DES PLAINES, ILL.—The Chicago Faucet Company (CFC), a Geberit Group company, announced it is celebrating its 15-year partnership with WaterSense, a program sponsored by the EPA. Both company brands, Chicago Faucets and Geberit join WaterSense in promoting efficiency and enhancing the market for water efficient products, programs and practices while protecting the future of our nation’s water supply. Both company’s brands: Chicago Faucets and Geberit offer products that are WaterSense listed. Chicago Faucets is dedicated to innovating for sustainability and offers a wide selection of independently certified WaterSense listed products that meet stringent criteria. The company manufactures the widest assortment of faucets with equivalent or superior...

NEW YORK—WINT Water Intelligence continues to transform water management and sustainability solutions for the built environment with the launch of its powerful WINT3 platform. The next-generation WINT3 builds on WINT’s widely deployed water management solutions and technologies to help organizations mitigate water risk and proactively meet sustainability goals in a wide range of midsize and large facilities, including commercial buildings, multifamily residential, office, retail, higher education and others. “Water is the last unmanaged resource in buildings,” said Yaron Dycian, Chief Product and Strategy Officer for WINT. “This results in significant waste, carbon emissions, and damage from leaks. With the world’s water resources...

ODESSA, FLA.—Green Lodging News has added Verdafero Inc. to its Green Product & Service Directory in the “Software/Utility Analytics for ESG Reports” category. Verdafero ESG InSights is a cloud-based software suite that offers dynamic utility data analytics across time, location, cost, occupancy, or other key hospitality indicators. Verdafero ESG InSights provides an analysis of your utility usage by gathering data on energy and water consumption, occupancy, weather, and other resource utilization patterns to make better informed decisions on your hotel’s operating costs and environmental initiatives. Verdafero ESG InSights is designed to provide a visual analysis of your Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse...

MILWAUKEE—Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. published its 2022 Sustainability Report. The report uses the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework, along with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and select Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards to report Zurn Elkay’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies and performance for the year. The report highlights Zurn Elkay’s progress on previously announced ESG targets while also announcing seven additional time bound ESG targets that help to provide even greater transparency and accountability. These newly established goals aim to further improve the company’s supplier diversity, air emissions, waste reduction, plastic bottle elimination, engineering...

Verdafero Inc. Verdafero ESG InSights™: Revolutionizing Sustainability in Hospitality Verdafero's cloud-based ESG InSights™ software suite is a game-changer for the hospitality industry. Our platform offers comprehensive utility analytics, including energy, water consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions, transforming complex data into actionable insights. Designed for easy navigation, it tracks and analyzes key metrics, aiding in cost optimization and environmental initiatives. Offering dynamic visual analysis of Scope 1 & 2 emissions, our software simplifies ESG reporting. Choose our DIY option or our expert-managed services for tailored sustainability strategies. Exclusive for Green Lodging News readers: a FREE 1 Year Analysis of your Scope 1 & 2...

LAS VEGAS—MGM Resorts International announced it endorsed the United Nations’ CEO Water Mandate—a global initiative and coalition of hundreds of major companies making bold commitments to address water crises and challenges. MGM Resorts is the first gaming company to endorse the mandate. “Given our environmental conditions, Las Vegas has long been innovative in its approach to water. We are fortunate to do business in a place that has a world class water management system and hope to help others learn from successes here,” said MGM Resorts CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle. “The ongoing drought and effects of climate change in the Western U.S. are...

CHICAGO—The Mitchell Group introduces three new Sta-Kleen Silicone Digital Print upholstery fabrics. The digital print collection offers the same environmental, performance, and cleaning qualities as the award-winning Sta-Kleen Silicone fabrics, says Bill Fisch, president. The three new patterns: Bloom, Fleur, and Song have been designed for the healthcare, hospitality, contract, and other commercial markets. The Sta-Kleen Silicone collection now consists of 10 digital print patterns and three solid patterns. “Sta-Kleen Silicone is produced in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. It was conceived, planned, and constructed under the direction of an environmentally driven team that’s trained in and remains dedicated to fuel...

INTERNATIONAL REPORT—The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the urgency for companies and individuals to act to protect the wellbeing of the planet, their communities, their employees, and in the case of hotels, their guests. As such, environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives have accelerated. The hotel industry’s commitment to ESG initiatives, while somewhat nascent, is increasing. Rising energy costs, which have increased electricity costs by 10 percent since May 2021, are likely to accelerate the industry’s focus on sustainability, particularly given the shift in traveler preferences toward more sustainable tourism and green accommodations and the growing demand for disclosure around climate risk....

AMSTELVEEN, THE NETHERLANDS—For quite a few years now, many hotels have incentivized guests to skip housekeeping in exchange for a financial reward of some type. Covid-19 certainly increased the number of hotels that don’t offer daily housekeeping—primarily due to staffing challenges—but many hotels around the world still offer it. For hotels that do that, Floris Licht, Chief Planting Officer for Hotels for Trees has a program that not only helps hotel owners but the environment as well. The Hotels for Trees concept is simple: One new tree is planted each time a guest chooses to skip daily room cleaning. The...

WINDSOR, ENGLAND—IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has opened its new global headquarters in Windsor, U.K. Having started life as an FTSE-listed company in Windsor in 2003, IHG returns to the historic town for its next chapter after being based for the past 15 years in Denham, Buckinghamshire. The building represents not only the company’s global headquarters, but also the head of its Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa region, helping serve an international business that has more than 6,000 hotels across more than 100 countries around the world. The Windsor One office on Arthur Road...