Sustainability reporting

How to avoid Greenwashing and navigate the new sustainability reporting (CSRD – ESRS – ISSB – Green Claims Directive)

AI has been nowhere near this article. Fundamental change is now occurring across the world in company sustainability compliance reporting. Right now, managers are scrambling to understand the new directive and fathom how to comply. In this article however, I propose that this is the opportunity many hospitality businesses have been seeking, a way to […]

Waste

Waste Prevention – the WISE way to cut costs and carbon emissions

Waste is a major problem for hospitality because unlike other carbon emissions categories, waste is primarily driven by human behaviours and so technologies alone cannot solve the challenge. People often focus on reducing waste by looking at how best to dispose of waste i.e., to recycle. But this still traps waste within your operations and costs money! There can be a better way to cut waste from the start…

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Designing Gamification for Responsible Tourism: Giving people a purpose

Responsible tourism is more than minimising your impacts where you travel – it is also about extending the benefits of your trip into the wider community, improving the social, economic, and environmental wellbeing of where you visit. Responsible tourism matters because it helps communities, ecosystems, the tourist, and improves the lives of all involved. Additionally, […]

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The difference between responsible and irresponsible tech is how we use it

It’s easy to get swept up in the promise of technology. It gives us something to fall back on. However much of a mess humanity makes, we can rest easy. Surely efficiency and innovation will save the day in the end, right? On their own, no. I believe in technology, but it is only as a force for good insofar as we choose to make it so.