CEBU, PHILIPPINES—Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC) through its subsidiaries Countrywide Water Services Inc. (CWSI) and Crimson Resort and Spa, Mactan strengthened its commitment to sustainability with the commissioning of its new on-site Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). This cutting-edge water waste treatment facility can treat up to 300 cubic meters of domestic wastewater per day. Making use of Membrane Bio-reactor (MBR) technology, which provides high-end water sanitation compared to traditional waste water technology, can guarantee better-quality effluent suitable for re-use in the resort’s 6-hectare grounds to provide water for its landscaping and garden irrigation. The implementation of this treatment facility aligns with Crimson...

MINNETONKA, MINN.—Radisson Hotel Group will make all meetings and events across 400+ hotels in its EMEA portfolio carbon negative. For every event taking place at its participating hotels, Radisson Hotel Group will offset double the carbon footprint, to ensure that every meeting has a positive impact on the environment. The program applies for meetings booked between October 18, 2021, and January 31, 2022 and taking place before March 31, 2022. Planet Positive will set a new sustainability standard in the global hospitality industry. The program allows clients to host meetings in a sustainable way by offsetting double the CO2 emissions...

CALHOUN, GA.—Mohawk Group announced signing The Climate Pledge, a sustainability-driven effort originally cofounded by Amazon and Global Optimism in 2019. Mohawk Group joins over 200 signatories that are also committed to accelerated climate action. By signing the pledge, Mohawk Group agrees to incorporate several climate-sensitive strategies, including a commitment to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions regularly, neutralize remaining emissions with permanent and socially beneficial offsets to achieve net-zero annual carbon emissions by 2040, and implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement. “We are thrilled to join over 200 companies that have a similar vision and commitment to become...

PRAGUE—Mews, the leading cloud-based property management system (PMS), has partnered with Hotels for Trees, a new nonprofit foundation dedicated to converting hotel stays into newly planted trees. Hotels for Trees partners with hotels to encourage guests to forgo housekeeping. For every night that a guest skips the stayover cleaning, a tree will be planted. Not only does this indirectly offset some of the guest’s carbon footprint for their stay, but it also saves on cleaning costs, water and chemicals for the property and enforces the importance of sustainability. “Sustainability is a key focus of our CSR program, and we’re thrilled to...

Sustainability at work, in life, and during play has become the front-and-center topic for so many Americans this last couple of years. With climate change’s extreme weather events—wildfires in the West, floods in the Midwest, and devastating hurricanes in the South and East—jostling us out of our brief summer reverie, and the unsettling prospect of braving a second Fall and Winter with the Delta variant of COVID lurking invisibly among us, individuals are rightly concerned and motivated to embrace safe and sustainable practices in their lives. A 2020 study by the consulting firm Kearney, proves out these two motivating factors...

NATIONAL REPORT—As with many other aspects of government policy, overfishing and other fishing-related environmental issues are a real problem, but it’s not clear that government intervention is the solution. Indeed, it might be one of the main drivers of overfishing and other conservation and sustainability issues stemming from commercial fishing. Much like drone fishing, there are serious ethical issues of interest to the average angler. There’s another commonality that overfishing has with environmental issues more broadly: The Western companies primarily concerned with serious efforts to curb overfishing are not the ones who are most guilty of overfishing. What this means...

DALTON, GA.—Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (Shaw) recently earned top honors in the Floor Covering Weekly annual GreenStep awards, which recognize the flooring industry’s contributions to sustainability. Shaw received the magazine’s most prestigious recognition, the Pinnacle Award, in addition to winning the Practice/Process and International award categories and being named honoree in the People and Promotion/Communication categories. “We’re proud to be recognized as an industry leader in sustainability,” said Kellie Ballew, Vice President of Global Sustainability at Shaw. “We’re steadfast in our commitment to minimizing our impact on the environment and maximizing human potential. It’s about people and the planet. The events...

BOSTON—Schneider Electric, a global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and recognized by the Corporate Knights Global 100 Index as the world’s most sustainable corporation in 2021, has announced the acceleration of its global sustainability consulting business to meet the increasing demand of organizations making meaningful progress on their energy transition and decarbonization goals. The division expansion will double the company’s existing consulting practice and include new services and digital solutions across sustainability strategy, climate action and risk management, ESG reporting and materiality, circularity, and traceability, among others, bolstered by enhanced growth in Europe, APAC, and the Americas. An...

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY—Conserving resources for future generations requires a pro-active approach. The Steigenberger Grandhotel Belvédère Davos in the Swiss Alps has become one of the first active participants in the Davos Climate Fund, which was instigated by the Destination Davos Klosters Tourism Office and the not-for-profit organization myclimate. The goal is for the town to become carbon neutral by 2030. The financial resources made available via the fund will be used for purposes such as the establishment of renewable energies, investment in electromobility equipment including e-bikes, e-cars and charging stations or special measures to raise awareness amongst guests...

MIAMI—Iberostar Group, a global hospitality chain with 80 percent of its hotels on the seafront, has joined Expedia Group and UNESCO in the expansion of the UNESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge. Iberostar has a strong commitment to the oceans and the local communities where the company operates, while the UNESCO Pledge promotes responsible practices, community resilience, and heritage conservation, with the goal of changing the nature and impact of global tourism. Expedia Group’s recent Traveler Value Index research shows that travelers want to support sustainable practices, with nearly three in five (59 percent) willing to pay higher fees to make their trip more sustainable. “Our...