Bringing the behind the scenes, to the front of the stage Buildings don’t use energy or water – people do. When we think about resource usage in hospitality, it’s hard to remember that it is us who use turn the lights, heating, and taps on and off. The world is just beginning to realise that […]
Did you know some of the ways we save energy can actually be counterproductive? Our efforts can escalate costs, increase indirect carbon emissions, and leave us with wasteful practices ‘built in’ to our daily operations in hotel, resort, timeshare, apartments, or self-contained cabins. In our race to reduce carbon it might seem only natural to […]
Tourism Declares Climate Emergency is a global campaign encouraging responsible action to cut emissions. The following is my commitment to support this initiative as I think we all need to be more transparent and collaborative. Since 2007 I have measured our carbon footprint (Scope 1 & 2) (business & family), that has guided me to […]
Thursday night in Melbourne saw My Green Butler win the prestigious Banksia Foundation Award for Small Business. This was a significant moment in the start-up’s progress for two reasons. Firstly, because the Banksia Award is widely regarded as the leading global environmental sustainability award having run for 30 years; and secondly it signifies the judge’s […]