PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS—Atlantis Paradise Island, a global leader in marine life conservation, has been awarded Virtuoso’s Sustainable Leadership: Protecting the Planet Award, recognizing the resort’s commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable practices in the Bahamas. This honor highlights the resort’s ongoing dedication to preserving surrounding marine ecosystems and advancing responsible tourism as part of its new era of growth and transformation. Virtuoso, a leading global network specializing in luxury and experiential travel, announced its 2025 Virtuoso Global Awards during its 37th annual Virtuoso Travel Week, which took place August 9 to 15 in Las Vegas. Atlantis Paradise Island was honored among...

WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS.—Kalahari Resorts & Conventions has been named one of America’s Best Employers for Women 2025 by Forbes, in collaboration with Statista, a world leader in industry rankings and statistical analysis. The awards list, announced on July 30, 2025, recognizes companies that excel in employee satisfaction and workplace excellence. This prestigious award is based on data collected by Forbes and Statista through an independent survey of more than 140,000 U.S. women working for companies and institutions with at least 1,000 employees. Over 4 million employer evaluations were analyzed, with personal recommendations from employees carrying the most weight. “To be recognized...

CANCUN, MEXICO—Due to the massive arrival of female sea turtles during the 2024 season, the Cancun City Council, through its Ecology Department, requested the Cancún Hotel Association and each hotel expand the pens where sea turtle nests are placed. It must be noted that one of the beaches that receives the most turtles is located in front of Sunset World Group’s Sunset Royal Beach Resort. Therefore, the group recently shared a progress report on the 2025 sea turtle nesting season, reporting that this year, 63 females have nested on the Sunset Royal beach and laid 7,789 eggs to date. It's worth mentioning...

NATIONAL REPORT—With winter just a few months away, there is no better time to begin planning for the treatment of the ice that comes with it. While chloride products have been the “go to” ice treatment for years, numerous more eco-friendly products are gaining in popularity. Ed Brookmyer, President of Bare Ground Solutions, says there has been a shift because of environmental concerns—with no compromise on liability and safety. One needs to look no farther than any chloride product to find negative environmental impacts. According to the EPA, chloride products can contaminate drinking water, kill or endanger wildlife, increase soil...

LAS VEGAS—Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) and Las Vegas Sands announced the 2025 Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit will take place Friday, November 14, at the Historic Fifth Street School in Downtown Las Vegas. Registration for the state's premier youth homelessness advocacy event opened August 11 at nphy.org/Summit25. With support from the UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the ninth annual Summit will continue igniting the statewide Movement to End Youth Homelessness by charting the path to build the state’s first standalone plan to end youth homelessness. “Over the past year, Nevada has made significant strides in the fight to end youth homelessness...

CAM RANH, VIETNAM—Thirty-hectare beachfront Alma Resort Cam Ranh is set to complete what it believes is Vietnam’s most profound hotel solar power project by the end of this year. Alma is currently installing 4,476 solar panels totaling 23,290 square meters on the roofs of its 196 pavilions, two V-shaped towers housing 384 suites, lobby lounge, and utility building. With a capacity of 2,462 kilowatts peak—the rate at which it generates energy at its peak performance on a sunny day—the solar power system will fuel between a quarter to almost 30 percent of Alma’s energy needs, depending on occupancy determined by the...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Plastic Pollution Coalition, a project of Earth Island Institute, filed a complaint in the District of Columbia Superior Court on July 25, 2025, against Just Goods, Inc., makers of Just Water-branded water, for alleged “false and deceptive marketing” in violation of the District of Columbia’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA). Just Goods promotes Just Water products as sustainable, “natural,” and “pure,” despite test results revealing that Just Water products contain health-harming microplastics. While Just Water advertises its products as “natural,” and “pure” “100 percent Spring Water,” an independent laboratory evaluation revealed microplastics in Just Water’s packaged water products. Microplastics...

NEW ORLEANS—In recognition of its sustainability achievements, the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) has earned its second Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, making it one of only two convention centers in the country to be certified Gold twice in a row. LEED is a globally recognized building rating system from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) that provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, green buildings based on standards for energy efficiency, water conservation, indoor air quality and waste reduction. After earning its first LEED certification in 2022, a big milestone for its sustainability program, the...

INTERNATIONAL REPORT—The HVAC industry stands at a critical juncture, facing substantial regulatory pressures aimed at reducing its environmental impact through the phased elimination of high Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants. Driven by international agreements and local environmental guidelines, manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers are swiftly transitioning towards more sustainable alternatives. This shift is fundamentally reshaping compressor technologies, retrofitting procedures, and lifecycle management strategies for HVAC systems. Globally, regulatory bodies like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the European Union’s F-Gas Regulation, and international environmental protocols, such as the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, mandate a significant reduction in refrigerants...

NATIONAL REPORT—In today’s lodging industry, guests are more than travelers—they’re savvy consumers with high expectations for cleanliness, convenience, and corporate responsibility. Whether staying at an upscale resort, boutique inn, or eco-friendly hotel, visitors are increasingly judging establishments by the cleanliness and sustainability of frequently used spaces: the public restrooms. Restrooms, which are interspersed throughout lodging venues—including hotel lobbies, restaurants/bars, spas and fitness centers and convention/event centers—represent one of the first guest encounters that hotel patrons experience. It is vital for these high-traffic spaces to be clean and stocked, easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. According to Bradley’s Healthy Handwashing Survey, 84...