HOTELS & HOSPITALITY
“Sustainability is my bread and butter ; I talk about it every day ”
PHILIP HALANEN HEAD OF SOURCING & SUSTAINABILITY EMEA , WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS sustainability might not be an everyday conversation . With the Wyndham Green Programme or our Preferred Supplier programme , it ’ s really important that people not only understand what you need from them but also what you ’ re trying to achieve and the benefits that will bring them .”
The programme to which Halanen is referring is ‘ Wyndham Green ’, part of the group ’ s global social responsibility strategy . It comprises five key pillars : Climate Change , Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy , Water Conservation , Waste Diversion and Biodiversity .
Wyndham Green programme rolled out across globe The programme is designed to help Wyndham ’ s hotels reduce their environmental footprints and operate more efficiently through eco-friendly initiatives , including energy and water conservation , waste diversion , operational efficiency , as well as guest and employee education and engagement .
The programme has been rolled out across the globe , and has the capacity to take a hotel from doing little on sustainability , through to making all aspects of its operations and extended supply chain sustainable , including in the way it procures goods and services .
Halanen reminds us there is a commercial point to sustainability , not just an environmental one : “ It should be an important selling point for hotels , as consumers are really interested in staying in sustainable accommodation .
“ For example , making small investments in energy efficient light bulbs can not only improve your bottom line by reducing power consumption , but it can also go some way to improving the sustainability characteristics of your hotel .” fooddigital . com 131