Marriott LEED volume certification. Also, it is the first Marriott branded property built on U.S. tribal land and thus has incorporated Pima and Maricopa Indian culture into the hotel.

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Nancy Scanlon Leads Charge to Incorporate Sustainability into Hospitality Education

NORTH MIAMI—To what degree are our academic institutions teaching sustainability in the classroom? If there is one person who knows the answer to this question, it is Nancy Scanlon. She is a professor at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU), an author of numerous books and articles, and a leader in the application and research of sustainable operating practices and climate change adaptation for the hospitality industry. Nancy is also chair of the environmental hospitality special interest group for ICHRIE (International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education). Green Lodging News recently spoke with Nancy about her role with ICHRIE and her views on the state of sustainability in hospitality education. Nancy has been leading ICHRIE’s special interest group for about 10 years.

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Green Conferences Falling Off the Events Calendar
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I am currently attending the Hospitality Design Expo & Conference in Las Vegas. In previous years there was a "Green Day" event that preceded the conference and expo. There was no Green Day this year because Hospitality Design magazine, the publication behind the conference and expo, lost a couple of key people who were behind the planning of the event. The employees moved on to better positions in other companies. Replacing Green Day this year were four "Green Conversations" organized by NEWH Inc.—the Hospitality Industry Network. I participated in the first Green Conversation as an interviewer of Jeanne Varney, lecturer faculty, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University. The topic of our conversation was “What Are We Teaching Our Students, and What Can They Teach Us?” There were about 15 to 20 people at the booth where our conversation took place.

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