“OUR ESG APPROACH HAS FOUR PILLARS : DIVERSITY , EQUITY & INCLUSION , HUMAN RIGHTS , AND LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY ”
STRATEGIC SOURCING
What are Wyndham ’ s sustainability priorities ? Our ESG approach has four pillars : diversity , equity & inclusion , human rights , and leadership in sustainability . The Wyndham Green Programme has been rolled out across the globe , and it can take a hotel from doing nothing on sustainability through to making all aspects of their operation and extended supply chain sustainable in the way they procure food , goods and services .
Consumers are really interested in staying in sustainable accommodation . And it ’ s a big selling point for hotels . Also , from a management perspective , operating sustainably can improve your bottom line , just by making small investments in energy efficient light bulbs , for example . It ' s a sustainable change that can be made enterprise wide .
What role can procurement play in recycling ? One challenge when engaging hotels to participate in recycling programmes is the lack of recycling facilities available in certain countries . Governments really should enable basic recycling for any hospitality business .
But if , like us , you ’ re a hotel company with five or six properties within a city , you can pull them together and create the demand locally for recycling , speaking to the local government to create such a service in that area . This way , it ’ s possible to unlock the benefits of having good sustainability schemes in place .
Hospitality encourages people to travel . How is this sustainable ? Hotels don ' t travel ; they are where they are , and they ’ re important for society as they provide employment while also bringing
“OUR ESG APPROACH HAS FOUR PILLARS : DIVERSITY , EQUITY & INCLUSION , HUMAN RIGHTS , AND LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY ”
PHILIP HALAHAN HEAD OF SOURCING AND SUSTAINABILITY , WYNDHAM HOTELS
something to the environment in which they ' re situated .
But it ’ s important that hotels set an example . One of the things we ’ re looking at , certainly from a procurement and sustainability perspective , is the availability of EV charging points at our properties .
So , if one of our properties is in a drive-to location – which many of ours are – the availability of EV charging is something we
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