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E hospitality industry gearing up for Qatar National Vision 2030

Our guests have become more eco conscious, thanks to the continuous news cycle and the growing realisation among the general public who know that the environment is in trouble. e hospitality industry too needs to become more environmentally friendly, review its impact and do its part.

e industry’s drive to be more sustainable is more of a stumble than a sprint. Some companies and brands have embraced the challenge, putting it at the forefront of their businesses. In India, ITC Hotels, CGH Earth and Alila Hotels and Resorts come to mind. Many of the bigger international brands are now creating policies and programmes to ensure they are not le behind. But what can our industry really do?

Going green is driven by the three basic principles of reuse, recycle and reduce. As an industry, we are very wasteful. Every day, we generate hundreds of kilograms of garbage, we use bucket loads of water and kilojoules of energy. Most hotels keep tabs on their energy consumption and costs daily. Unless you are running a recently built hotel, your building is leaking energy – with sensible capital investment, the ROI would be greater.

Hyatt Regency Delhi recently did such an exercise and gained a platinum LEED certi cation – not bad for a hotel that’s almost 40 years old!

Hotels and restaurants send tonnes of rubbish to land ll, including food waste,

The industry’s drive to be more sustainable is more of a stumble than a print